Communities for Work Plus
Our team of Employment Mentors provide one-to-one mentoring and employment support in the community, helping people to train and upskill, empowering them to build the confidence and experience that they need to apply for the jobs they want.
Don’t worry about eligibility criteria, our Triage Workers will work this out for you and one of our team members or partners will always be able to assist.
Communities for Work+ supports local residents who are unemployed or who are at risk of being made redundant to get back in to work. Our project is voluntary and we help people who are work ready into employment, by providing one-to-one support, guidance and training. We can help you build your confidence, gain work experience, learn new skills, and improve your CV. CfW+ is funded via Welsh Government and SPF. The project is delivered by Merthyr Tydfil’s County Borough Council’s Employment Team.
How We Can Help
Support is offered one-to-one, in a local venue in your community, such as the Town Centre Hub (next to the Works), your local library or community centre. The support provided is tailor made to suit your individual needs and help you accomplish both your short and long term employment goals. We support people to upskill and gain more experience in their chosen field, with the aim of supporting people into their desired work roles.
Employment Support
- 1-2-1 mentoring to support you into work step by step
- Support with CV writing, cover letters, completing applications and applying for work
- Support to access funded training to increase your employment opportunities
- Help to identify and plan a route for your chosen career path
- Confidence building and breaking down barriers to employment
- Help to create a Universal Credit account and update your journal
- Interview preparation
- Help to find an Apprenticeship
- Support to find and start paid employment
Training Support
You might be eligible to access funded training via the CfW+ programme. We can provide a wide range of training, tailored to your needs. Such as:
- First Aid
- CSCS Card & Health & Safety in the Construction Environment
- Manual Handling
- Dumper/Roller training
- Food Hygiene - Level 2
- COSHH
- Safeguarding
Additional Support
- Small pot of discretionary funding available for participants to overcome barriers to work, for example support to fund work wear/PPE and travel costs
- Help from our Employment Liaison Officer to job match vacancies with local employers
- Help with computers and getting online
- Support with essential skills (Adult Community Learning (ACL)
- Better off calculations
- Help with confidence and motivation
- Support for individuals with disabilities and work limiting health conditions
Support Available for Employers
If you are an employer, looking for staff can be a time consuming process. We provide free support for local employers to find the right candidates and cut down on the time and cost of the recruitment process:
- One point of contact to work closely with you to source the right candidates with the required skills and training, to meet your job specification
- Applicant pre-screening interview to ensure the candidate is suitable
- Work trials available
- In work support for both employee & employer
- Pre-employment training provided if required
- Free PPE provision
- Information and advice on funding opportunities
Who We Have Helped
Coming up roses - Participant into work
Camille thanked Communities for Work Plus for helping her to start her dream job as a Florist at Flowers by Hamilton. She explained that she loves her new job and thoroughly enjoys working alongside Karen who has been so supportive in mentoring and training her. “I feel like I just slotted in like it was meant to be”.
Get in touch
If you would like to find out more about support for yourself or someone you are supporting please call us on 01685 725364 or you can e-mail us at C4wmailbox@merthyr.gov.uk Alternatively you can check out our Facebook page at Communities for Work Plus Merthyr Tydfil - Facebook to keep up to date with our upcoming events
If you would like to refer yourself or someone you are supporting into the project please complete our referral form below: