Step Forward Tees Valley supports local people over the ages of 29 to overcome whats preventing them from finding work.
These reasons could include physical or mental ill-health, a lack of self-confidence, a gap in skills, a conviction, or an addiction.
The project helps you to build your on skills aspirations, by developing on what you already know with the expertise of partners and local employers. The project is committed to making a real and lasting change in Tees Valley.
Over three years, Step Forward Tees Valley aims to work with 2,500 people across Tees Valley by supporting them to take advantage of existing voluntary or employment possibilities, as well as working with local employers to create new opportunities.
Step Forward Tees Valley is joint-funded by the Big Lottery Fund and the European Social Fund, as part of their investment in local projects that tackle the root causes of poverty and promote social inclusion.
We will help you
- Focus on achieving your goals
- Overcome barriers
- With 1-1 emotional support
- Access a range of services for overcoming and/or managing mental and physical issues.
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Who is this service for?
Step Forward Tees Valley is for you if you have two or more barriers to accessing learning or employment and would like to access support to overcome those barriers.
Participants must be aged 29+, unemployed, have the right to live and work in the UK and reside in the Tees Valley.
What happens next?
After you, or someone on your behalf, has contacted Step Forward Tees Valley you will be contacted by a Navigator from one of our partner organisations.
Your Navigator will talk to you about the project and what support will help you get over any barriers to moving towards work. If the programme is right for you then they will be with you every step of the way, ensuring you get the right support from a range of specialist services.
If you live in Stockton our Health Link Workers will support you around your health and well-being ( in other parts of Tees Valley this will be someone from a partner organisation). This will be individual to each person and will focus on steps to achieving goals and overcoming barriers. We will provide one-to-one emotional support and help to access a range of interventions and services for overcoming and/or managing mental and physical issues.