Today’s guest post comes from one of our WorkFit partners, MPT, who have just welcomed Ben on a 12-week work placement. It is with great pleasure that MPT recently welcomed our new staff member Ben to the Trafford Park Line team. He will be working alongside our administration team helping to keep the office running […]
WorkFit are delighted to announce we have made a successful placement with Warren Lodge Care Home in South East England. Our candidate Joanne has a paid, permanent position at the home as a Kitchen Assistant, with a range of duties including serving tea and coffee to residents. Before she began working at Warren Lodge Joanne […]
On 15 March we held our annual South West Conference in the beautiful setting of Hannah’s at Seale Hayne. We were delighted to welcome current and prospective employers as well as candidates, parents and support workers. During the day, guests heard how WorkFit is working with employers across the region to create successful placements for […]
Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week 2018 (19 and 25 March) saw people across the country celebrating and raising awareness of Down’s syndrome and fundraising for WorkFit and the DSA in a whole variety of different ways. Many of our WorkFit partners took part in the Great WorkFit Sock Challenge and WorkFit was brilliantly represented at an […]
We always love to hear how our candidates are getting on after they have secured a placement. We were therefore delighted to hear how Lauren (pictured right) is getting on in her permanent, paid job at Merkle Periscopix, a pay-per-click advertising agency. Merkle Periscopix registered with WorkFit in 2016. We delivered a free session of […]
In January 2017 Luke started working in one of Fenwick’s popular in-store restaurants. After a successful probationary period, he is now on a permanent contract and works at the store two days a week. WorkFit have been working with Luke since 2016 and we’re thrilled that he now has a permanent, paid contract doing a […]
WorkFit are pleased to announce an expansion of our partnership with the Legal Aid Agency. We have recently worked with the Legal Aid Agency in Birmingham to offer a 12-week work experience placement to WorkFit candidate, Simran. Before the placement began a member of the WorkFit team ran a free training session which provided detailed […]
WorkFit are delighted to have helped Brent to secure a volunteering placement at his local church in North East England. Brent regularly attends the church where he is a valued part of the community, performing key roles at services. As religion is a very important part of his life, Brent expressed an interest in working […]
WorkFit has been working with Compass and G4S to develop a permanent paid job for Callum in South Yorkshire. G4S’s decision to register with WorkFit was inspired by John Whitwam (Managing Director, COMPASS, G4S) who was keen to recruit a candidate after seeing coverage of WorkFit in the media. Before Callum started his job, staff […]
WorkFit and the South Manchester Down’s Syndrome Support Group (SMDSSG) have recently been working with Tesco in Greater Manchester to develop a permanent paid job for Conor (right). SMDSSG work in partnership with WorkFit in a Local Support Network (LSN) capacity. They have been developing WorkFit in their local area with support from the Employment […]
