Jobcentre Plus Help & Support For Young People
See how the Jobcentre can help young people get jobs, training, work experience and other opportunities.
Jobcentre Plus: What is it?
What is Jobcentre Plus?
Jobcentre Plus is an organisation that helps people in the UK find work. Government-funded, it’s part of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Where is my local Jobcentre Plus?
There are over 600 Jobcentre Plus offices all over the UK!
Find your local Jobcentre by clicking the button below.
Who can use Jobcentre Plus?
If you’re of working age (that usually means 18+*) you can use Jobcentre Plus. Graduates, this includes you! You also need to be looking for work, jobs or paid training.
Find Your Local Jobcentre Plus
How can Jobcentre Plus help me?
1. Find Jobs & Opportunities
Your work coach will help you with your job search, and you can search through vacancies using Jobpoints (touch-screen computers at the Jobcentre).
2. Free Training
Jobcentres offer free training to help you with CV writing, job applications and interviews. Check your local Jobcentre Plus centre and follow your county’s Jobcentre Plus social media account for up to date details.
3. Financial Support
You’ll most likely need to go to the Jobcentre if you’re receiving benefits for financial support while looking for work. There are many different kind of benefits available to support you when you need it.
4. Find Training Opportunities
The Jobcentre doesn’t just help you find jobs – you can also look for work experience and apprenticeships to build your experience and get free qualifications.
5. Job fairs
Jobcentre Plus can give you information about local job fairs. A job fair is an event where people looking for work can meet with potential employers. They’re particularly useful for young people and those looking for entry-level jobs, but anyone can go along.
Jobcentre Plus Advice for Young Jobseekers
Jobcentre Plus FAQs
- has limited capability for work
- is awaiting an assessment to determine whether they have limited capability for work and has a statement given by a registered medical practitioner which provides that the person is not fit for work
- has regular and substantial caring responsibilities for a severely disabled person
- is responsible for a child
- is a member of a couple the other member of which is responsible for a child or a qualifying young person (but only where the other member meets all the basic conditions of UC entitlement)
- is pregnant, and it is 11 weeks or less before the expected week of confinement, or was pregnant and it is 15 weeks or less since the date of confinement
- is without parental support
So what are you waiting for? Grab your future.