Are you aged 16-24 with a disability, living in Liverpool and not in work or at College?

We can help

Get in touch and we’ll arrange to meet up and chat about the choices you have and make a plan for your future.

The help we can give is personal to you and very practical and could include advice about applying for college, arranging work experience or providing help and advice about benefits and money matters - whatever you need.

Take the first step – contact Lisa / Darina / Terri – 0151 284 2438 or neet@greenbank-project.org.uk

The Routeways to Employment for Disabled People (REDP) project has been run successfully by Greenbank with 11 partners – Alt Valley Community Trust, Daisy UK, ELECT, Liverpool ADHD Foundation, Mencap Liverpool, Merseyside Welfare Rights, Merseyside Society for Deaf People, Moving on With Life and Learning, Network Employment Merseycare NHS Trust, Neurosupport and The Independence Initiative since September 2008.

Comments from participants* include:

“Routeways has supported me in many ways to find a job. It gave me the chance to learn how to fill in application forms and read person specifications”

“The programme has helped me to develop my confidence and skills”.

Thanks to Greenbank staff Lisa Turner, Shirley Spofforth, Trevor Wright, Dave Swinden, Jane Bentley and Tommy Waddell.

REDP has delivered the following outcomes:

• 501 people supported (404 in Liverpool and 97 in Knowsley)
• 150 people into employment
• 100 people into employment lasting 13 weeks or more 215 work placements completed
• and the support of 185 employers.

*Source Routeways To Employment evaluation by Lenford White, February 2011.

The Routeways to Employment Achievements and Employer Recognition Awards 2010 took place on Thursday 9 December at Greenbank College.

Routeways to Employment for disabled people (Liverpool and Knowsley) has been operated by Greenbank since autumn 2008. The programme has offered help and support for 482 disabled people to find and stay in work.

Among those recognised was Brian Jones who commented: “Since joining the Routeways to Employment programme, I have passed numerous qualifications and have successfully found paid employment for the first time in 20 years at Greenbank College as a Learning/Job Coach.” Other winners were Paul Mellor, Joyce McCrystal, Alan Pang, Jack Winter, John Darroch, Lee Taylor, Carlus Herbert, Callum Robinson, Joanne Whitby, Terry Kelly, Andrew Budai, Debbie Kelly, Kahli Morris and Darko Martinovic.

Routeways has also worked closely with local employers to provide

opportunities for disabled people and the following employers were recognised at the event for their contribution to the project: Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradbury Fields, Currys, Everyman, Lee Valley Housing, Liverpool FC Store (Liverpool One), May Logan Healthy Living Centre, Mercury ITC, Natural Breaks Merseyside and Petticoats-A-Plenty.

Kerry Edwards of Mencap, (a Routeways project partner) said: ‘LFC Store offered our learner a voluntary work placement and trained her on shop floor duties. She has now been employed by Liverpool FC Store and works between 8 and 16 hours per week. They have made every effort to introduce the learner to all staff and make her feel like a valued member of the team.’

A great chance for eligible* job seekers to find out about the current Future Jobs Fund (FJF) vacancies available through Greenbank and Local Solutions.

• Details of up to 70 vacancies available on the day
• Immediate starts
• Wide range of jobs including admin, finance, sports,catering, education, media, maintenance, recycling and more…
• Apply / arrange an interview on the day (if selected)
• Staff available to help with application
• Drop in to Local Solutions, Mount Vernon Green, Hall Lane, Liverpool, L7 8TF between 10am and 2.30pm on Tuesday 16 November

Future Jobs Fund vacancies are promoted through Jobcentre Plus networks. All applications must be made through a Jobcentre, contact your advisor for more details about this event.

* Eligibility criteria – 18 to 24 year old JSA claimant – between 26 and 50 weeks after claiming

Come along to find out more about Greenbank Routes into Work at an Open Day 10am to 12pm or 2pm to 4pm Monday 8 November at Greenbank Sports Academy.

Greenbank Routes into Work offers a free 5 week course (16 hours per week) running 9am – 5pm Tuesday and Thursday from 16 November.

For more information, download the leaflet below:

Download the routes into work leaflet as a pdf (3.4mb)

Christian Adeniran (Work Based Learning  & Employment Manager) and Paul Henwood (Routeways participant) were interviewed on BBC Radio Merseyside (25 May 2010) to talk about the Routeways project. 

Listen to the recording below:

Thank you to BBC Radio Merseyside for providing us with the audio footage.

Greenbank Employment Services is pleased to launch its new website. We are expecting a few teething problems and would appreciate your comments and feedback, using the comments box below, about the new site including any errors that you find – thank you for your help and patience.