DFN Project SEARCH Supported Internship - Asda

DFN Project SEARCH Hull - ASDA is a Supported Internship programme based within Asda Mount Pleasant, offering a variety of different placement opportunities within a retail environment.

The programme lasts one academic year (Sept- July), giving the interns the opportunity to experience three rotations in different departments, learning a variety of useful and transferable job skills, through hands-on experience. Interns are required to attend Monday to Friday, from 9:00 - 16:00.

We have a variety of information sessions going on throughout the year, in-person and online (check the images for a detailed list of all available). We are accepting applications for the 2026/2027 class of interns, with interviews to go ahead in March 2026.

A typical day of a DFN Project SEARCH intern starts at 9:00 in our base room at Asda Mount Pleasant.

During that 9:00 session, interns learn a variety of different employability and life skills, such as customer service, budgeting, workplace safety, etc. We also invite a variety of guest speakers to talk to our interns about employment, independent living skills and areas of interest of the interns.

At 10:00 am, interns start a typical 5-hour workday in their chosen role, forming part of the Asda team. They will be supported with learning their tasks through an Asda mentor and the DFN Project SEARCH Job Coach, who will break down the tasks and create resources to assist the intern in working independently. We offer our interns a variety of placement opportunities in the following areas: Ambient foods (canned & packaged food), George Clothing, Produce, Warehouse, Checkouts, etc.

At 15:00, the interns will return to their base room to discuss their day and review their skills before leaving to go home at 16:00.

After finishing the course, interns will continue to be supported for a further 8 months in their search for employment, through Job Clubs. In these sessions, we will support with applying for jobs and interview skills.

There is no formal assessment for this programme. However, interns will have weekly feedback from their Mentors and Job Coach with support put in place to help them develop further with their skills.

You will need:

• To have an active Educational Health and Care Plan (EHCP) or be in receipt of one by enrolment (July-August)

• Be aged between 16 and 24 years of age

• Live within Hull or the East Riding of Yorkshire

• Have the desire to achieve full time employment (16 hours at least)

This programme will allow you to develop transferable job skills, and many of our past interns have gone on to find employment within Asda and other businesses, in a variety of roles.