Scotland’s leading contact centre company HEROtsc, an established employer within Kilmarnock, is expanding their Scottish operations. HEROtsc employs over 300 people locally and the new jobs will bolster an already thriving business.

Councillor Douglas Reid, Leader . . . → Read More: 100 NEW JOBS FOR KILMARNOCK!]]> 100 new jobs for Kilmarnock – that was the fantastic news announced by First Minister, Alex Salmond yesterday.

Scotland’s leading contact centre company HEROtsc, an established employer within Kilmarnock, is expanding their Scottish operations. HEROtsc employs over 300 people locally and the new jobs will bolster an already thriving business.

Councillor Douglas Reid, Leader of the Council, who visited the delighted workforce this morning said: “This announcement is brilliant news for Kilmarnock and indeed East Ayrshire as a whole. I am really delighted that HEROtsc has chosen to expand their call centre within the town. The Council has provided training support to HEROtsc in the past and we are in ongoing discussions with the company in relation to providing any additional support they may require.

“We have a workforce with the right skills; and they are ready to work very hard to help this successful company grow even stronger.”

Councillor Jim Buchanan, Spokesperson for Delivering Community Regeneration said: “100 new jobs for Kilmarnock is a headline that puts a smile on my face. This is great news! As a Council we are working incredibly hard with all our partners to bring investment to the area. The new jobs were made possible thanks to Regional Selective Assistance Grants which were awarded by Scottish Enterprise. We are delighted with this investment but I can assure you that we will continue to work extremely hard with the Scottish Government and all our partners to attract other large companies to our area.”

Derek Anderson, Director Customer Experience, HEROtsc said: “We are delighted with this expansion which is due to the dedicated work of our employees and their commitment to quality which our clients have clearly recognised.”

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HEROtsc will create 200 news jobs in Scotland following government support of £850,000 through the Regional Selective Assistance grant awarded by Scottish Enterprise. The posts will be based at Larbert, near Falkirk and Kilmarnock. The firm currently employs more than 1,600 employees at seven call centres throughout the country.

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This second successful bid was submitted through the East Ayrshire Employability Forum. The Forum is led by the Council and consists of representatives from Community Planning employability partners and other employability providers delivering services . . . → Read More: SECURING JOBS FOR OUR FUTURE]]> East Ayrshire’s latest successful bid to the Future Jobs Fund will support an additional 483 jobs in the area!

This second successful bid was submitted through the East Ayrshire Employability Forum. The Forum is led by the Council and consists of representatives from Community Planning employability partners and other employability providers delivering services throughout East Ayrshire.

Councillor Douglas Reid, Leader of East Ayrshire Council said: “The Scottish Government’s Future Jobs Fund is a programme which provides jobs for our young unemployed people. This second successful bid means that between October 2009 and March 2011 the number of jobs created by the fund has reached 596! This is great news for our area and of course for our young people.

“By offering opportunities to those in the most disadvantaged areas we hope to make a significant difference to tackling long term unemployment against a backdrop of economic recession.”

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Future Jobs Fund Background Information:

The Future Jobs Fund is aimed primarily at people aged between 18 and 24 and who have been long term unemployed

The fund will be managed and supported by East Ayrshire Council’s Skills Development and Employability service.

The aim of Future Jobs Fund is to provide jobs that will deliver community benefit or will help to create ‘green’ jobs while giving jobseekers a real job for at least 25hours a week and for at least 26 weeks. Support to participants during their employment will be available and will include skills improvement and confidence building to help them gain permanent employment.

The jobs created by the Future Jobs Fund in East Ayrshire include:

• Community Gardeners
• Community Artists
• Recycling—Waste, Bicycles, Cans
• Childcare
• Meals on Wheels Cooks and Assistants
• Environmental “hit squad”
• Community Based Learning Assistants
• Employment Hot Line Operators
• Community Theatre Production
• Community Groups Administration Support
• Carers Support Assistants
• Physical Activities Assistants
• Community Activity Leaders
• Assistant Disability Job Coaches
• Financial Inclusion Assistants
• Community Youth Workers

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