Employment and health specialist to support 11,000 into new jobs with bigger base

Employment and health specialist Seetec Pluss is set to support more than 11,000 people into sustainable employment under the new Restart Scheme over the next four years at a new Redditch site.

Redditch is one of four main sites where the teams will be offering their support. The Redditch office currently houses seven full time employees with the vision to increase its staff to a capacity of 14.

Ben Truslove, joint managing director of John Truslove, sealed the deal for Seetec Pluss to take 1,852 sq ft of office space in Suite 12 at Grosvenor Hous, on Prospect Hill.

Seetec Pluss has moved from The Business Centre in Redditch because it needed more space to run the Restart Scheme, which is funded by the Department for Work and Pensions and supports benefit claimants who have been out of work for at least 12 months to find jobs in their local area.

Aesha Ali, the area manager of Seetec Pluss, said they were running the Restart Scheme across Worcestershire in a contract for Serco.

She said: “Seetec Pluss is aiming to help up to 11,000 people on the Restart Scheme over the next four years, with 65% of those expected to find sustainable employment.

“We needed bigger premises to deliver the Restart Scheme, so we can hosts one-to-one meeting, group training and job search session for our  participants and were pleased to find space at Grosvenor House, where we expect to grow our current staff from seven to 14 during the next four years.

“Although that will be our base, we will also be working out in the community to make sure that people of all backgrounds who face a wide range of obstacles are able to take part.

“While we expect around 65% of those taking part to find work, we will be offering training, and health and well-being sessions, for the other 35% to increase the quality of their life chances.”

Grosvenor House currently houses 15 tenants, ranging from travel agents to software specialists and training companies. The landlord is Loxton Developments, which owns a total of eight office blocks, including three in Redditch.

David Slade, a partner in the commercial real estate team at Wright Hassall in Leamington Spa, provided legal advice on the deal for the landlord, while chartered surveyors Townsend and Renaudon of Stoke-on-Trent acted for Seetec Pluss.