Employment

There are many places that offer job and life skills training and support, some are listed below:

• Learning for Life (ncl-coll.ac.uk)
• Employability Skills - Level 1 (ncl-coll.ac.uk)
• LDD provision | newcastlecitylearning

Newcastle's Careers and Guidance Team will have more information and be able to offer support: Newcastle Careers and Guidance Team for Young People.

Information NOW has a page all about finding a job: Looking For Work - Information Now.

There is also Newcastle's Careers and Guidance Team who can offer support: Newcastle Careers and Guidance Team for Young People.

There is an access to work grant: Get support in work if you have a disability or health condition (Access to Work) - GOV.UK.

To get the grant:

• Have a disability or health condition (physical or mental) that makes it hard for you to do parts of your job or get to and from work
• Be 16 or over
• Live in England, Scotland or Wales - there’s a different system in Northern Ireland

You cannot get a grant for volunteering.

You also need to have a paid job, or be about to start or return to one. A paid job could include:

• Self-employment
• An apprenticeship
• A work trial or work experience
• An internship

This page says what the grant can cover: What you'll get - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

This page by Citizen's Advice has lots of information about the different kind of adjustments that can be asked for: Duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people - Citizens Advice.

These links contain helpful information in different ways:

• This link outlines everything in a clear and easy to read factsheet: https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/access-work
• This link features a useful step by step guide: https://diversityandability.com/access-to-work/
• This link has all the information with an easy to navigate menu on the left of the page: https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/reasonable-adjustments-at-work/