Southeastern launches biggest ever recruitment drive across south east London, Kent and East Sussex.
New campaign aims to break outdated perceptions of working on the railway and encourage applicants who may not have previously considered a career in rail.
Opportunities across a range of roles
Opportunities are available in a range of roles. Southeastern wants to appoint 170 trainee drivers, more than 100 station staff, and more posts in roles such as Railway Enforcement and Protection, Onboard Managers, Train Conductors and Engineers.
There will also be roles available in management and other specialist careers.
To support this record-breaking recruitment drive, Southeastern has launched a unique advertising campaign which aims to encourage people from communities who may not have previously considered a career in rail, to do so.
Southeastern wants to identify and remove barriers to opportunity, attracting candidates from across the network to improve social mobility and increase hires from under-represented groups by 10% year on year.
“We want to break the outdated perception of what working in rail is like”, the company said.
This includes a series of ‘Day in the Life’-style videos with a range of colleagues showing a behind the scenes glimpse of working at Southeastern.
A broad and diverse range of applicants
In a typical year, Southeastern would recruit approximately 300 people to maintain the required number of personnel to run one of the country’s biggest and busiest railways.
“Doubling this is needed to support a growing Southeastern and support the goal to build a better, more reliable and sustainable railway”, says Southeastern.
Earlier this year, Southeastern became the UK’s first passenger rail operator to publish a Social Mobility Action Plan – which sets out how Southeastern will help the regions and communities it serves to fulfill their potential.
Access to well-paid and rewarding careers is a key part of this commitment and Southeastern is looking forward to working with a broad and diverse range of applicants this year and beyond.
“Working at Southeastern brings responsibility, pride and achievement. We want to recruit great people who represent the communities we serve. We know that some people think that they need experience in the railway or specific qualifications. That is rarely the case and for many jobs we provide full training. We are interested in applicants who have the right mindset.
“There are many talented potential employees out there who could have a rewarding and enjoyable career working in a wide range of roles across our network and I would encourage them to take a look at the opportunities we have available and to get in touch”, said Steve Foster, Southeastern’s People Director.
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