Pictured above: Carol Jones (left) is celebrating securing a
new job with Redcliffe Catering at Leamington Spa's Royal Pump
Rooms with support from Justine Lovell, of Pertemps People
Development Group
A Warwickshire woman has seen her three-year unemployment ordeal
end after securing her ideal job at the historic Royal Pump Rooms
in Leamington Spa.
Carol Jones achieved her goal of clinching a new job thanks to
support from employment and training experts Pertemps People
Development Group (PPDG) based in the Old Library at Bath
Place.
Carol, from Harbury, participated on the Flexible New Deal
welfare to work initiative aimed at helping thousands of people get
back into work across Warwickshire.
And after years of dedicated searching she is now a familiar
face in the tea rooms after securing her ideal job with Redcliffe
Catering. Carol, aged 40, works part-time and is enjoying every
minute of her new lease of life.
Carol has previous experience of serving all kinds of
refreshments for Welcome Break. However, living in a rural
location, she was forced her to leave after local transport links
were severed.
"Then Jobcentre Plus put me in touch with PPDG," she said. "Both
they and Redcliffe have been so supportive, and after applying for
numerous positions, this was exactly the break I needed. I
absolutely love the job, the people I work with and the customers,
everything makes coming to work a real pleasure, even getting there
and back is so much easier."
Justine Lovell, employment coach at PPDG's office in Leamington
Spa, added: "Carol was so determined to get back into work and
during a Redcliffe Catering recruitment event she was offered a
work trial. Enjoying it so much, she even stayed on to help for an
additional 40 minutes so we were all thrilled when she got the
job."
Redcliffe CEO Clive Stone said: "Carol is a particularly valued
member of the team and demonstrates our commitment to providing
employment opportunity for job seekers in Leamington. A significant
number of our local employees have already gained promotion and
continue to grow within our organisation".
The Royal Pump Rooms, opened in 1814, is a major venue in the
town for weddings, banquets and conferences all catered for by
Redcliffe Catering.
PPDG's team of employment experts work in partnership to deliver
a diverse range of employment and training initiatives and many ESF
funded programmes. More than 1,000 residents from Leamington Spa
and its surrounds have already benefitted from PPDG's services in
the town.
For more information about Pertemps People Development Group,
please visit their website here: www.ppdg.co.uk