WORK IN ACTION
"NEVER CURB YOUR AMBITION"
Our Programmes
Our Programmes
1. Big Aims 50 - for service users who are 50 and over and currently unemployed
2. Action-to-Work - for service users who are 18 and over who are currently unemployed
3. Homeless-to-Work - for service users who have experienced homelessness or are at risk of homeless and currently unemployed
4. Start-up for Business- for business entrepreneurs starting up a new enterprise
5. The Families Estates Project- for 16+, part of a 'family unit,' living on a council estate with complex & challenging issues
6. Communities to Work - for single parents, ESOL students (level 1+), 25+ , or people with learning difficulties or disabilities, currently unemployed
7. Work Action Mobile - for currently employed people looking for a new challenge & need help updating their interview skills & help with their CV, Cover letter, or Personal Statement for that new job opportunity.
Our Programmes in action-a brief overview
Big Aims 50
There is much attention on younger age groups regarding unemployment, particularly in the current times. However, people are living longer, and are expected to retire much later. Work in Action offer an employment programme specifically for those over the age of 50, who may have become unemployed for a variety of reasons. Older age groups still have much to offer the world of work, particularly regarding experience and know how. But we also recognise that in some cases they may require up skilling. This is why we want to convince employers (as well as older clients themselves) that older individuals still have an important part to play in shaping the future of the world of work for many years to come.
Our programme aims to take an holistic approach in the process of rebuilding the confidence of service users on this project. The individual will have the opportunity to retrain where necessary, have access to work placements, interview skills training, and other training (such as Social media skills) as required.
Action-to-Work
This programme is aimed at those who are 18 and above, who have been unemployed for 6 months or more. We will assess current levels of confidence, skills, current training and need, and through a series of workshops, 1-2-1’s and other opportunities- such as work placements and work trials with employers (in both the voluntary and commercial sector)-we aim to move individuals into full employment with ongoing support provided throughout their journey.
HOMELESS-TO-WORK
This programme supports individuals on their journey from homelessness into sustained employment and independent living. So if you have previously been homeless (or are at risk of homelessness) we will work with your current accommodation provider and equip you with the necessary next steps in order to gain sustained employment.
Our programme aims to rebuild confidence and self-esteem by prioritising any interests you may have (e.g. music, art, sport, hospitality, teaching, mentoring, catering, construction) which may help facilitate this journey.
Once individuals are settled into the project and have built up the necessary levels of trust and confidence with us, they are ready to take the next step in their journey. At this point we can offer a range of opportunities and learning, including work experience, volunteering, and other measures that will further empower the individual to move forward in their journey towards full employment & independent living.
START-UP FOR BUSINESS
This project aims to work with anyone (over the age of 18) who wants to learn the fundamentals of starting up a new business. It will:
• Encourage anyone who has a great idea but who may lack the basic knowledge of how to start up a new business.
•Look at some of the basic legal structures of a business, for example, sole trader, limited company, Community Interest Company, etc.
•How to register your company
•The importance of filing confirmation statements and Company accounts on time.
• Provide practical entrepreneurial advice in order to enhance individual employability
• Provide support and guidance during the process.
THE FAMILIES ESTATES PROJECT
Aims:
•Helping those living within the ‘family unit’ on council estates who have complex & challenging lives.
•Looking at elements of dysfunctionality within the family unit (for example, domestic violence, criminal behaviour, anti-social behaviour, substance abuse) and look to improve the lives of the individuals concerned.
•Looking at routes to employability as part of this journey.
•Using an holistic approach we aim to involve all members within the family unit when looking to address some of the issues & barriers faced.
•Can be delivered in Newham, Tower Hamlets, Barking & Dagenham, and Waltham Forest.
COMMUNITIES TO WORK
COMMUNITIES TO WORK
•Our Communities to Work programme is an exciting voluntary programme catering to a wide base of services users.
•Whether you are an ESOL student looking to use your newly acquired English skills to apply for employment, a single parent wanting to enter or re-enter the job market, someone with learning difficulties or disabilities, wanting to boost your employability, or are an individual over the age of 50.
•The programme is specifically aimed at capturing groups who have a particular set of challenging employment barriers unique to them.
•For example, an ESOL service user who not only has to adapt to a new language and often a new environment, but also needs to acquire employability skills in order to start the process of looking for work.
•Or a single parent, who has barriers around childcare, and may also lack confidence after a period out of work.
•We offer 1-2-1 CV building, confidence building, interview skills training, and online job search, all delivered in the comfortable and relaxed surroundings of your local community centre, library, or office.
WORK ACTION MOBILE
Work Action Mobile
Are you bored in your current role & looking for a new challenge?
Do you feel like you’re in a rut in your current role (or perhaps you're looking for a second job)? Are you looking for the chance to grow in your career, if only the right employment opportunity came along? If that opportunity did come along would you be ready to take advantage of it?
Chances are you would first need to dust off your old CV and prepare for that potential interview. (How long ago was it since the last one again!?!) Why not let us take the strain.
We’ll get you prepared and ready to take advantage of that new job opportunity with an up-to-date CV or Personal statement exactly tailored to that new job you’ve been seeking, with some tailor-made interview skills to match so that you can apply for your new role with confidence.
Work Action Mobile offers something completely different. It offers currently employed individuals who are looking to change jobs or roles the chance to update or remodel their old CV to their latest potential job opportunity (along with a cover letter, or personal statement, if needed). Plus, the opportunity to brush up on your interview skills for that prospective role, as well.
Additionally, Work Action Mobile will come to you! Whether you live in Newham, or the surrounding boroughs (Hackney, Tower Hamlets). We can meet with you face-to-face in designated local spaces within your borough, or online to go through your particular needs.
So if you’re facing the daunting prospect of a telephone interview for the first time in a while, or a face-face interview, or you are having to face an online interview for the first time via Zoom or Microsoft Teams, we’ll get you thoroughly prepared and help you through the whole process.
A service for currently employed people?
We have highlighted currently employed individuals who are looking to change jobs or roles because they are often overlooked in the mellay of employment support opportunities available, due to the fact that they are employed.
But even employed individuals need an up-to-date and current CV, cover letter and/or personal statement, plus some good interview tips to get them into that new role.
Whilst the benefits of being in a job cannot be over stated, you’ll still need to sell yourself all over again, & in most cases, go through the same initial steps as any unemployed applicant would to secure that coveted position.
If you would like to know more please contact us on the details below. But for now, your dream CV, with sound interview preparation advice for your new role, could be just a phone call away!