If you are facing barriers to work and would like a helping hand, our Work and Health Programme – Pioneer will support you to find the right job and reach your true potential.
We work with you to:
- Find the right job for you and your personal circumstances
- Explore your strengths, aspirations and support needs
- Develop your confidence, skills and qualifications
- Introduce you to positive and open-minded employers
- Explore self-employment as a possible option
Our WorkFit team can also offer 1:1 support if your physical or mental health is affecting you at work.
Don’t worry if you don’t feel ready for work when we first meet. It’s our job to help you get ready in a way that works for you.
PLEASE NOTE:
Whilst this programme continues to support people who have already enrolled, we are no longer taking on new participants.
However, Seetec offers a variety of alternative programmes which may suit your needs.
We also offer in-work support for both you and your employer – including advice and funding towards workplace adjustments.
Eligibility
To be eligible for Work and Health – Pioneer, you will be Economically Inactive (which means you’re not currently in work or training), and you face one or more of the following barriers:
Have a disability or health condition as defined in the Equality Act 2010 OR you satisfy the early access criteria below.
- Ex-offender (someone who has completed a custodial or community sentence) or offender (someone who is serving a community sentence)
- Carer or ex-carer
- Homeless person
- Former member of His Majesty’s (HM) Armed Forces or member of the HM Armed Forces reserves
- Partner of current or former HM Armed Forces personnel
- Person for whom a drug/alcohol dependency, including a history of, presents a significant barrier to employment
- Care leaver
- Refugee
- Young person in a gang
- Afghan Resettlers
- Ukrainian Evacuees
I used to be worried that I would not be able to keep a job, but I have. I like having a purpose. This all makes me positive about the future
Rachel, participant on the Work and Health Pioneer programme
Support offered by Work And Health – Pioneer
Helping you learn and manage your work routine
Support with job search, CVs and interview prep
Work trials, working interviews and routeways in the sector of your choice
Activities to enhance your health and wellbeing including volunteering, healthy eating, physical activity
In-work support
Specialist help to overcome barriers such as substance abuse, managing anxiety or family support
Support with setting up your own business
Guiding you through available benefits and offering money advice
The Work And Health Programme – Pioneer is delivered in the following areas:
Southern England
- Avon
- Berkshire
- Brighton
- Buckinghamshire
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Gloucestershire
- Hampshire
- Isle of Wight
- Oxfordshire
- Portsmouth
- Somerset
- Surrey
- West Sussex
- Wiltshire
North West England
- Cheshire
- Greater Manchester
- The Wirral
