FINDING quality permanent staff to help manage its 4,500 homes is no problem for Signpost Housing Group in Blandford, who have chosen to enlist the help ofJobshop UK.

The Poole based Recruitment Company, which also supplies temporary staff to Signpost, has recently placed two contract administrators to help support customers with their maintenance enquiries in its subsidiary business - Signpost Services Ltd.

Signpost develops approximately 500 homes a year throughout the south and south west of England, working in partnership with local authorities, housing associations, local communities, voluntary and statutory agencies. Signpost Services manages and maintains a further 25,000 homes across the south and southwest.

"We have a good working relationship with Jobshop UK", says Tracey Fox, personnel officer at Signpost Housing Group. "They have taken the trouble to get to know how we work and provided us with some excellent candidates".

New contract administrators, Debbie Junnier and Vivienne George, have joined a team of 19 in Signpost Services' building maintenance department, and will be liaising between tenants and tradesmen to ensure that residents enjoy excellent standards of customer service.

"As with all our clients, our success with Signpost Housing Group is based on our ability to identify candidates who have the right qualifications and qualities to meet our client's specific needs", says Jobshop UK's director, Tracey Wood.

"Together with an honest and open approach, it is these factors that engender the trust and confidence that enable us to build a close relationship with clients."

Find Jobshop UK at 175a High Street, Poole. Call 01202 674488 for further details.