WorkFit North West has recently been working with The Christie in Manchester to offer two, 12 week work experience placements to two WorkFit jobseekers. The Christie is a globally renowned centre for cancer care, research and education. It has pioneered cancer...
Month: September 2016
A parent’s perspective of a volunteer placement at Oxfam
Last year, we met with Florence and her mum Jenny to talk about the WorkFit programme and how we could support Florence in her role. We contacted a local Oxfam store to talk about a volunteer opportunity and Graham, a long term volunteer and his manager were both very...
Steve- My Story
My name is Steve I am 25 years old. I work at the cinema 3 days a week. I work on a farm for 2 days a week and I work in a cafe on some other days. I live with a housemate. Once a week I play football and do Judo. I got a gold medal for Judo in Sweden last year. My...
Staff at the Marriott Hotel are thrilled with Lynsey’s work
WorkFit North East has recently been working with the Marriott Hotel to offer a 12-week work experience placement to our candidate, Lynsey. Lynsey began her placement in July as a Kitchen Assistant and works 10 hours a week over 2 shifts. She is now working as a...