What We Deliver Skills 4 You provides a safe
environment for individuals to actively engage in a workshop setting. We
support individuals who are returning to the labour market or those who are
taking their first tentative steps towards employment.
On offer is a programme of
practical skills development with a choice of activities, skill scanning to
address transferable skills for employment sectors, expectation and progression
route management. We assist and inspire engagement with the social aspects of
life to support mental health and well-being and eventually a positive
progression or life change. Our knowledgeable and experienced team work with
partner providers to enable our clients to identify barriers, acknowledge
actual barriers and work towards finding solutions. Our partner and referral
agencies are aware that we support clients with complex issues to achieve
appropriate and tailored lifestyle adjustments.
Skills 4 You currently offers a choice
of programmes:
Woodcraft: - clients learn to make
a range of items using recycled timber that can be kept by the individual or
sold to support additional resource purchases.
Craft: - clients make a wide range
of items using different materials and crafting techniques to create pieces of
art.
The programmes include face to face contact activity across
a minimum of 8 weeks, followed by 6 months of weekly tracking
contacts. During the tracking period clients are offered continued
support with the following and more:
Employment
opportunity updates
Application
support
Partner agency
referrals
Confidence/motivation
building
Pre-Interview
preparation
Work
experience/volunteering
Suitable
interview clothing
Bus fares where
relevant
Programme
visits
We know that people
are different and have diverse needs - some need a face to face
service for a short period where others need significantly longer
engagement to allow us to provide appropriate holistic support. We
deliberately maintain small groups of 8 � 10, this ensures that
everyone can have the level of support they personally need as they
progress through the programme.
Health & Wellbeing advice and Therapeutic Interventions: Clients are offered support and
encouragement to address mental health and wellbeing issues championed by our
Therapeutic Life Coach. Interventions are delivered through group and/or one to
one sessions. These engagements enable clients to identify personal barriers
and explore solutions to allow progression to a positive destination, whatever
that may be for each individual. Areas that are addressed during these sessions
include:
Motivation and
courage to identify barriers and find solutions
Support to
understand and cope with stress and anxiety
Exploring and
changing patterns of behaviour
Reducing risk
of returning to bad habits
Exploring and
identifying issues around health & wellbeing
Education about
additional support and services on offer locally
Taking control
and learning to manage disturbing or distracting thoughts
Building pride
in personal care