Kickstart

The government-led Kickstart Scheme provides young people with valuable work experience and an opportunity to develop their workplace skills.

Through the creation of high-quality work placements, we are committed to helping support a generation of young people affected by the economic impacts of COVID-19 by improving their social and economic prospects.

Teams can benefit from new ideas and an opportunity to gain supervisory experience. And the placement also enables teams to see whether a young person is a good fit for a possible apprenticeship or entry level role after their placement.

Kickstart work placements must not replace existing or planned vacancies and must be new/additional roles.

The Kickstart work placement must be a minimum of 25 hours per week over 6 months.

Kickstart participants will be employed by Buckinghamshire Council on a fixed term contract, and the government will fund 100% of the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (depending on the age of the Kickstart participant) for 25 hours/week. Any working hours additional to 25 hours/week will need to be financed by the host team.