Working for Health

Are you aged 18 - 29 years old?

Do you have a disability, learning disability/difficulty, mental health condition or long term health condition?

Do you want to find employment?

Do you live in Hull or the East Riding?

If the answer to these questions is yes then please read on for an exciting opportunity...…..

This-Ability is a National Lottery Community Fund programme aimed at finding 500 young people sustainable employment.

The aim of the project is to provide specialist support and training for young people to access work and learning. This will give young people the opportunities to explore and experience specific occupational sectors. Participants will also complete an ‘Employability Passport’.

Working for Health is an organisation that helps to change people’s lives in their journey back to employment. We offer support for people with a disability/learning disability/difficulty or a long-term health/Mental health condition to redefine their skills and find new opportunities – helping get closer to the world of work. In conjunction with Humber Learning Consortium we are running the This-Ability programme, to engage with learners with a disability/learning disability/difficulty or a long-term health/Mental health condition and help them secure employment.

The This Ability Programme at Working for Health enables the participant to complete the CBI employability skills and core capability skills, gain their employability passport, and prepares them for employment in the Health and Social Care sector. This is achieved by providing a blended approach to learning with one to one mentoring and coaching, classroom-based learning, as well as work experience opportunities.

These one to one meetings continue at regular intervals throughout the programme. These are held either in our offices, during their work placement or closer to home if required. As soon as is practicable, the participant starts on their work placement of one day or one-half day a week.

The classroom-based sessions are twice weekly. The first includes job search related activities such as CV development, application forms, interview preparation, communication skills development, digital skills training, and team building exercises.

The second classroom day is specific care skills training based on the Care Certificate. This training gives the participants the opportunity to consider the theory relating to working in Health and Social Care.

The training is on a rolling basis, there would be no need to wait until the course starts again, people can join at any time. Areas covered in the Care Certificate include: Duty of Care, Safeguarding, First Aid, Infection Prevention, Basic Life support and many more.

Learners will work to achieve an Employability Passport with a dedicated mentor

Aged 18-29

Unemployed

Living in Hull or the East Riding

Anyone with a mental health condition, disability/learning difficulty or long term health condition

Visit: http://this-ability.org.uk/

email: this-ability@hlc-vol.org or hello@workingforhealth.co.uk

Call: (01482) 242808