8 ways to change your life

Feel like you need a little support to help you reach your full potential? Well we have got just the thing for you. Read on, and complete the form below to register your interest.

Our Resident Involvement and Community Engagement (RICE) team have launched the 8 ways to change your life programme, which will offer practical information and support in the following ways:

1. Apprenticeships: will be offered in key service areas including care, housing, support customer services and repairs and maintenance. You will receive accredited training, a paid period of work experience, support, mentoring and career advice. Open to Viridian residents only.

2. Volunteering: we offer 12, three month work placements. You will receive training, support, valuable CV experience, become eligible to apply for internal jobs as well as receive a reference from us.

3. Information, advice and guidance: we will provide over 100 sessions to help with employment, career and personal development. This will include sign posting to internal and external opportunities, training, needs assessment and professional recommendations.

4. The Duke of Edinburgh Award: is aimed towards residents between 14 and 23 years old and will provide a nationally accredited award to participants who complete a project, volunteering work and an expedition.

5. Resident Community Advocates: we are looking to recruit a team of residents to carry out community outreach work on our estates and schemes or by contacting residents by phone. All advocates will receive accredited training, some form of payment and one to one support.

6. Start your own business support: if you are interested in starting up your own business we can help provide you with practical support, advice, training and access to a range of resources. If you provide a service we can use, we will also consider a paid trial and if successful, regular work and recommendation to our partners.

7. Career and training support: if you have a career goal or training course you would like to complete, but can’t afford the fees, we can help you in return for some volunteering work.

8. Employment training programme: is offered to those who are having difficulty finding work or need help to develop certain skills in order to gain work. The programme includes mentoring, one to one support, interview techniques, CV and application training, referrals to recruitment agencies and advice about the current job market.

Interested? Complete the form below, or contact Robert Cooper on 0330 123 0220 or e-mail robert.cooper@viridianhousing.org.uk (Please note that priority is given to Viridian Residents).