[New] Serco’s Restart Scheme partnership with Randstad fills 43 jobs for Jaguar Land Rover

The Serco Restart Scheme has been working with Randstad since January 2022 to help them support Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to fill their vacant positions at various sites around the UK.

The Restart Scheme has provided JLR’s business, via Randstad, 43 successful candidates for jobs across four JLR sites in the West Midlands region, of which, 36 have stayed on. This has delivered a fantastic result of 83.3% of these candidates, who were long-term unemployed, staying in sustainable employment, supporting both Restart Scheme aims and helping JLR with their resourcing needs.

The Restart Scheme is part of the Government’s wider Plan for Jobs programmes to help long-term unemployed people develop their skills so they can find sustainable and meaningful employment. Serco is the provider for the Restart Scheme in West Central England. The scheme aims to break down employment barriers that could be holding people back from finding long-term, meaningful employment. This includes job searching, CV building, interview skills and other training to make them stronger candidates for employment. This provides an opportunity for businesses to access the Restart Scheme’s pool of participants who are motivated and ready to work.

Yasmin Brotherson, an employment engagement coordinator for the Restart Scheme, manages the scheme’s relationship for JLR recruitment via Randstad for the Coventry site. When they first came on board with the Restart Scheme, Yasmin worked with Randstad to: Improve the lengthy process for job seekers when they were being interviewed for the roles at JLR to create a more simplified process.

• Organised a pre-application screening process at Restart Scheme offices e.g. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) security check, drug and alcohol testing, working hours/pattern etc. This ensured participants were fully briefed and could decide their suitability for the roles.

• Helped suitable participants complete an online application form.

Lee Booth, senior account manager for Randstad In-house Services, said: “In a candidate market especially, you are looking for the avenues to generate as many candidates and successful outcomes as you can. I would question any business as to why they wouldn’t use the Restart Scheme. The results are in the numbers. It’s been a really positive experience for us and I hope we continue to work together in the future.”

Find out more at https://www.serco-ese.com/restartscheme/employers