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Shaw Trust: Mid and West Essex

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.We empower people from childhood to career through our services embracing employability, education, learning and skills, children’s services and health and wellbeing support.Our co-created services include large scale employability programmes, specialist services for communities, residential care for children, targeted support for young people, on-the-job learning and training and individual guidance and support.

Areas of support include:
Employability and skills - supporting people in the workplace, especially those with complex needs.
Children/young people - support and building resilience in vulnerable/disenfranchised youth.
Health and wellbeing - improving mental and physical health for those in employment and those who are unemployed.
Learning and skills - for 18-24 year olds, adults, employers and schools/academies/colleges.

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Who can use this service?

Anyone who is Economically Inactive (so not in work or training) and faces the barriers from either having a disability/health condition or satisfy the early access criteria. (this includes: offenders / ex-offenders, carers / ex-carers, homeless persons, former members of Her Majesty’s (HM) Armed Forces, members of HM Armed Forces reserves, partners of current or former Armed Forces personnel, persons for whom a drug/alcohol dependency, care leavers, young people in gangs, victims of domestic violence and Afghan/Ukrainian resettlers )

How are services delivered?

Shaw Trust WHP contracts offer support for up to 15 months plus optional in-work support of up to 6 months. Support Managers will work with participants on a 1-2-1 basis, working through a tailored action plan to reduce and remove barriers. This is currently delivered predominantly face to face. Virtual delivery is availble through other training and health services on programme. 

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Shaw Trust: Mid and West Essex

support@shaw-trust.org.uk

0800 389 0211

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Service can be delivered by phone, video or email Service can be delivered face to face




Service last updated 21/05/2024

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