Employability
The Big Help Project’s Employability Schemes provide free, intensive support to people struggling to access work, training, or further education. To achieve this, we employ a team of dedicated employability advisors who use their experience in giving accredited advice to formulate individual plans, guide, educate and equip the community with the skills to take the next step in their employability journey.
Clients are referred to employability through engagement with other Big Help Projects, namely Knowsley Foodbank and Big Help Money Advice, Next Steps specific community outreach, word-of-mouth, social media, marketing and organisational partnerships/initiatives (inc. Job Centre). The support workers offer their time completing, but also offering training in, Job Searching, CV Building, Interview Skills, Application Writing, Presentation Skills, Job Preparation/Research and Networking.
To further break down barriers to work, our Suited programme offers clothing and toiletries for interviews as well as reimbursements for travel expenses.
Employability’s Road to Net-Zero
The Employability department of Big Help Project are dedicated to providing opportunity in green sector roles for those who wish to utilise the services we offer. The organisation celebrates an alignment with sustainability rhetoric, a concept that has enabled the Employability department to facilitate the expansion of green infrastructure in the job market.
“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.”
– Nelson Mandela