Help to find employment
Do you want to find a job? We can help.
For a new beginning with real opportunities, your local Jobs & Benefits office / JobCentre is the place to start. We will help you find a job that is right for you whether you are looking for your first job or want to get back into work. We offer a number of services and programmes to help jobseekers, particularly people who are unemployed, individuals with disabilities and others who may need extra help in finding work.
Current initiatives and other services available
New Deal gives unemployed people a chance to develop their potential, gain skills and experience and find work.
Pathways to Work for Incapacity Benefit - an innovative new approach to helping people with health conditions and disabilities to consider options for returning to work.
Pathways to Work for Lone Parents pilot project - pilot aimed at helping and supporting lone parents engage in the world of work. Which has been tested in Knockbreda, Limavady, Lisburn and Shaftesbury Square Jobs & Benefits offices since January 2007
progress2work(NI) - a new initiative to assist people who have a history of drug / alcohol misuse, are ex-offenders / ex-prisoners or are homeless.
Steps to Work is a new and fresh approach to assisting people find employment. This menu-based approach provides a flexible way to help you with your individual employment and training needs.
What help can you get?
Job Searching
Each Jobs & Benefits office / JobCentre has touch screen JobPoints giving you access to job opportunities at home and abroad.
Education and Training
If you need some qualifications, training or work experience, there is a wide variety of courses and programmes available. We can help identify the best option for you. Whatever your circumstances, we can help by giving you clear, practical advice and information on how and where to look for jobs. Your Jobsearch Officer and Personal Adviser are here to help.
Translation and Interpretation Services
When you visit your local office, arrangements can be made for the provision of translation and interpretation facilities if required.
Disablement Advisory Service
If you have a disability or your health significantly affects the kind of work you can do, the Disablement Employment Adviser based in your local Jobs & Benefits office / JobCentre can provide specialist employment help.
Careers and Guidance Services
You may also benefit by receiving information, advice and guidance from a Careers Adviser to help you make realistic choices about your future. Visit www.careersserviceni.com 
for further information.