Dover District Council offices
Dover District Council, the Department for Works and Pensions (DWP), Port of Dover, and Stagecoach are teaming up to showcase jobs and a variety of volunteering opportunities across the area.
The Big Dover Jobs and Volunteering Fair is coming to Cruise Terminal 2 at the Port of Dover on Wednesday, 11 September from 10am to 2.30pm.
More than 50 employers and volunteer groups are expected to exhibit, with a whole range of local jobs and volunteering opportunities available. It is anticipated there could be over 500 jobs on offer and job seekers could even leave with a job offer* on the spot with some employers offering interviews on the day.
The event is free to attend, and thanks to Stagecoach, a free shuttle bus will run throughout the event from Dover town centre to the cruise terminal. The first bus will leave Dover Priory at 9.35am, and the last bus from the cruise terminal will leave at 2.30pm, with buses every half hour from four collection points thereafter, (see below).
| Dover Cruise Terminal 2 | Dover Priory Railway Station | Ladywell (Fire Station) | Pencester Road (Bus Terminus) |
| :00 on the hour | :05 past the hour | :10 past the hour | :20 past the hour |
| :30 past the hour | :35 past the hour | :40 past the hour | :50 past the hour |
There is free car parking at the cruise terminal and free tea/coffee on arrival. The event follows the success of the two previous Big Dover Jobs and Skills Fairs.
Cllr Kevin Mills, Leader of Dover District Council, said:
“We’re delighted to be bringing employers and potential employers together at the Dover Cruise Terminal. We’re also very pleased to be introducing volunteering opportunities to this year’s event, to help us reach out to those who are not necessarily unemployed and those who are retired. This is a great opportunity for people to meet local employers and volunteers, and to hear about exciting opportunities available locally. We’re very grateful to all our partners for supporting this event.”
Employers interested in exhibiting at the event should contact Kerry-Ann Miller at the DWP, (Kerry-ann.miller@dwp.gov.uk). Organisations recruiting volunteers who are interested in exhibiting at the event should contact leigh.chainey@dwp.gov.uk For more information, please see www.dover.gov.uk/JobsFair
(*Job offers subject to the respective employer’s contractual procedures, etc).
Employers confirmed as attending the Jobs Fair include below, with more to follow:
- Akon Security
- Betteshanger Parks
- Briggs Marine
- Canterbury Driver Hire
- Dover District Council
- Dover Marina Hotel
- Border Force
- NHS Professionals
- Royal Navy
- TNB Skills
- Port of Dover
- Viking Maritime Group
- Voyage Care.
Volunteer groups attending include below, with more to follow:
- Dover Big Local
- NuYu
- Future Skills – The Getaway Garden
- Kent Coast Volunteering.