Employment Pathways: People We Support

Posted on
14 May 2025

Want to earn your own money?

Want to volunteer in your community?

Want to learn new skills and get a qualification?

 

If you are: 

  • 18 years old, or older
  • live in Bury
  • have a learning disability or are neurodivergent

 

We can help you:

  • get a job
  • volunteer
  • get experience of working, learn job skills and get a qualification

 

Want to know more? Get in touch and we'll see if we can help you, or signpost you to someone who can!


You can:

  • do a skills placement to learn job skills and get a qualification
  • get support finding a job or volunteer role

 

Find out more about skills placements here.


Want to find a job or volunteer role? Our job coaches and progressions lead will support you!

 

A job coach is someone with special training who will help you get ready to work or volunteer.

They will:

  • get to know you and help you identify your skills
  • listen to you and agree an action plan with you to learn new skills
  • help you learn how to travel to work
  • come with you on your first day at work
  • have regular reviews with you

A review is when we talk about something that has happened.

 

Progressions lead is someone who will help you find the right job.

The right job is one that:

  • you are good at
  • you want to do
  • gives you the support you need

 

They will:

  • find the right employer
  • find the right job
  • check that you have the right support in your role

Employer is a person or company that gives you a job.


Do you want us to help you get a job, volunteer or do a skills placement?

Get in touch and we'll see if we can help you or signpost you to someone who can!


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