Work experience leads to Employment at Holloway Park

Tsion is an Islington resident who was interested in a change of career after having her children. She contacted Islington Council to see what opportunities might be available to her.

Amongst assorted options they suggested to help Tsion was a construction open day on 13^th September. She went along and there was the opportunity to meet various construction companies active in the borough. Tsion met Barry from Pure Logistics and Cathal from OHOB who both were extremely helpful at the open day. On the day she was offered a week’s work experience in steel fixing, but Tsion was not convinced this was the career direction she had in mind! She had previously been working in healthcare and she had worked looking after people, so she felt steel fixing was a bit of a step too far. Fortunately, Cathal listened to what she had in mind which was something potentially more office based. He contacted her the following day to suggest a week’s work experience at Holloway Park shadowing an Assistant Project Manager at the site. (The Assistant Project Managers work includes involvement in health and safety, permits, inductions, deliveries, and ordering materials.)

Tsion obviously impressed during her work experience here, and as the Assistant Project Manager was moving on to another role, she was offered the opportunity to join the Holloway Park team on a full-time basis. She says, ‘It has been really interesting, I have enjoyed it a lot, learnt loads and I like the team too’. Our new recruit is still working out her childcare arrangements because with two young children juggling of these responsibilities is required, but she has found she does qualify for more hours for her son at nursery because she is working.

Tsion went to the open day in mid-September and started a full-time role with us in October. She is now working 6 minutes walk from her home. If you are interested in working at Holloway Park, please look out for other training opportunities and open days coming up. Details will be on our website and you can contact Islington Council on 020 7527 2706 or  Islingtonworking@islington.gov.uk for more information on all the options available in the borough.