Access to Employment
Access to Employment helps people to get paid work through supporting them with:
- Career planning
- Preparing for work
- Work experience and voluntary work
- Job search activities
- Job placement and support
- Ongoing support in work
- Employer awareness training and support
You can download a leaflet about the work that Access to Employment does.
Citizen Jacks Café
- CJ's is a busy café in the centre of Woolwich that offers training to people who want to work in retail or catering.
- People are supported to develop a range of skills in all aspects of the running of the café including; food preparation, cooking, taking orders, taking payment, general customer care and cleaning.
Working with Words
Working with Words works with people with learning disabilities to make information easier to understand.- They have worked with many organisations, including: Transport for London, the Healthcare Commission, Department of Health, Department for Constitutional Affairs, BILD, London Sports Forum, Mencap, SCIE, Oxleas NHS Trust, Kent, Greenwich and tower Hamlets Councils
- They support people to develop IT and multimedia skills.
- You can find out more about them at their website at www.workingwithwords.org.
Riverwood
- Riverwood is part of Greenwich Mencap and works with people to develop skills in craft and retail.
- The project recycles driftwood from the Thames and uses it to make things like furniture and picture frames.
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
Greenwich Community College
The college provides a range of vocational courses for people with learning disabilities as well as supporting people to access mainstream courses.
