Get help recruiting staff
Finding the right person can be difficult, particularly if you run a small business or do not have a dedicated recruitment team.
Support is available to help businesses across Cheshire and Warrington advertise vacancies, reach potential candidates, recruit apprentices and find relevant recruitment grants and programmes.
Choose the type of help you need below. If you are unsure where to start, speak to one of the LSIP team.
Help filling a vacancy
You can get free practical support with advertising your vacancy, reaching local candidates and choosing the right recruitment route.
Support could help you to:
- write and promote a vacancy;
- reach people who are looking for work;
- connect with local recruitment services;
- recruit a young person;
- make recruitment more accessible;
- find grants and employment programmes;
- connect with specialist support.
Jobcentre Plus support for employers
Jobcentre Plus provides recruitment advice and support for employers. It can help businesses promote vacancies and reach people who are looking for work.
Find recruitment grants
Recruitment grants and employment programmes may help reduce some of the cost or risk involved in taking on a new employee. The support available will depend on your business, the role and the person you want to recruit.
Youth Jobs Grant
Financial support of £3000 is available to eligible employers creating suitable new jobs. The scheme aims to support 60,000 new opportunities over the next three years to October 2028
The Scheme is open to employers of all sizes and sectors with employers across GB who recruit an eligible young person:
- Between 18–24
- Out of work and on Universal Credit for 6 months
Recruit a young person
Recruiting a young person can help your business develop new skills and build its future workforce. You could recruit someone directly, offer an apprenticeship, provide work experience or help a young person gain practical knowledge of your industry.
Youth Guarantee
The Youth Guarantee aims to connect young people with employment, education and training opportunities. Businesses can support young people by offering:
- suitable entry-level jobs;
- apprenticeships;
- work experience;
- T Level industry placements;
- workplace visits;
- careers activities;
- interview practice or mentoring.
The support and participation arrangements will depend on how the Youth Guarantee is delivered locally.
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships allow businesses to recruit new employees or develop existing staff through employment and structured training.
Explore apprenticeships
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Find apprenticeship training
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Find out about funding support
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Choose a training provider
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Ask about apprenticeship levy support
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T Levels and industry placements
T Levels combine classroom learning with experience in the workplace. Employers can get involved by offering an industry placement and working with a local college or education provider.
Learn about T Levels
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Offer an industry placement
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Connect with a local college or training provider
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Work experience and careers activities
You do not need an immediate vacancy to help develop your future workforce. You can offer work experience, host workplace visits, attend careers fairs, give talks, provide mock interviews or explain job roles.
Reach a wider talent pool
Widening your recruitment approach can help you reach people with valuable skills, experience and potential. Specialist services locally and nationally can help make recruitment more accessible.
Disabled people and people with health conditions
Find guidance on accessible recruitment, workplace adjustments and support.
Care-experienced young people
Explore employment, apprenticeships and work experience opportunities.
Armed Forces community
Find support to recruit service leavers, veterans and reservists.
People with convictions
Find specialist advice about recruiting people with convictions.
People returning to work
Reach people returning after a career break or time outside employment.
Build your future workforce
Building relationships with schools, colleges and training providers can help people understand your business and opportunities. You can attend careers fairs, give talks, host visits, offer work experience or T Level placements, support interviews, help shape courses and join employer groups.
