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Life Skills

Step Up

 

Step up is the name given to our Improving Employability project with the aim of empowering people of working age who are long term unemployed with enduring mental health needs to regain and/or sustain a meaningful contribution to the wider community, including work related activities. In addition people may have issues around homelessness and /or addictions.  This project enables group members to:

 

• support and empower each other
• help ascertain what opportunities are available
• help gain the appropriate skills required for new opportunities in thework      place
• help group members try new things and become more active in their community
• help group members have the confidence to have a go at volunteering and work experience

 

The project is based in the centre of Bath at James Street West and is supported by the Life Skills team, but the intention is that there is an element of self direction from clients either as a group or as individuals.  For them to practice new skills, learn or refresh old ones such as taking a group session.

We work in partnership with local organisations and churches where appropriate. We also make an effort to find  appropriate placements  for clients within the many Genesis Projects, such as helping with admin, manning the Wood works or charity shops and refer clients on to other projects.

 

The focus has changed from assuming a natural transition into volunteering and jobs to developing the employability skills needed, building confidence and self-esteem while being meaningfully occupied and feeling valued as an individual.

 

We work with clients more holistically thereby helping them not just with employability skills but socially and emotionally as well.  The group has developed together and become much more supportive and tolerant of each others needs.  It is a friendly group of about 8-10 people who welcome new members at any time.

 

Group comments

 

“Step Up has helped me build confidence within the group and is a great help to me, both socially and intellectually”  W

 

“Step Up is a weekly support group for people like me to build confidence and employability skills especially where I feel uncertain in the modern jobs market.”  S

 

“It is not just hard work, there is an element of fun within the group and we often have days out together.”  M

 

 

 

 

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