The Gr@nd Supporting People into Employment

1. The Gr@ndSupporting People into Employment

2. The impact of employment on health Dhalgren and Whitehead

3. What we do • 73% UK population is online (O.N.S Internet Access - Households and Individuals, 2013 ) • Help people identify what their skills are and what types of jobs would suit them • Support searching for vacancies, applying, and then interview techniques • Two sessions a week, book 30min slots.

4. Participants and sessions 172 people attended Jan 2013-Dec 2013 53% male 47% female Age range 17- 65 years old 78% referred from the Job Centre 114 sessions delivered Average contact per participant is 26hours

5. Outcomes • 110 people completed a CV from Scratch • 41 people Updated a CV • 39% got at least one interview • 31 went on to get employment Additional Outcomes 2 people set a quit date and 1 successfully quit at 4 weeks 2 went on to complete silver surfers 1 referred to our healthy weight programme

6. Case Study ‘Thank you so much, you have had endless patience for me and that has helped me considerably’ Sandra came to the Gr@nd in April 2013 to get help in creating a CV after being made redundant from the job she had done for 25 years. Due to her age and having done the same job for such a long time Sandra felt nervous about applying for jobs and her self esteem was low. Over the period of 3 months Sandra has attended Job Club and Job Search almost every week. In order to help Sandra we helped her with • Confidence Building • CV Writing • Role Play (interview scenarios) • Interview Skills / Techniques We were delighted when Sandra contacted us to let us know that she had been offered a permanent job at a Residential Care home in Gravesend.

7. Case Study ‘Without the help and assistance from staff at The Gr@nd’s Job Club I don’t know what would have happened to me and my family, and for that I thank you greatly’ Praimbegan attending The Job Club in May 2012. He and his family were forced to move to the UK from Montserrat as his only remaining relative had died and was also made redundant. In Montserrat Praim was a Painter & Decorator by trade. This is the type of work he wanted to carryout in the UK but needed a Valid Construction Skills Certificate Card (CSCS) Card to be able to work on sites etc Praim speaks fluent English but was unable to read or write in English which was a barrier to him achieving his CSCS card. His confidence was considerably low and he also lacked basic IT Skills and doesn’t have access to the internet He broke down at Job Club once, expressing his need for employment and income for his family After enquiring at various training providers in the area The Gr@nd was able to enrol Praim on an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) course at Adult Education. After lots of hard work, Praim has developed significantly in his ability to read and write English. Praim went on to study for the CSCS test. He passed the test and eventually received his CSCS Card through the post. This made him very happy. Although Praim is still looking for work, his outlook on life has changed dramatically and the CSCS card gives him a much greater opportunity to get into employment.

8. Liz Read: Operational Manager at The Gr@nd liz.read@thegrand.org.uk 26 King Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2DU 01474 320123