Superdrug has pledged its dedication to assist younger care leavers this Nationwide Care Leavers Week (28th Oct – 3rd Nov), with the ambition for care leavers to make up 5% of its workforce by 2030. The well being & magnificence retailer can also be offering care leavers with entry to its Life Expertise programme, to assist upskill younger folks and drive social mobility.
As a part of its dedication, Superdrug and sister firm Savers, are working carefully with the Care Leaver Covenant to advertise job vacancies throughout its retailer property and help younger folks into roles. Devoted assist is then offered to assist with job searching for, writing purposes, creating expertise for all times, and basic profession steerage. Profitable candidates are additionally entitled to bills to cowl journey prices till payday and the complete vary of advantages obtainable to all employees. They’re additionally supplied in-work assist by way of a devoted work-buddy scheme, designed to assist people obtain their potential and progress by way of the enterprise.
With roughly 83,000 younger folks in care, Superdrug is keen about coaching younger folks to develop its various and inclusive workforce and understands the significance of gaining ‘expertise for all times’, an space the retailer has been supporting recruits with for the final two years with its business main bespoke Life Expertise programme.
The scheme, designed and created by the Superdrug Staff, helps younger folks with basic life expertise, akin to writing a CV, or serving to them perceive their funds, and has been invaluable to people who have already participated within the programme. The Life Expertise programme additionally acquired an ‘excellent’ ranking as a part of final years OFSTED inspection, recognising the groups’ efforts in apprenticeship assist.
In assist of Nationwide Care Leaver’s Week, members of the Superdrug staff might be collaborating in a webinar organised by the Care Leavers Covenant (CLC), on 31st October (6-7pm), to speak about retail profession alternatives, together with apprenticeships, and to reply an questions younger folks might need.
Supporting care leavers is the newest initiative from Superdrug to drive social mobility, following the launch of its ‘Rise Up, To Degree Up’ marketing campaign final yr. The apprenticeship marketing campaign aimed to bolster the BRC’s requires change to the Apprenticeship Levy, which asks for extra flexibility within the scheme to make sure that invaluable funds can be utilized in additional methods to assist these in Apprenticeships and never wasted. The retailer has additionally been working carefully with feminine prisons on an training programme to offer assist to drawback areas of society.
Superdrug’s folks director, Amy Davies says “We’re extremely keen about supporting the UK’s younger folks and giving them the chance to develop themselves each personally and professionally. Our goal is just not solely to offer care leavers the very best entry into retail that we will, but in addition to assist them develop and develop of their roles, so that they select to progress their careers inside our companies.
“We’ve labored laborious to have the ability to provide not simply job vacancies, but in addition present care leavers with any additional assist that they require to get a step up in life, whether or not they need assistance with basic life expertise, akin to CV writing or monetary wellbeing.”
Superdrug can also be working carefully with the Drive Ahead Basis, a charity serving to younger adults leaving foster or residential care, providing work placements at its head workplace over the summer time.
“The location has actually helped my confidence, and I’ve learnt about how you’re employed as a person by way of Enterprise Chemistry and dealing in an workplace atmosphere. I’ve additionally discovered concerning the worth of suggestions, if I take into consideration my interview, I wished to get issues proper, however I’ve learnt that suggestions is nice to help you enhance your self. I didn’t need to go away. I might completely advocate a placement and I’ve developed new expertise, met new folks and elevated my community,” mentioned Carolyn, six-week placement within the procurement staff at Superdrug head workplace.
For extra info and to use for a place go to https://mycovenant.org.uk/signatory/savers-and-superdrug-stores-plc/?filter=true&s=superdrug
