With more than 10,000 jobs on offer, lockdown is the perfect time to start working from home

FIRMS are helping to keep the country running by creating a host of new roles. From remote working to delivery drivers and care jobs, scores of companies are seeking Sun readers just like you to fill these vital positions and battle the pandemic. Today your supportive Sunemployment page has more than 10,000 brand new jobs […]

FIRMS are helping to keep the country running by creating a host of new roles.

From remote working to delivery drivers and care jobs, scores of companies are seeking Sun readers just like you to fill these vital positions and battle the pandemic.

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Now with the nation at home under lockdown, there’s never been a better time to start a work-from-home job[/caption]

Today your supportive Sunemployment page has more than 10,000 brand new jobs on offer, and each one is an essential role to support the NHS, feed the nation and keep the economy afloat until ­lockdown ends.

While coronavirus has seen many lose their jobs, this could be the opportunity to forge a new career.

And if you’re a small firm that needs help to fill vacancies, The Sun is just the job.

We’re offering businesses with fewer than 250 staff a FREE jobs listing, worth £99, so you find the employees you need.

Sign up at jobs.thesun.co.uk, click “add your job for free’ on the toolbar, then post your vacancy. Listings are valid for 30 days, at the end of which you can renew it for free.

Now with the nation at home under lockdown, there’s never been a better time to start a work-from-home job — and home-based customer service firm Sensée has 1,000 of them.

The contact centre operator runs phone support lines for clients including Bupa and Hastings Direct as well as for a number of Government departments.

It is offering 500 permanent roles and 500 temp jobs with flexible hours, and as you work from your own home, you can be based anywhere in the UK.

Roles being fast-tracked

Temp roles are being fast-tracked in just three days to meet demand and you’ll need a desktop or laptop PC.

Applicants wanting permanent jobs need a suitable desktop PC and recruitment is averaging seven days.

Mark Walton, CEO of Sensée, said: “We urgently need new home workers to help our clients support their customers through the current crisis.

“Over the coming months, homeworking will have a crucial role to play in ensuring business continuity for private sector firms, as well as the effective management of citizen and business enquiries within the public sector.”

See sensee.co.uk/JoinOurTeam to apply now.

Working from home while looking after three kids

JO HODGE is a Sensée team leader and combines working from home with looking after her three children aged 15, eight and five.

The 32-year-old, from Plymouth, Devon, said: “Being a mother, the flexibility to have a good work-life balance was really important.

“I was a little sceptical at first as the role sounded too good to be true but being able to work around my other commitments has been amazing.

“When things get back to normal, I can attend things like school plays and parents’ evenings with all the benefits and security of being fully employed.

“The time I would have spent commuting I can now spend as extra time with my children and there are no commuting costs.

“Because everyone in the company works from home, including the managers and directors, we’re all acutely aware of the importance of regular communication and of promoting good health and wellbeing.

“One of the things I love most is the amount of support you receive. Being able to develop and progress is also really important to me and that is something that Sensée has encouraged.

“They have helped me to develop skills that I need to be successful.

“I would encourage anyone to work for Sensée, whether it be to progress in their career, find a better work-life balance or to have a bit of security and income in these worrying times when so many are losing their jobs.”

Delivery and logistics

DELIVER what the nation needs right now. There are still hundreds of logistics and driving jobs, many with immediate starts.

500 courier jobs

CROWN COURIERS has hundreds of jobs for self-employed drivers to transport supplies to community pharmacies.

This vital role will see you delivering medication to elderly and vulnerable people who are self-isolating.

Applicants must either own a car or van, and the company will assist with upgrading your insurance.

Tim Seagers, managing director of Crown Couriers, says: “Our core focus at this time is to fulfil time-critical deliveries and provide support where it’s needed most.

“We are able to retain both full-time and self-employed staff who are still out there and working hard to keep our economy moving.”

Apply at crowncouriers.co.uk/driver.

1200 jobs at Boots

BOOTS is seeking more than 1,200 staff, including delivery positions. One of the ­pharmacy chain’s latest recruits is former airline first officer James Clowes, 43.

James, from Whetstone, Leics, lost his job after Flybe collapsed into administration but has now joined Boots as a pharmacy ­delivery and collection service driver.

James said: “The last few weeks have been the most challenging in my professional life. This time last year I was embarking on a new chapter joining the Flybe family.

“Today I’m turning my hand, privileged to serve alongside the Boots frontline staff in their tireless efforts supporting the vulnerable within our communities delivering essential pharmaceuticals.”

Apply at boots.jobs/search-jobs.

Food production

HUNGRY to make a difference? There are still thousands more jobs being created to help feed families. Here is how you can help.

3,355 food jobs

WALKERS CRISPS has 300 temporary food manufacturing jobs at sites in Leicester, Coventry and Lincoln.

All positions are for an ­immediate start. No experience is needed and full training is provided.

Apply now at pepsico.avature.net/walkersjobs.

Cereal giant KELLOGG’S urgently needs fixed-term team members at its Wrexham factory to get more Special K, Bran Flakes and Krave into shops.

The roles are suitable for ­anyone who has experience in food manufacturing operations or with transferable technical skills.

Sam Bistiaux, site leader at Kellogg’s ­Wrexham factory, said: “At this time, our focus is on making all the food we can to help feed ­Britain.”

But hurry, as applications close tonight.

Go to kelloggcareers.com.

Grab a slice of the action with PIZZA HUT. The firm needs 2,000 delivery drivers, plus 200 shift managers, for an immediate start.

Applicants must be 18 or over and bike riders need a provisional licence, but the firm supplies the bike.

