Free support to help you attract and retain the right staff for your business
Whether you are an SME or larger business in South Tyneside, South Tyneside Council can help you to identify skills gaps; understand your current and future talent needs; build sustainable recruitment and retention strategies to support business growth.
Our free and impartial services can help you to:
- Navigate training options and workforce planning
- Recruit effectively
- Retain talent through skills development
- Access diverse and inclusive talent pools
Support to attract the right staff
Our Skills Development and Business Engagement Officer is here to support South Tyneside businesses looking to future proof their workforce and grow their business with the right people (and the right skills).
From advertising opportunities, to sourcing candidates, pre-screening and interviewing we can support your entire recruitment process to ensure you are attracting the best candidates.
We can also work with HR staff or your recruitment agency to widen candidate reach.
Support to retain valued staff
South Tyneside can also help your business to build resilient, skilled teams that support long-term growth.
We can help ensure your business is doing the right things to support the retention of valued talent. We can provide impartial and friendly advice on a range of areas including:
- Onboarding new staff
- Flexible working
- Work-life balance
- Employee benefits schemes
- Recognition and rewards systems
We can also provide free and impartial advice on training and upskilling staff; sign-posting to relevant, local, quality assured training providers where appropriate.
If you have any current or future openings in your business, or you would like an informal chat around the support we can offer to your business please contact our Skills Development and Business Engagement Officer, Claire Cook. E-mail: claire.cook@southtyneside.gov.uk