The B&D Works Job Shop is a free service to help you get a job, improve your skills and widen your job and career options.
Support we offer:
- information, advice and guidance on a 1-1 basis and via virtual sessions
- support in removing barriers to employment e.g. childcare responsibilities
- education and training assessments and referral to relevant provision
- setting short and long-term employment focussed goals
- CV and covering letter reparation
- job application form filling and Personal Statement guidance
- interview techniques / mock interviews
- use of computers with Internet access for job searching - appointment based only
- telephone, photocopying and scanning facilities - appointment based only
- dedicated construction team
- dedicated support for council tenants
- dedicated employer engagement team, working with local employers to provide residents with local opportunities
- in-work support package
We are located in Dagenham Library and the Barking Learning Centre.
To register with a general Job Broker or a Construction Broker, you must meet the following eligibility criteria:
General Brokerage:
- Be over 16 years old
- Have the Right to Work in the UK
- Living within Barking and Dagenham (unless placed in temporary accommodation by LBBD outside of the borough)
- Studying less than 16 hours
- Must have Recourse to Public Funds (unless you have a refugee or asylum status)
- Must not be receiving support from another employment support service such as Maximus
Construction Brokerage:
- Be over 16 years old
- Looking for work in Construction industry
- Must the have Right to Work in the UK
- Must be living Barking & Dagenham (unless placed in temporary accommodation by LBBD outside of the borough)
- Cannot have restrictions on the hours and type of work on status - e.g. Student Visa or Skilled Worker Visa
As part of the registration process, we will ask to see the following documents:
- Proof of right to work in the UK and recourse to public funds (for general brokerage) – Passport & Right to Work document, if applicable – Visa/Biometric Card - must have 6+ months remaining / Share Code or UK Birth Certificate or Driving Licence if born in the UK
- Proof of Barking and Dagenham Borough residency – letter dated with the last 3 months (e.g. bank statement, utility bill, council tax)
- Proof of National Insurance Number – e.g. NI Card, Tax Record, P60, Payslip, P45, Benefits documentation
General Brokerage: Be over 16 years old, Have the Right to Work in the UK, Living within Barking and Dagenham (unless placed in temporary accommodation by LBBD outside of the borough), Studying less than 16 hours, Must have Recourse to Public Funds (unless you have a refugee or asylum status) Construction Brokerage: Be over 16 years old, Looking for work in Construction Industry, Must the have Right to Work in the UK, Live in Barking & Dagenham, Does not have visa restrictions on hours/type of work