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Vocational Service

The vocational service will continue to be partners to Mencap Pathways in the delivery of the DWP job preparation program for people with an acquired brain injury. Our relationship with Knowsley and Scope will enable us to continue to provide ongoing support to clients in work.

For the coming year we have signed up to 2 new innovative programs supporting sustained employment.
(1) ENGAGEMENT TO RETENTION The vocational service will be working with Working Links and other partners delivering in-work support to 200 people with disabilities over the next 3 years.
(2) LEARNING AND SKILLS COUNCIL ROUTEWAY TO EMPLOYMENT. The second program is in partnership with Greenbank Project and others. This program is also about sustained employment achieved through the participation of a number of partners.

Throughout the year the Working Life Service has supported people employed by Wirral council with job coaching and reasonable adjustment advice. We have also been contracted by Access to work to support people and will look to develop working in this area in the future.

The Working Life service believes that through partnerships we can deliver a more holistic service to our clients. We will be looking to improve the quality our vocational support further by training our staff to NVQ level 3 advice and guidance and ensuring that sessional staff are qualified to this level as a minimum.

For further information, please contact Gerry Tyrrell on 0151 298 3288 or gerry@neurosupport.org.uk.

GREENFINGERS WANTED

Have you thought of the great outdoors being one with nature, no I mean gardening; well we might have just the project to get your fingers GREEN.
We have been looking into “A Plot on the Landscape” yes you've guessed an allotment
I have been exploring the possibility of acquiring an allotment. It is still in the early stages yet, but I would like to bring together people who may have an interest in gardening or think they would like to try something different for a change, no experience necessary. We need to form a planting committee, sorry planning. The intention will be that this group will be people who want to use the allotment on a regular basis and take responsibility for maintaining it in the long term, in other words watch it grow.

My role will be to assist and make links with other relevant organisations and help with funding through the Centre.
Identify what resources are needed to start up.
Ongoing needs of the plot.
What support needs to be in place.
Funding
I don’t want people to worry about managing or having too much responsibility until they are absolutely ready to do so and if this requires training or support then this can be worked through.
If you would like to get involved contact me John Fox 0151 298 3282