Young people get handy Kickstart

Young people from across the Scarborough borough who have previously struggled to secure work have been given a helping hand to get on the career ladder.

The council created 16 new roles and recruited 14 people to them after signing up to a national programme called Kickstart.

The scheme is designed to help people aged 16 to 24 gain real-world job experience and training.

It was open to people accessing universal credit and in danger of long-term unemployment.

The programme lasts six months and all participants are paid while they work a minimum of 25 hours per week.

The young people are working across a range of roles in the council.

They include finance, communications and marketing, at Scarborough Spa, in the harbour team at Whitby, in tourism and the community sports team.

One was even nominated for one of the council’s internal staff recognition awards.