Kickstart Scheme - Adam Butler Consultancy

BOOST YOUR BUSINESS WITH KICKSTART

The Kickstart Scheme has been introduced to provide funding to employers to create new six-month job placements for young people who are currently on Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment.

Our role as an intermediary:

We help small employers access the Government's £2 billion scheme by administering the Scheme on their behalf, combining applications from multiple organisations to reach the Government's requirement for at least 30 placements per application.
We provide essential employability training needed to align with the Scheme's funding requirements and the needs of the young person.

Each job placement created with Kickstart funding must be:

A minimum of 25 hours per week for six months.
Paid at least the National Minimum Wage for their age group.
Should not require people to undertake extensive training before they begin the job placement.
Must be new jobs and they must not replace existing or planned vacancies, or cause existing employees to lose/reduce their employment.

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How the Scheme Works

Funding

For each job placement, you will receive 100% of the relevant National Minimum Wage for 25 hours a week, the associated employer National Insurance contributions and employer minimum automatic enrolment contributions.
You will receive £1,500 when you have confirmed the young person has started work, is enrolled on your payroll and is being paid through PAYE. The grant is to cover additional costs for support and training, as well as to help you pay for uniforms and other setup costs. We would provide Return to Work Training and Employment Coaching at a cost of £250 per young person.

Your Application

In order to apply on your behalf, we will need details from you for each placement you require.
Please complete the form below in as much detail as possible (you will know if your form has been submitted successfully when you are redirected to a ‘Thank You’ page).
Please note that each business applying has to be registered with Companies House.
Once your application has been submitted, it will be reviewed to check it meets the requirements of the Kickstart Scheme, and sent to a panel for consideration. It is the intention that the applications will be responded to within one month, however in our experience, this process could take 4-6 weeks.
Businesses will only obtain funding should they place a person who is introduced through the Scheme by DWP.
If an application is unsuccessful, unfortunately an explanation and feedback is not given by the DWP. However, further applications can be made and there is no limit to the number of times a business can apply for funding.

If Your Application is Successful

From the information that you provide, we’ll create a Vacancy Template for the job placement you are offering.
Once you have approved the Vacancy Template, we will submit it to the DWP on your behalf so that they can check the details meet their eligibility criteria. Once approved, they then forward it to the DWP’s Job Placement team who will get your job live on the Job Centre’s system (this process takes approximately 2-3 weeks).
Once your job is live, your local Job Centre will invite suitable candidates to apply for your job placement (you choose how you want to receive applications).
You'll get the opportunity to meet your candidates and interview them to make sure you get the right fit.
Once you are ready to make a decision, you'll recruit your preferred candidate and your local Job Centre will support you and your employee throughout the placement. At the end of the placement, you'll decide if you want to offer the candidate a permanent role or offer the placement to another candidate for a further six months.

Is the Kickstart Scheme Suitable for My Organisation?

Checks will be made to show your organisation is established, reputable and financially solvent. You are more likely to be approved if you:

have existed for a while
regularly and recently submitted accounts
have a credit score which is a low-risk category
have a low probability of imminent business failure
have enough liquid assets to pay your debts
do not have any recent county court judgments (CCJs).

These factors are taken into consideration when assessing your Kickstart Scheme application. Failing on one or more of these does not mean you will not be approved.

More Information

Below you can watch a Zoom meeting we conducted recently.

NB: Since this Zoom meeting, we have been informed that wage payments will be made approximately six weeks after a candidate starts employment. Further payments of the wage support will then be made monthly so long as the candidate remains on the payroll.

To Apply

If you wish to apply, please click here.

Questionnaire for Employers

Your Name*
First Last
Contact Telephone Number*
Email Address*
Company Name*
Company Registration Number*
Company Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 Town/City County Postcode
Type of Business*
No. of Staff in Company*
Number of Years Trading*
Website Address*
Supporting Information to Demonstrate Placements are New Jobs
Have there been any changes to your workforce in the last six months and why? (eg. redundancies, reduced hours worked by existing staff)*
How many people have been affected by changes to your workforce in the last six months?*
Tell us about the kinds of roles, functions and average salary of those who were made redundant or had their hours reduced in the last six months*
Would you be able to create these job placements without Kickstart Scheme funding? What funding source would you use?*
What recruitment have you completed, started or paused in the last six months (including how similar these vacancies are or were to the roles you are creating for the Kickstart Scheme)?*
If the job placements will be similar to existing or planned roles or the roles previously done by those made redundant or with fewer working hours, why are you using Kickstart Scheme funding to create similar roles?*
Have you engaged with any relevant trade unions and if so, what advice did they give you?*
Information About the Support Your Organisation can Provide to Enhance the Employability Skills of Young People
Please list exactly what support/ training you will be giving the placement (eg. teaching them basic work skills, helping them with writing their CV, preparing for an interview)*
When will you provide this support/ training (eg. at the beginning, half-way through their placement or towards the end)?*
How many hours do you think the above will take?*
Who will provide the support/ training (eg. team leaders, directors, or you may already have a pre-existing relationship with training providers)?*
How will you monitor the support given to the participant to ensure they will be more employable at the end of their job placement?*
How can the participant provide feedback during their placement and afterwards, and how will this be acted on if needed?*
Please confirm whether you would like us to train your placement/s (optional). This would cost £250 per young person and would be deducted from your set-up grant of £1,500.*
The training we will provide each individual includes:

• ‘Getting Ready for Work’ webinar/recorded video session helping your new starter to prepare and make a quick impact in your business, and

