Joe and James are WorkFit candidates at the Royal Mail. They are both currently working at a depot in Poole, Dorset. Late Shift Manager, Steven Grout reached out to WorkFit after hearing an interview on Radio 4 about the supported employment programme. Steven...
We are honoured to announce that the National Lottery Community Fund has awarded funding to DSA for three years! We are grateful to the National Lottery for awarding three years' funding for our WorkFit programme, which means that hundreds more people who have Down’s...
Bilal celebrates his work anniversary at HCC Solicitors after seven years of service. Bilal works at HCC Solicitors every Monday and Friday in the post room and has just completed seven years of paid employment with the company. Bilal’s Role In his role, he has the...
In November, we attended the BASE Awards 2024, celebrating and recognising excellence in supported employment, with a standout moment being Severn Trent winning the Large Employer Award. The award was presented to Josie, Ian, and Ed, a Severn Trent...
At the start of October, South Manchester WorkFit Liaison Officer Lucy and North West WorkFit Officer Molly visited Ivy Café in Cheadle to deliver a presentation about the WorkFit programme. They provided an overview to parents and young adults from the South...
September 2024 is very important month for Luke as he reaches two significant personal and professional milestones. Firstly, Luke celebrates his 8 year work anniversary with Wiltshire Police as an Administrator in the Crime & Communications Centre in Devizes. Luke...
At our national office in Langdon Down Centre at the beginning of September, we had a positive meeting with Gillian Bird, our services director at DSA, our local MP, Munira Wilson, and one of our WorkFit candidates, Celia, to discuss DSA work and priorities, including...
As a WorkFit Officer, I am often asked what type of employer is most likely to be inclusive and offer to WorkFit candidates. The answer is that there is no “type” and by being open minded, we ensure that we don’t limit approaching a variety of employers, as we could...
James works with Royal Mail in Poole. He's been part of the team since April and enjoys his work. Late shift manager Steve and WorkFit support James: 'James is a valued team member, and his enthusiasm is a credit to him. Ben’s...
‘I heard about WorkFit and decided to get in touch and find out more. Alison talked to Ben about what kind of job he wanted and his hobbies and interests. Soon after she told us about the possibility of an opportunity for Ben. He now has something that we never...