Cat is our new Employment Development Officer for Yorkshire and Humber. She joined the DSA earlier this month and tells us about her career so far and her plans for the future with WorkFit. I’m Cat and I am delighted to have joined the WorkFit team as the new Employment Development Officer (EDO) for Yorkshire […]
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Meet our new EDO for the North West of England … Fran Austin
Fran is our new Employment Development Officer for the North West. She joined the DSA earlier this month and tells us about her career so far and her hopes for the future with WorkFit. After graduating from University in 2012 I started working as a Teaching Assistant in a Special Educational Needs High School in […]
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“It’s the kind of job that I have always wanted” Angus exceeds expectations at Unity Trust Bank
Angus has been working three days a week as a Banking Assistant at Unity Trust Bank since February. Julia, the bank’s HR Director, contacted WorkFit after reading an article in the Sunday Times. The article highlighted the contributions that people with learning disabilities can make to a workforce. Unity Trust Bank’s own inclusive philosophy was […]
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“It has enriched our business in the most profound way”- Izzy goes from strength to strength at Hope and Story
WorkFit is delighted to have been working with fashion brand & retailer Hope + Story for over a year. John, our WorkFit Local Support Network (LSN) Lead in South Manchester, made the initial contact with Susanna who is the Managing Director at Hope + Story. He introduced Susanna to the Employment Development Officer (North) and we’re […]
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Celebrating Three Years of WorkFit Wales at The Senedd
WorkFit Wales celebrated three successful years on 22 May 2017, at a reception hosted by Julie James, Welsh Government Assembly Minister for Skills and Science, at The Senedd in Cardiff Bay. Over 80 people from all across Wales attended the reception. The attendees represented a wide range of people: young people and adults with Down’s […]
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Josiah – My story
My name is Josiah. I visited Nationwide with a school trip and now I am doing work experience there one day a week. I work with with Pete, Lauren, Sophie, Clare, Heather, Ben and Harry. I do the most fabulous job you have ever seen! I wear a Nationwide uniform. It is a blazer, shirt, trousers […]
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“I do the most fabulous job you have ever seen!…The skills I use at Nationwide are teamwork, following instructions and I am polite and friendly.” This is Josiah. The school that Josiah attends encourages all their pupils to do an external work experience placement. Inclusion and promotion of independence is at the heart of what […]
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Emily is one of the team at Cutting Room
WorkFit Yorkshire & Humberside has been working with Cutting Room to secure an employment opportunity for Emily (pictured, right). Following a successful informal interview she initially began a short term paid employment contract as a Salon Assistant, working for 3 hours a week in February 2016. Emily’s duties include welcoming customers, offering refreshments, cleaning […]
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Ben flourishes at the National Laboratory Service
“I want to learn things and I want to push myself. I want to show that I can do things on my own” – Ben WorkFit Yorkshire & Humber has recently been working with the National Laboratory Service (NLS) to secure an employment opportunity for Ben. Following a successful informal interview he began a work […]
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Sally, WorkFit and Baxi Boilers
#MyVoiceMyCommunity WorkFit West Midlands has recently been working with Baxi to offer permanent paid work to WorkFit candidate, Sally. Sally is very happy with her job at Baxi… “I love coming to work. Nikki is amazing and I have lots of new friends. My brother and sister are so happy for me. I bought myself […]
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