New jobs for Hartlepool and the North East created by Northgate

Published by Danny Calogero for Fellows Associates in Communities and also in Housing, Local Government

Twenty five new jobs in the local area are being created by Northgate Public Services as the company celebrates a number of new contract wins including the national Blue Badge Improvement Service for disabled drivers.

The Regional Business Centre, based in Wynyard Business Park, is currently on the look out for local people to fill a number of new vacancies to work on Blue Badge, benefits assessment and other support functions carried out by the Centre. The recruitment is underway and is planned to be completed by January 2012.

The Centre, which works with local authorities across the UK to transform processes and help deliver better services for less, opened in 2006 with a staff of just six. Since then it has gone from strength to strength and now employs 42 people. The Centre will be involved in delivering the five-year national Blue Badge Improvement Service contract recently awarded to Northgate on behalf of central government and local authorities. The service is aimed at responding to the challenge of continued high demand for badges and preventing fraud, while also improving customer service and the administration and enforcement of the Blue Badge Scheme.

Northgate is also teaming up with Hartlepool College as part of a modern apprenticeship programme. The scheme will offer local young people the opportunity to gain valuable on-the-job experience. The first four students join next month.

Joe Bradley, Executive Director for Northgate Public Services said: “The Business Centre opened in 2006, in a small office on Wynyard Park, with a team of 6 people and has gone from strength to strength. We now occupy a much bigger office and employ 42 people who work on various contracts. This is a really exciting time for us as we work to support new economic opportunities in the local area. We are delighted to bring approximately 25 much needed new jobs to Teesside and are now actively recruiting for a variety of vacancies.”

Steven Wallis, Assistant Principal, Hartlepool College said: “Hartlepool College are delighted to be working in partnership with Northgate in order to offer apprenticeships to local people in the field of business and administration. Northgate will provide the employment, training and mentoring in an attractive and progressive working environment, while we will provide the structured learning and assessment consistent with national standards. It's a superb opportunity to earn and learn at the same time, work for a superb company and achieve excellent qualifications.”

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