• Monthly ‘Employee Coaching’ webinar and Q&A – An opportunity for your Kickstarter to understand how others are having success and share their own, as well as a chance for questions and answers, and

• Access to our ‘5 Steps to Work’ online video course helping these individuals to progress into full-time employment after their placement with you comes to an end. This is a key part of your responsibility as an Employer on the Scheme.
Role 1
Job Title*
How many placements are you applying for? (ie. do you only need one person or is there more than one vacancy available?)*
Number of hours per week the placement will be working (minimum 25 per week)*
Placement’s working pattern and contracted hours including any shift patterns (eg. Monday to Friday: Start 10am, Finish 4pm, and should total the ‘number of hours’ as stated above)*
Placement’s hourly rate of pay (please note DWP only funds 25 hours per week at NMW – anything over and above that must be topped up by you)*
Location of Vacancy*
Job description and day-to-day responsibilities (ie. list the tasks that the placement will be carrying out)*
Skills Required*
Please provide details on how applicants can apply for the vacancy (eg. provide an email address if CVs are to be sent via email, provide a link to access an application form on your website, provide a number if applications are to be made via telephone)*
The maximum number of applications you want to receive for the vacancy*
Is there a bus stop or a train station nearby or will they need their own transport to get to work?*
Anticipated start date for role (please allow for approximately 8-10 weeks from the date you send in this form)*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
The final date that you want to receive applications*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
Further Roles
Do you have further roles available?*
- Yes
- No
Role 2
Job title:*
How many placements are you applying for? (ie. do you only need one person or is there more than one vacancy available?)*
Number of hours per week the placement will be working (minimum 25 per week)*
Placement’s working pattern and contracted hours including any shift patterns (eg. Monday to Friday: Start 10am, Finish 4pm, and should total the ‘number of hours’ as stated above)*
Placement’s hourly rate of pay (please note DWP only funds 25 hours per week at NMW – anything over and above that must be topped up by you)*
Location of Vacancy*
Job description and day-to-day responsibilities (ie. list the tasks that the placement will be carrying out)*
Skills Required*
Please provide details on how applicants can apply for the vacancy (eg. provide an email address if CVs are to be sent via email, provide a link to access an application form on your website, provide a number if applications are to be made via telephone)*
The maximum number of applications you want to receive for the vacancy*
Is there a bus stop or a train station nearby or will they need their own transport to get to work?*
Anticipated start date for role (please allow for approximately 8-10 weeks from the date you send in this form)*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
The final date that you want to receive applications*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
Further Roles
Do you have further roles available?*
- Yes
- No
Role 3
Job title:*
How many placements are you applying for? (ie. do you only need one person or is there more than one vacancy available?)*
Number of hours per week the placement will be working (minimum 25 per week)*
Placement’s working pattern and contracted hours including any shift patterns (eg. Monday to Friday: Start 10am, Finish 4pm, and should total the ‘number of hours’ as stated above)*
Placement’s hourly rate of pay (please note DWP only funds 25 hours per week at NMW – anything over and above that must be topped up by you)*
Location of Vacancy*
Job description and day-to-day responsibilities (ie. list the tasks that the placement will be carrying out)*
Skills Required*
Please provide details on how applicants can apply for the vacancy (eg. provide an email address if CVs are to be sent via email, provide a link to access an application form on your website, provide a number if applications are to be made via telephone)*
The maximum number of applications you want to receive for the vacancy*
Is there a bus stop or a train station nearby or will they need their own transport to get to work?*
Anticipated start date for role (please allow for approximately 8-10 weeks from the date you send in this form)*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
The final date that you want to receive applications*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
Further Roles
Do you have further roles available?*
- Yes
- No
Role 4
Job title:*
How many placements are you applying for? (ie. do you only need one person or is there more than one vacancy available?)*
Number of hours per week the placement will be working (minimum 25 per week)*
Placement’s working pattern and contracted hours including any shift patterns (eg. Monday to Friday: Start 10am, Finish 4pm, and should total the ‘number of hours’ as stated above)*
Placement’s hourly rate of pay (please note DWP only funds 25 hours per week at NMW – anything over and above that must be topped up by you)*
Location of Vacancy*
Job description and day-to-day responsibilities (ie. list the tasks that the placement will be carrying out)*
Skills Required*
Please provide details on how applicants can apply for the vacancy (eg. provide an email address if CVs are to be sent via email, provide a link to access an application form on your website, provide a number if applications are to be made via telephone)*
The maximum number of applications you want to receive for the vacancy*
Is there a bus stop or a train station nearby or will they need their own transport to get to work?*
Anticipated start date for role (please allow for approximately 8-10 weeks from the date you send in this form)*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
The final date that you want to receive applications*
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
Note on Submission
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Unit 14G Old Marsh Farm Barns, Welsh Road, Sealand, CH5 2LY

PHONE

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EMAIL

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BOOST YOUR BUSINESS WITH KICKSTART

The Kickstart Scheme has been introduced to provide funding to employers to create new six-month job placements for young people who are currently on Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment.

Our role as an intermediary:

Each job placement created with Kickstart funding must be:

How the Scheme Works

Funding

Your Application

If Your Application is Successful

Is the Kickstart Scheme Suitable for My Organisation?

More Information

To Apply

Supporting Information to Demonstrate Placements are New Jobs

Information About the Support Your Organisation can Provide to Enhance the Employability Skills of Young People

Role 1

Further Roles

Role 2

Further Roles

Role 3

Further Roles

Role 4

Note on Submission

Get In Touch

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PHONE

EMAIL

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