Trainee Wood Veneerer JF055

Leicester Employment Hub; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

Through the Leicester Jobs Fund, we have brokered new entry level jobs including apprenticeships for unemployed people, aged 18+ and living within Leicester City postcodes, with additional criteria listed on the application forms.

Candidates must be aged 18+ years, be a Leicester city resident, have the right to live and work in the UK, have entitlement to public funds, be unemployed AND be from at least one of the following:

• Economically inactive or unemployed: Person has not worked for around 6 months.
• An offender (someone who is serving a community service) or ex-offender (someone who has completed a custodial or community sentence).
• A carer.
• An ex-carer.
• A homeless person.
• A former member of His Majesty’s (HM) Armed Forces (AF), a member of HM AF reserves, or a partner of current or former Armed Forces personnel.
• A person for whom a drug or alcohol dependency, including a history of dependency, presents a significant barrier to employment.
• Care experienced young person or a care leaver
• A refugee, a resettled Afghan.
• A person on the Ukrainian scheme.
• A victim/survivor of domestic abuse.
• Young people identified as being involved or at risk of being involved in serious violence.
• A victim of modern slavery.
• A person with a disability or health condition.

It is vitally important that all applicants meet the client criteria AND complete their application responses to each of the four skill sets required within each vacancy.

In addition, shortlisted applicants must be available to attend a face to face screening session on 7th or 8th August, followed by interviews for remaining candidates to take place on the 13th or 15th August 2025.