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<p>Employers looking to offer roles to fewer than 30 Kickstart applicants over the
life of the scheme are able to bid for Kickstart funding via an intermediary, or representative,
organisation. Intermediaries can gather employers keen to offer Kickstart jobs to
make a collective bid to fund 30 or more vacancies.</p><p> </p><p>Smaller employers
will have support from their intermediary to create high quality roles and additional
support so that young people get the most out of their placement, this also reduces
the administrative burden falling on the small employer.</p><p> </p><p>The department
has received significant interest from a wide range of bodies including local authorities,
charities and trade/industry bodies looking to help small organisations deliver Kickstart
jobs for young people at risk of long term unemployment. There is no limit to the
number of employers one intermediary can work with, so long as they are capable of
supporting them all through the process.</p><p> </p><p>Intermediaries can also apply
to add additional Kickstart jobs and new employers to their portfolio after they have
had an initial bid approved to fund 30 or more Kickstart jobs.</p><p> </p>
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