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What have we achieved in April - Apr 2008

Once again April saw The Junction offering advice and guidance to enable clients back into the world of work.

We have various success stories to report to include: Rebecca gaining work in Retail, Jem and Norweed obtaining Warehouse positions, Paul gaining a job in Car Body Parts, just to name a few.

During the month of April The Junction Team have worked hard to organise our first Confidence and Motivation course to start on Wednesday, 07 May and to run over a 6 week period. This is the first of it's kind and we hope that it is successful enough to be the first of many.

The Team are looking at various courses and hope to produce an events calendar in the not too distant future, all with the aim of benefiting our clients.

On Saturday, 26 April, The Junction were pleased to support our good freinds at Kiveton and Wales Parish New Community Hall.

We will be offering our services from this centre in the near future.

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March is going to be a good month for The Junction - Mar 2008

Richard came to see us at The Junction as he was returning to marketing after a long period of illness. The Junction provided Richard with the appropriate clothing to enable Richard to feel confident on his first day back to work.

Jay came into The Junction on the off chance as she was looking for a new career path. Karen Shaw, Administration Manager, updated Jay's CV and referred her to Stafforce Recruitment. Jay was offered a position in Telesales within minutes of arriving as Stafforce were so impressed with her.

Chris has been working with Gary, IAG, and has recently gained employment at The Royal Mail on a temporary basis.

The Junction is looking at holding outreach "Roadshows" in local communities to enable people who do not generally come into Rotherham Town Centre to benefit from our services. Look out for posters containing all relevant information in your local centres.

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Further success for The Junction - Feb 2008

The Junction has had further success in helping someone back to work.

Alan, came to The Junction and was signed up by Kate Wilkin, our IAG at The Junction. Alan had been out of work for approximately 13 months due to ill health.

Kate, in conjunction with Job Centre Plus, worked with Alan towards employment. Alan was successful in gaining employment as a 360(degree) Driver in a local Scrap Yard. The Junction provided Alan with suitable work and safety wear to enable Alan to work, making a fresh start and avoid any further health issues.

Within the same week, Gary helped Alan W back into the working environment as a Carpet Fitter. Again work and safety wear was provided by The Junction to enable Alan to accept this job offer.

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Success for The Junction - Feb 2008

Tony came to The Junction with the hope of returning to work.

Tony had been claiming Incapacity Benefit for a number of months and felt that he was ready to return to work but needed some friendly support.

Gary Holland, one of our IAG's here at The Junction worked with Tony and within a very short period of time Tony was back doing the job he loved, Driving around the country. The Junction provided Tony with all relevant work and safety wear in order for him to start work.

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The launch of The Junction Rotherham - Jan 2008

Through the Government's City Strategy the Rotherham Work and Skills Board is launching The Junction, which will enable people to access mainstream services and provide exciting and innovative life-skills training, with the aim of helping people from disadvantaged communities move from benefit dependency into work, taking full advantage of economic growth across the borough. The project will match these skills requirements with training and career opportunities to meet the recruitment needs of employers.

Brian Coleman, The Junction Manager, said "This is a great initiative for the Rotherham borough. The Junction can be a key stage in people's journey back to work, building on the work already done in Rotherham.

"This is just one example of the positive developments right across the town. We now have the highest employment rate and lowest number of benefit claimants in South Yorkshire. However, there remain pockets of disadvantage and communities where this success is not reflected - The Junction will target these areas.

"The Junction launch will take place at 11.30am on Friday, 25 January at the Old Vicarage, All Saint's Church Yard, Rotherham and the key guest speakers will be John Healey, MP, and David Frost, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce.

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