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Return to Work Toolkit for Employers: May 2020 Dear WorkFit Employers, we hope that you are all safe and well and we know that you will all be working incredibly hard, doing all you can to support your employees, colleagues and customers at this very difficult time. We are grateful that some of you have […]
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Return to Work Toolkit for Candidates and Families: May 2020 Adults who have Down’s syndrome will need to make personalised, informed decisions about when they feel safe to return to work. We are here to support individuals, families and employers through this process. The government has published guidance about the current phase of managing the […]
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Social media sensations Ollie and Cameron have played a starring role in a new film for WorkFit called ‘When I Grow Up…’. The identical twins from Dundee, feature alongside their mother Elaine as they ‘test out’ a number of different jobs. The film aims to promote a presumption of employment, where children grow up ‘expecting’ […]
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To say Daniel’s a pretty active guy is a bit of an understatement – he swims with the Down Syndrome GB team, plays football with Everton in the Community and is due to compete at the Trisome 2020 Games Antalya, Turkey in April. On top of this, he is employed by Partnership for Learning Charity […]
Read more »I have worked closely with charities in a voluntary capacity and as an ambassador over the past 6 years with charities like Teenage Cancer Trust. After graduating with a degree in English at Royal Holloway, University of London, in 2018 I started working in a professional capacity in the charity sector. I had been working […]
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After completing formal education I chose a slightly unconventional route. Instead of heading straight to university, I invested my passion for supported others into working in a residential community for adults with learning disabilities. Through participating in the residents’ every lives, I developed a strong sense of what it means to have a sense of […]
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WorkFit are delighted to have supported Craig to fulfil his ambition to work at his local McDonald’s restaurant. He had his heart set on the job of Customer Care Assistant, where he would be welcoming people to the restaurant, making sure they enjoy their visit, cleaning the tables and keeping the restaurant area clean and […]
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WorkFit – A Parent’s Perspective It was great to hear how much Aaron is enjoying his job at XPO in Manchester. We always love to hear from all those involved in our placements and so we’re delighted to hear the thoughts of his mother Carole: “I am so proud of Aaron at this moment. “I […]
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WorkFit has recently been working with Isaac in Newcastle. Isaac told us that he was keen to work in catering. He’d done work experience in a café and had really enjoyed it. He is a sociable young man, who also enjoys being part of a local theatre group, and he couldn’t wait to get a […]
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We love to hear how our candidates are getting on after being placed in work and so we were delighted to hear from Suzanne, Tom’s mum. Tom works for Timpson in the North West of England. “With support from WorkFit, Tom started working at the Timpson engraving centre in the North West in November 2018. […]
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Photography by Mariana Melo Lima