Each role will last five months and will be up to 30 hours per week (hours can be flexible and can work around you).
Fix it
New Start gives you real life work experience, with a real wage and the opportunity to boost your career.
New Start can help unlock your potential, addressing your barriers to employment and supporting you to find the new start you’ve been looking for...
…so what’s stopping you?
We've been awarded £552k from North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA) to work in partnership with Bernicia, Your Homes Newcastle (YHN), North Tyneside Council and Housing Employment Network North East (HENNE) to create 60 new career starter roles across Northumberland, Newcastle and North Tyneside.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund with the North of Tyne Combined Authority as the lead authority.
About New Start
Our New Start jobs provide real work experience in career starter roles.
Whether you’re looking for your first job, or you want to change your career path, New Start will get your foot in the door.
Working with local employers, we've created a range of exciting opportunities. These five month, paid placements include ongoing employment wraparound support.
You can find out more about some of the people we supported into those roles and the New Start experience in this video:
More than just a job
New Start roles offer much more than just a paid job for five months
You will receive 121 support from an Employment Advisor during the recruitment process and your fixed term role. This will help you get the most of your experience and help you jump into your next role.
Pre-recruitment Support
- 121 advice and support with a qualified Employment Advisor to explore the right role for you, and to give you interview prep support.
- Help breaking down any barriers or concerns to applying for the roles, such as childcare, travel, confidence.
In Work Support
- Dedicated New Start Advisor
- Development Days to cover things such as: skills matching, real-time feedback from managers, job searching/ horizon scanning.
- Qualification – you will have the opportunity to undertake a free qualification linked to your job role, and your career aspirations. You will be given the time and support to complete this role during your 5 months.
Frequently Asked Questions
You'll be paid National Living Wage.
To view the current rates please visit www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
Do I need to be a Karbon customer to apply?
New Start roles are only open to social housing customers of Tyne Housing, Gentoo Group, North Star Housing, Your Homes Newcastle, Karbon Homes, Home Group, Livin Housing, Bernicia, believe housing, Beyond Housing, Oasis Community Housing and Thirteen Group.
I’ve seen New Start roles with Bernicia, do I need to be a Bernicia customer?
They are open to all social housing tenants of Bernicia, Karbon Homes, Your Homes Newcastle and North Tyneside Housing.
What is the eligibility for the Teesside roles?
These roles have been specifically created for residents of Tees Valley (Middlesbrough, Stockton, Darlington, Redcar, Hartlepool and Cleveland).
You need to either be in receipt of sickness related benefits, or not claiming any benefits at all.
Are the Teesside roles different?
These are in partnership with Thirteen Group, Beyond Housing, North Star and Home Group as part of the Move Forward programme.
We have created roles specifically for a target group (claiming sickness related benefits or not in work and not in receipt of benefits). If you are eligible, you will have your initial appointments with an Employment Advisor from Thirteen Group or Beyond Housing (depending where you live).
What is the eligibility for the non-Teesside roles
We are a partnership of Housing providers - Tyne Housing, Gentoo Group, North Star Housing, Your Homes Newcastle, Karbon Homes, Home Group, Livin Housing, Bernicia, believe housing, Beyond Housing, Oasis Community Housing and Thirteen Group. We have multiple roles available across the region and they are open to customers who live in any of the partners properties.
Do I have to be unemployed to apply?
There is different criteria for the different roles due to funding. However, roles that are currently live in Northumberland, Newcastle or North Tyneside are open to anyone who lives in a social housing property; whether you are working and looking for a career change, unemployed or you’ve been out of work for a long time due to health, disability or caring responsibilities for example.
Why is there no application form?
New Start is a supported recruitment process, creating roles that are not available in any other way.
The application process is therefore through engagement with our New Start team, attending events, workshops and 121 appointments.
What’s the application process for the roles with Bernicia?
Step 1: Book your slot at an Information Event on 10 April
Step 2: Book your 121 appointment with a New Start advisor
Step 3: Attend a CV and Cover letter workshop
Step 4: Attend Interview Preparation Session w/c 6 May
Step 5: Interview time! w/c 13 May
