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Essex Cares: A guide to Work Based Training and Social Enterprise in West Essex
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A guide to Work Based Training and Social Enterprise in West Essex
Contents
Overview of Work Based Training............................................
Our Services Across Essex........................................................
The Role of Linked Employment................................................
Copy Cats..................................................................................
Noah’s Café...............................................................................
Café Goodman..........................................................................
A Glossary of Essex Cares Services..........................................
Pricing Information....................................................................
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Overview of Work Based Training
Essex Cares offers Work Based Training from 16 sites across the county, providing time limited work experience within a fully functioning business. Vocational Work Based Training enables adults with learning disabilities to gain skills and confidence enhancing their opportunities for employment in the future.
Our specialities include:
Catering
Conferencing
Hospitality
Horticulture
Printing
Recycling and packaging
The Work Based Training sites also offer high quality, excellent value products and services for sale to the general public. This allows our trainees to not only gain skills in that specific sector but also in customer services, gaining a valuable insight into working with the general public, a key factor for future employment. All income generated by the Work Based Training sites is reinvested into the businesses to improve the services on offer to trainees.
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Mid Essex
Our Services Across Essex
South Essex
North EssexWest Essex
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5Countywide
Mid Essex
Strawberry FieldsTel: 01376 556862Catering & hospitality
GreenacreTel: 01245 477280Catering, hospitality & horticulture
Roundwood Garden Centre & Tel: 01376 551728 Catering, hospitality & horticulture
South Essex
Barley TwistTel: 01268 271042Catering & hospitality
Copy Cats 2Tel: 01277 222135Design, print & reprographics
Book Rest Café BrentwoodTel: 07584 580480Hospitality
Book Rest Café BasildonTel: 07584 580479Hospitality
Café
North Essex
Book Rest Café ColchesterTel: 07794 769061Hospitality
Book Rest Café ClactonTel: 07901 848916Hospitality
Oakwood Plough CornerTel: 01255 860550Catering, hospitality & horticulture
Treetops CaféTel: 01206 871320Catering & hospitality
Oakwood PackagingTel: 01255 436967Contract packing
Red HouseTel: 01621 815219Catering, hospitality, horticulture & creative design
The Role of Linked Employment
Essex Cares’ Linked Employment service specialises in placing working age adults with disabilities into a paid job of their choice. Essex Cares work with both the employee and the employer to find jobs that match skills, experience and individual aspirations. Essex Cares support initially with CV writing, job searches and interview techniques, and over the longer term coach individuals during the first few weeks of starting a new role.
Essex Cares continues to support employers with the primary aim of ensuring that employees continue to succeed and develop, completing their job to a high standard. Linked Employment has great benefits for everyone involved.
Linked Employment offers employers…
Highly-motivated employees who will take a pride in their work. People carefully matched to specific jobs. Jobs well done – with the professional support of the Essex Cares’ job coaches where necessary. An opportunity to help someone who will benefit from the stimulation of employment. An opportunity to show a true commitment to the Equal Opportunities legislation and the Disability Discrimination Act. Assistance for the employee in the new job, until they’re able to work independently. Support throughout the whole process and a commitment to provide ongoing information, advice and guidance. Consultancy services for employers relating to positive policies and practices in relation to employment of disadvantaged people.
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… and employees
The stimulation of real and purposeful employment.Employment opportunities where the work is paid at national minimum wage or above. Training offering specific skills that can assist with gaining employment. For example interview techniques and CV writing. Job opportunities from just one hour a week to full time.Opportunities to be recognised for their abilities rather than their disabilities. Increased self-confidence, leading to the possibility of more demanding tasks.The knowledge that they are a valued part of their community.Assistance for the employee in the new job, until they’re able to work independently. Support throughout the whole process and a commitment to provide ongoing information, advice and guidance.
William celebrated 20 years at The Wine Company in Colchester in 2012.
“I like it here because I get out and about and work with lots of nice people”
William’s Manager said, “He is a very valuable employee – he’s full of enthusiasm and is as diligent, hardworking and honest as any member of my team.”
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North Essex8 West Essex
Copy CatsSaffron Walden
Copy Cats is a training co-operative providing Work Based Training in printing, design and reprographics. The centre support individuals to gain the skills they need for future employment, providing work tasters, work experience and training opportunities in a safe working environment which trades within a variety of sectors.
Copy Cats offer a wide range of high quality printing products to local and national organisations as well as providing a bespoke design services to internal and external customers.
