Nine new faces at the Trust

05 February 2010

We're welcoming nine new faces this week, as a fresh group of trainees start working for us.

The nine environmental maintenance trainees have joined the Trust on a six-month work placement, as part of the Government's Future Jobs Fund initiative. Working with the Jobcentre and Shropshire County Training, the Trust is embracing this £1 billion Government scheme, which supports the creation of jobs for long term unemployed young people.

In total, 13 temporary new posts have been created at the Trust for unemployed people aged 18 to 24 years. The first four applicants started work at the end of last year, with placements in Marketing, IT, Finance and Asset Management.

The new environmental maintenance trainees will be tasked with landscaping some of the communal areas around Trust properties. They'll learn skills such as grass maintenance, weed control, pruning and cutting, as well as helping with projects such as laying slabs, erecting fencing and painting.

One of the young people to benefit is 24 year old Shaun Smith, who says: "This is a great opportunity to get a foot on the employment ladder as until now I've been doing my NVQ Level 1 in Maintenance and Repair in HGV. I think this opportunity at the Trust will give me the skills I need for my future."

Kevin Lewis, Maintenance Co-ordinator at the Trust explains: "This initiative is a win-win situation for all involved. The trainees gain vital paid work experience, and the Trust acquires extra resources to help visually improve the community for residents".

Having been kitted out in smart new Trust uniforms, the new recruits are spending their first week learning about the various types of equipment used in exterior landscaping at the Trust's dedicated training facility at Wendover.

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Notes to Editor

For more information on this press release, please contact Colette Bratton on 01952 217038


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