Each role will last five - six months and will be up to 30 hours per week (hours can be flexible and can work around you).
Fix it
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.
Thanks to funding by Tees Valley Combined Authority; there are a great range of career starter roles available exclusively for residents of Tees Valley (Middlesbrough, Stockton, Darlington, Redcar, Hartlepool and Cleveland) aged 18+.
This project is delivered on behalf of Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority as part of Move Forward and is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Delivered in partnership with Thirteen Group, Beyond Housing and the Housing Employment Network North East (HENNE).
To register your interest in New Start jobs, just complete the form below and a member of our New Start Team will be in touch to get you ready for the application process.
Please note – the Teesside roles are exclusively part of the funded Move Forward programme and will therefore require you to be eligible and registered on the Move Forward programme to apply for these roles. You can register here.
Our New Start jobs provide real work experience in career starter roles for people age 18+.
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.
More than just a job
Pre-recruitment Support
In Work Support
Each role will last five - six months and will be up to 30 hours per week (hours can be flexible and can work around you).
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.
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) aged 18+.
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 and are exclusively part of the funded Move Forward programme and will therefore require you to be eligible and registered on the Move Forward programme to apply for these roles. You can register here.
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).
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.
Please note – the Teesside roles are exclusively part of the funded Move Forward programme and will therefore require you to be eligible and registered on the Move Forward programme to apply for these roles. You can register here.