If you are looking to take on new staff or replace someone who has left there are a number of agencies that can help you with your recruitment needs.

One agency which offers free help for all your recruitment needs is Jobcentre Plus. The Jobcentre Plus service for employers operates in the same way as employment agencies but is provided at no direct cost to employers. With access to a large pool of job-ready candidates Jobcentre Plus can help employers find the right person quickly.

In Knowsley there's two Jobcentre Plus Offices that would be happy to help with your recruitment needs.

For a professional recruitment service available through a single call and at a time that suits you, contact Employer Direct, Jobcentre Plus, now with your vaccancies.

Call Employer Direct with details of your vacancies and they will be advertised through;

• Our customer jobsearch Jobseeker Direct

• The Jobcentre Plus website

• Jobpoint touch-screen kiosks in our network of Jobcentre

Contact Employer Direct 0845 601 2001 Textphone 0845 601 2002

Contact Employer Direct 0845 601 2001 Textphone 0845 601 2002

Additional help and support is available through Vacancy Service Managers. They are your named contact. They will make sure you recieve the services available through Jobcentre Plus to fill your vacan. They will keep in regular contact, where until the vacancy is filled to;

• Discuss progress

• Make sure that we have delivered a high level of service, checking that you are satisfied with the final outcome.

Jobcentre Plus offer a rang of value added services to help you find the right people you need to fill your jobs. In Knowsley there are three Vacancy Services Managers who will be pleased to help with your recruitment needs:

Pam Gostelow; Vaccancy Services Manager responsible for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Kirkby Jobcentre Plus, St. Chad's House, St Chads Drive, Kirkby L32 8RW Tel 0151 801 8508

Diane Williams; Vaccancy Services Manager responsible for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Huyton Jobcentreplus Edendale House, lathom Road, Huyton, L36 9XS Tel 0151 443 6543

Roz Fawcett; Vacancy Services Manager responsible for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Prescot Jobcentre Plus, Aspinall Street, Prescot, Merseyside L34 5QT Tel 0151 551 6872

Alan Harrison is the Marketing Manager for Knowsley. He is based at Jobcentre Plus, Huyton. Alan will be pleased to offer you advice regarding the assistance Jobcentre Plus can offer. Alan is the gateway to further services Jobcentre Plus can offer. He will tailor our services to meet your individual needs.

Contact: Alan Harrison, Marketing Manager, Jobcentre Plus, Huyton Jobcentre, Edendale House, Huyton L36 9XS Tel 0151 443 6638

For employers with more than 250 employees the District has a dedicated Field Account Manager (FAM). The FAM for Greater Mersey District is Gaynor Lambert. She will work with you to agree a level of service, such as seeing whether tailored recruitment packages are necessary. She will also work with our advisers to give them a greater underdtanding of your needs so we can better match the jobseekers we see to your requirements.

Tel 01942 755 703

We provide a wide range of services to help you find the right people for your vaccancies. Through our Disability Employment Advisers , we will be pleased to provide advice and guidance to help you employ disabled people with the right skills and abilities for your organisation. They can offer expert advice on;

• Developing good employer practises around disability;

• Keeping employees who become disabled;

• Financial help which may be available to help you employ a disabled person;

• Becoming a user of the Disability Symbol

Jobcentre Plus Action for Jobs Team can also supply specialist help and advice on your recruitment and training needs in Knowsley. Please contact the Manager, Jayne Ward, for further information:

Telephone: 0151 477 4077

From April 2004 Working Neighbourhood pilots began in twelve of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK The pilots deliver a new approach, offering intensive support to residents within the pilot neighbourhoods, to enable them to overcome their individual barriers and move into employment. Knowswsley is one of the selected areas and the electoral wards of Northwood and Tower Hill in Kirkby have been identified as the areas of Knowsley where the WIN pilot will target support. Jobcentre Plus funds the project.

Personal advisers will offer in work support to both customers and their employers when customers start work, to ensure that the job is sustainable to meet both the customers and employer's needs.

For further information about the WiN project please speak to a member of the project team on 0151 549 5000

There are many ways that Jobcentre Plus can assist you in your Recruitment and Training needs, full information can be accessed via the Jobcentre Plus Web Site;

For details of contracting rounds for Jobcentre Plus, view the partners section of this web site