Job Finding Support

JFS is a new voluntary provision covering Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) offering a service for recently unemployed people (up to 3 months unemployed or those who are about to become unemployed) who may not need significant help with the jobsearch, but would benefit from a short, tailored package of tailored support to help them become familiar with current recruitment practices and understand sector specific approaches The aim of the provision is to help unemployed people early in their claim who would benefit from short, time-limited digital and online support to improve their core job finding capability, including online recruitment know-how and interview skills. The provider will also undertake job matching of participants to vacancies and encourage recruitment flexibility among employers where individuals have transferable skills.

Additional information: Job Finding Support (JFS) is a new 12 month voluntary provision with a contract value of £40million covering England, Scotland and Wales offering a service for recently unemployed people (up to 13 weeks unemployed) who may not need significant help with the job search, but would benefit from a short package of tailored support to help them become familiar with current recruitment practices and understand sector specific approaches. This procurement relates to the health, social and related services Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) as a social service.

This procurement is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) and therefore is subject to limited regulation and will be conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 PCR. During the programme, every Participant will be offered a minimum of 4 hours 1-2-1 digital support and offered access to at least 1 digital group session.

The delivery of support will be tailored to the individual but all individuals will receive access to: - A minimum of two 1-2-1 sessions with a designated adviser, access to a minimum of one digital group session where the Participant will receive advice and information in a group setting of a reasonable size. As a guide we would suggest up to 15 Participants; and have the opportunity to meet on-line with peers. - The full service must be delivered within a maximum of 20 working days from the start date. Providers should ensure the provision is completed as effectively and quickly as possible, the expectation is that the majority of participants will complete this provision within 10 working days from the start date.