See careersatpizzahut.co.uk.

YEO VALLEY is taking on 50 new staff – including operators, loaders and packers. All of the roles are based in Somerset.

Apply at acornpeople.com/featured-clients/yeovalley.

AMBITIONS PERSONNEL urgently needs to fill 800 food-production roles.

Jobs include hygiene operatives, engineers, packaging and machine operatives. Most of the jobs are at sites in Lincolnshire.

Ambitions’ Gerrard Grundy said: “People with transferable skills, particularly those who were previously in the catering and hospitality industry, could be really well-suited to the work we have available.

“Additionally, anyone with quality-control and engineering experience in other sectors is desperately needed to keep the machines running.”

Contact your nearest branch at ambitionspersonnel.com/jobs or call its head office on 01522 546643.

Care

HELP those who can’t help themselves. There are still thousands of vacancies in the frontline care sector, looking after children, OAPs and vulnerable adults and many firms are offering ­permanent roles that will continue when the epidemic ends.

4000 care jobs

THE PRIORY GROUP has hundreds of roles across the UK, ranging from housekeeping and maintenance to teachers, mental health nurses and occupational therapists.

HR director Karen Langton said: “We have a wide range of jobs available across the country. We can also offer flexible bank work or fixed-term contracts where appropriate to support people with guaranteed work throughout this ­period of uncertainty.”

Text PriorySUN to 66777 to start your application.

THE MINSTER CARE GROUP is ­hiring care assistants, senior care assistants and registered nurses for care homes across the UK.

See minstercaregroup.co.uk/careers/.

Sister company AMICURA also has similar roles in Scotland, Yorkshire and the Humber and northern England (amicura.co.uk/careers/).

ANCHOR HANOVER runs more than 100 care homes around the country and is taking on hundreds of delivery, catering, housekeeping and care staff.

There are short-term contracts and permanent jobs available and full ­training is given.

Email jobs@anchorhanover.org.uk with your name, telephone number and postcode.

Director of care services Maria ­Bamford said: “During these unprecedented times, many people will be ­considering the next steps for their career, and how they can give back to society in a meaningful way.

“We strongly believe that the people who care for older people have one of the most important and valuable roles in society, and that they should be rewarded for the contribution they make to the lives of others, with quality training and competitive pay and ­benefits.”

THE AFFINITY TRUST has 200 roles for support workers and bank staff to care for people with learning disabilities.

Visit affinitytrust.org/jobs or you can email recruitment@affinitytrust.org.

ABACARE is hiring 150 people to look after the elderly and vulnerable in their own homes across Wales.

No qualifications are needed as Abacare provides full training on a fast-track basis.

Email info@abacare.org.uk.

Looking for a care assistant or ­reablement assistant roles? CRG HOMECARE has 250 jobs across the UK.

See crg.uk.com/job-search/.

ORBIS EDUCATION & CARE needs 150 support and care workers across Wales.

Call 02922 671855 or email jobs@orbis-group.co.uk.

Orbis HR director Linda Bridge said: “Whether you are someone who has found yourself recently out of work or are facing job uncertainty, we would love to hear from you.”

And in other news…

FREELANCER platform YUNOJUNO.COM has placed more than 2,000 people into projects since the Coronavirus crisis started, as more firms join to find remote workers. Track down your freelance role at yunojuno.com.

UK airline mechanics who have lost their jobs or been furloughed are being offered contracts to support healthcare services and essential travel abroad.

Danny Brooks, CEO of specialist recruiter VHR said: “We work in 52 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

“Whether you are looking for temporary, ­contract or permanent work, we are offering vital aviation roles with immediate starts.”

Visit v-hr.com to see all latest vacancies or send your CV to hello@v-hr.com to apply.

Web developers ditched by tech companies during the crisis are being connected to freelance jobs by the new Elementor Experts platform.

Launched by ELEMENTOR.COM, the tool matches designers to small projects.

Demand for freelance web developers has rocketed as businesses, schools and community projects move online during the pandemic.

Yoni Luksenberg, CEO of Elementor, said: “With the current upheaval and uncertainty, we see Elementor Experts as a crucial tool to ­redirect our community to areas that are seeing unparalleled demand for web creators.”

New tool Bounceback Careers lets you register your details, the type of work you want to do and where you live, and notifies you once matching new roles are posted.

You can sign up for free now, at BOUNCEBACK.CAREERS.

Ask the expert

THE number of firms using video interviews has doubled in the last week as we get to grips with Zoom and Skype.

So if you’re seeking work, we’ve teamed up with Rachel Campbell, senior regional director at recruiter Page ­Personnel, to reveal how to ace it.

Rachel said: “Thanks to video interviews, companies still have the ability to meet face to face with potential ­candidates.

“Firms can review footage and assess the top performers when deciding on a candidate.”

Power Up:

It may seem obvious, but make sure your video-enabled device is fully charged before you start and choose a spot with a good internet connection.

Build your background:

Arrange your space so there is good, natural light or have strong lights overhead and slightly behind. A plain, light-coloured background is best.

Dress to impress:

Treat the video interview in the same way as you would a normal interview. Don’t dress down just because you’re at home.

Axe distractions:

Choose a quiet room somewhere and make sure that any people who are around are aware that you should not be disturbed.

Practice makes perfect:

A practice run before the interview is essential. You want to ensure you look good and can be seen clearly.

Set your sights:

Make sure your camera is set in line with your eyes. If it is too high, the interviewers will see the top of your head and if it is too low your face will be ­distorted.

Pause before speaking:

Often on camera there is a delay. Wait a few seconds before responding so you do not speak across an interviewer.