{"id":38,"date":"2026-10-16T12:32:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-jobboard\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T23:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T23:46:31","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-jobboard\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A job board for one town<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Fourways Jobs (sample) started in 2014 as a felt board in the library foyer. It is still there, and now every ad is online too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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Local work, close to home<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Most people on the board want a job they can reach by bus or on foot, and most employers want someone from the neighbourhood. We put the two together, about 900 ads a year (sample).<\/p>

The board is run by a small non-profit team. Employers pay for ads; asking about a job is always free.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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House rules for every ad<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We read every ad before it goes up. These are the rules, written down so job seekers and employers can hold us to them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The pay is on the ad<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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An hourly rate or a yearly range, before tax. Ads that say “competitive” do not go up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The employer is real<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We call every new employer and check the address before their first ad goes up (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A closing date, kept<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ads come down on the closing date, or earlier when every tab is torn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Free to ask, always<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Job seekers never pay to ask about a job, and nobody may charge for training or uniforms before you start.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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The people who run the board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Three staff and a rota of volunteers at the job desk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Grace Mensah<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Board manager (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Reads every ad and calls every new employer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Ivan Petrov<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Employer accounts (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Takes new ads and tears the tabs when openings fill.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Noor Haddad<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Job desk coordinator (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Runs the Tuesday and Thursday sessions at the library.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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Questions about the board?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Call us on weekdays, or send a message and the right person replies within two working days (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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