Products and services that trainees will be involved in producing include: business cards, leaflets, posters, booklets, photocopying, binding, design, collation, confidential shredding, calendars and website design.
“Copycats is very good and I work hard on my laptop”- Janet, customer at Copycats
“I look forward to my days working at Saffron Walden,
the atmosphere is amazing, everyone - staff & customers
are happy and positive, it’s like working as one
big family.”- Kerry, member of
staff at Copycats
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9North Essex
Find us at:
Saffron Walden Wellbeing & Activity Centre39 Audley RoadSaffron WaldenEssexCB11 3HD
Tel: 01799 522145 Fax: 01799 513878
Email: [email protected]
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8.30 am – 4.30 pm Closed weekends
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Noah’s CaféSaffron Walden
Noah’s Café is a welcoming place that gives practical bite-sized training in food preparation and hospitality. The café is based at the Saffron Walden Wellbeing & Activity Centre, where the staff team offer hands-on training and guidance in a friendly supportive environment.
The team produces café style food, hot lunches, light snacks, buffets and sandwiches for local people and businesses, creating a variety of meals with a different menu every day. Training is given in food hygiene, money handling and health & safety, offering experience that could lead to paid employment in the local area.
The Noah’s Café experience gives people who have a learning disability the opportunity to work in an environment that is both challenging and supportive. Trainees prepare and serve tasty wholesome food in a high quality kitchen, learning the skills they will need to gain a paid job in the community.
“ I like to give good customer service and make the main meals and sandwiches, training to get ready for work in the future and to learn new skills”
- Jamie, customer at Noah’s Cafe
11West Essex
Find us at:
Saffron Walden Wellbeing & Activity Centre39 Audley EndSaffron WaldenEssexCB11 3HD
Tel: 07871 197041 Fax: 01799 522486
Email: [email protected]
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 9.00 am – 3.15 pm Closed weekends
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Café GoodmanHarlow
Café Goodman is situated within Goodman House, near Harlow railway station. The café provides catering and hospitality services to the staff working within this office environment.
The kitchen café is open five days a week, providing a large variety of snacks and refreshments, as well as a hearty lunch menu. The café also offers a coffee bar service offering fresh Fairtrade tea and coffee, sandwiches and homemade cakes.
The mission at Café Goodman is to bring about change by working to enable individuals who experience disadvantage to become valued members of their local community and to gain recognition for their skills and talents. This is achieved by supporting people to take greater control of their lives, to access their local communities and to gain employment.
Café Goodman is an inspiring workplace that gives practical bite-sized training in food preparation and hospitality. The dedicated staff team offer hands on training and advice on reaching each individual’s goals.
“I love working at Café Goodman. The staff are so helpful and friendly. I’m learning a lot about working in the kitchen”.
13West Essex
Find us at:
Goodmans HouseStation ApproachHarlowEssexCM20 2ET
Tel: 01279 404949
Email: [email protected]
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8.00 am – 3.30 pm Closed weekends
A Glossary of Essex Cares Services
Reablement - helping individuals to regain the skills and confidence that they need to remain independent in their own home after a spell in hospital or a period of ill health.
Outreach - supporting individuals at home and within their local community.
Home Share - Host Carers offering day support at their home for a small group.
Sensory Service - providing training and advice in daily living skills to promote safety and independence and providing specialist equipment for hearing and/or visually impaired adults.
Telecare - fully trained staff on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 365 days a year to visit homes following emergency calls from bed sensors, door sensors, smoke alarms etc.
HomeSafe – a range of products and services offering everything you may need to support independence at home and in the local community. Aids and equipment can be delivered to your door and adaptations completed by trained assessors.
Wellbeing & Activity Centres – supporting older adults or those with learning disabilities to remain active in their communities.The centres offer a wide variety of activities on and off site all of which encourage and aid independence.
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Pricing Information
Day (6 hours)
AM or PM (3 hours)
Hourly Rate
Work Based Training One to One Support
£120 £60 £20
Work Based Training Group Support
£35 £20 £8
Linked Employment support will be charged on an hourly rate of £27.
VAT will be charged where applicable.
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For more information about any of these services please contact the centres directly.
For information regarding services within other areas of Essex Cares please call us on 0845 835 0150.
Bente WilsonHead of Service for Work Based Training & Social EnterpriseTel: 07775 757 004
Steve Pickles - Operational Manager West EssexTel: 07585 308 201
0845 835 [email protected]
Printed by Copy Cats Saffron Walden. For sales enquiries email [email protected]
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