Find a Job
People with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) have unique challenges and strengths when it comes to employment and career development. Finding a Job at the best of times can feel like a big job in of itself.
In Wirral there are a range of services to help you achieve success, find a job, access training, move on to further education or to take the next step in your career.
Involve Northwest
The service offers free, confidential advice & guidance to support you back into employment. We work with a range of specialised partner agencies, such as Wirral Change, to help support you to overcome a range of barriers that are preventing you from going to work. ReachOut provides you with a personalised Job Coach who will offer you one-to-one planning sessions, help with writing or amending your CV, online job searching, support with job applications, practicing interview techniques and help with building your confidence to help with the transition of actually starting your new job.
There is no need to feel nervous or worried that you don’t know what skills you can offer a new employer, our professionally qualified Job Coached are here to guide you and support you throughout. We have received thousands of Thank You’s over the years for the fantastic work they do for local people, and most of all for the positive way they made people feel!
Tel: 0151 644 4500
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Youth Employment Hub - Merseyside Community Training
The Hub is accessible to all young people ages 16 to 24 to access employment and training support with a vision of then progressing toward a positive destination. The Hub embraces a collaborative approach by working with a host of partner organisations and key stakeholders to ensure that members have access to the best possible provision to support their individual needs.
You will have access to:
Workstation with free Wifi - Career guidance and support - Workshops and career talks - MCT Digital Community Campus - Vocational Library - Employment Opportunities - Events - Mentoring/Coaching - Training
Tel: 0151 294 4460
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National Careers Service
Job support if you have special educational needs or a disability
Get help finding and staying in work if you have a disability or health condition.
How specialist advice can help
It's illegal to discriminate against someone with a disability. Yet many disabled people still face challenges in the workplace. This includes finding work and remaining in it.
If you're finding it difficult, specialist advice may help you to:
understand your legal rights at work
reach your career goals
explore your options
find funding and support like Access to Work
access professionals like mentors, advocates and disability adviser
Many UK employers are committing to create more inclusive workplaces through Disability Confident.
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Career Connect
We are a charity committed to helping young people and adults realise their potential. We deliver high quality and professional career, employment and training services in schools, in the community and in prisons.
We are passionate about inclusion and social mobility and committed to helping the most disadvantaged to create a better future.
We help people to achieve success, by helping them to get a job, get into training or education, or plan the next step in their career.
Tel: 0151 556 2620
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Wirral Change
At Wirral Change we are linked with our community by employing individuals from different BAME backgrounds onto the team, allowing a direct approach to methods of support.
The service provides tailored employment advice, but also caring, positive one-to-one culturally sensitive support, which helps tackle employment issues to ensure empowerment of our community. Our dedicated employment team provides practical help and emotional support, as we knows ‘one size doesn’t fit all’.
The service provided by Wirral Change Employment team is confidential & completely free; this is thanks to The Reachout Partnership
Tel: 0151 649 8177
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Wirral Lifelong Learning
Lifelong Learning offers adults an opportunity to access a range of courses that are specifically designed to encourage and develop: a love of learning, new skills, self-development and personal growth, access to new subjects and basic qualifications in your chosen subject. We are the 'Lifelong Learning Service' Wirral Council's Adult Learning Service. We offer courses for adults (19+).