
Dave Barrow
187 posts

Dave Barrow
@DaveBarrowDWP
DWP Group Director for North Central England - The Heart of the North. Covering Cumbria, Lancashire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire.


It is good to see such high attendance at the recent jobsfair at #Rusholme Jobcentre. We were supporting five employers with 28 job vacancies. 64 customers attended the event. Delighted that 10 job offers were made on the day and hopefully more to follow. #WaytoWork

Kirkby EA team hosted an excellent Jobs Fair at their Youth Hub site recently with @LivvHousing, @AdeccoGroup, @thesensoryhive, @KnowsleyCouncil @PrincesTrust & @BritishArmy supporting the event. 9 job offers made on the day % 40 second interviews secured! #WaytoWork Well done!!

Provider Fair at #Blackpool REEP site organised by Partnership Team & Disability Employment Advisers. x15 providers attend the event, which was a great success all round for customers ✨ Jim & Michelle from the Supported Families Team were also available to support customers 👏




#Sefton Partnership Manager has worked with #Merseyside #ExpandingHorizons who run their Youth Hub in #Bootle to open a smaller hub in #Southport. Work Coach will start #outreach work 19th July. This will really drive accessible support for customers to move forward & #intowork

Congratulations to the 152,000+ young people who have started in a Kickstart job since the #Kickstart Scheme began in Sep 2020 Each one a new opportunity for people to gain the vital skills they need to become the workforce of the future #PlanForJobs











"We know getting people into any job now will help them get a better job next and progress into a career" Work and Pensions Secretary @theresecoffey visited a jobs fair in Blackpool where 65 people got jobs on the spot Find your #WayToWork jobhelp.campaign.gov.uk/way-to-work/


DWP supporting #WorldDownSyndromeDay @WorldDSDay #LotsOfSocks #InclusionMeans🧦 worlddownsyndromeday.org #DWProud 📸 In photo below, from left to right: @CPassarelloDWP & @DaveBarrowDWP



"I wanted to tell my story to promote the skills of the older age group and explain how employers can be missing out” A Scunthorpe jobcentre helped Kevin back into work after he recovered from surgery. Read the full story in @GrimsbyLive grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-new… #PlanForJobs

Great customer feedback 📣 Employer VS Group Holdings had various Kickstart placements based in #Nelson. They were successful in filling all 4 vacancies & 3 candidates have expressed how fantastic the scheme has been for them - see photo 🙌 #TeamNelson #Kickstart #DWP



