Are you an Armed Forces Veteran living in Denbighshire?
Are you an Armed Forces Veteran living in Denbighshire?
Need support with accessing Employment, Education and Training?
Then Working Denbighshire are here for you!
Working Denbighshire offers veterans expert advice, guidance and support to help remove the barriers hindering them in obtaining a brighter future.
All their services are free of charge!
They also signpost to a wide range of other services that support veterans, such as mental health services and support groups.
You can contact them on 01745 331438 or e-mail them at workingdenbighshire@denbighshire.gov.uk or you can self-refer at www.working.denbighshire.gov.uk.
Support available for Denbighshire residents looking for work
Denbighshire residents who are struggling to secure a job, can apply for free support through the Council's Working Denbighshire team.
Working Denbighshire has been in place since 2018 to help tackle poverty through employment.
The service aims to support individuals by providing access to a network of services to provide career opportunities and develop resilient communities around the county.
Over 300 Working Denbighshire participants have already secured a job through the scheme and over 100 participants have already completed a placement of their choice.
Some of the more typical elements of support Working Denbighshire provides are:
- Job searches, CV writing, interview skills/ techniques and completing job applications
- Confidence building, motivational and wellbeing support
- Support in finding work and volunteering placements as well as training opportunities
- Training to learn new skills and gain qualifications
- Funding to help support with courses, transport, clothing or anything else which may be holding you back (subject to approval).
Councillor Bobby Feeley, Denbighshire’s Lead Member for Well-being and Independence, said: “This proactive approach to improve employment gaps has been put in place to tackle poverty throughout the county.
“It is important that we continue to support our people’s future and provide them with the best possible opportunities.
“By removing barriers and providing this service of support, we are providing individuals with a greater chance of obtaining a job in their chosen career. I would encourage anyone struggling to secure a job to sign up to this service and make great use of the benefits being offered.”
The service has organised free events in libraries across the county to give anyone interested an opportunity to speak with a Working Denbighshire mentor face to face.
Events will take place on Thursday 3rd March and Friday 11th March.
To find an event near you, visit our website or to apply for support fill out the Working Denbighshire referral form via https://working.denbighshire.gov.uk/
New Project for 16-35 year olds in Denbighshire
Project Ready is a pilot project funded by the UK Community Renewal Fund. It aims to demonstrate viable model for replacing the ADTRAC project which closed in March 2021. This innovative approach aims to bring together expertise traditionally associated with both youth services and adult employability projects to form a new cohesive approach for an extended 16-35 year old cohort who are unemployed or economically inactive.
The project will establish a multi-agency team to join up a variety of services around individuals aged 16-35 to address the variety of barriers to employment, raise aspiration, increase motivation and engagement with the labour market or the mainstream DWP employment programmes.
The activities delivered will be:
Engagement – Advertising the project, working with partners to identify potential participants and then working with the individual to inspire them to participant in the project.
Assessment and Planning – working with individuals to identify their current strengths and weaknesses and the barriers they face. Building on this knowledge to coproduce an agreed plan for change. This process will be utilise the new Here2There app to digitally connect participants and staff.
One to One support – offers individual support to build confidence and break down the barriers to find employment or access training. Including confidence and motivation building activities, accessing specific training, IT support, help to fill in application forms for employment or college etc. One to one support provides the motivation and drive to help the individual to reach their goals.
Specialist Advice and Support – The project will include homelessness support and homeless prevention from a specialist advisor embedded in the county’s Homeless Prevention team and specialist benefits and debt management advice from Citizens Advice. Where appropriate we will also sign-post to free counselling services and commission specialist counselling to support those with mental health barriers based on their individual needs.
Work Related Education and Personal and Social Skills Training - available at level 1 and level 2 CQFW. Delivered by the project and accredited by Agored Cymru. Units will focus on confidence, motivation, team work, CVs and interview techniques.
Basic Skills – Delivered by Adult Learning Wales and other providers with support from project staff.
Group Activities – Wellbeing and motivational activities will be commissioned from local providers or delivered directly by project staff, with the selection of activities delivered tailored to the cohort’s preferences and requirements. We have already investigated possibilities with a range of local providers and selections will be drawn from:
- Film, Social Media and digital design activities
- Woodland skills and outdoor activities
- Healthy eating, healthy mind and active lifestyle activities
- Sporting activities