- What is Workstep?
- What is New Deal for Disabled People (Job Broking)?
- What is Work Preparation?
- Are there any job vacancies within Shaw Trust?
- Can you help me find home-based work?
- Can you help me set up my own business?
- What services do you offer in my area?
- Where is my nearest Shaw Trust office/project?
- What is the name of Shaw Trust's Chief Executive?
- Why is it called Shaw Trust?
- Where does Shaw Trust's funding come from?
- Can Shaw Trust provide a grant or funding for my organisation with a particular need?
- Can Shaw Trust provide a grant or funding for me (an individual with a particular need)?
- Do I have to be registered disabled?
- What counts as disability?
- How can Shaw Trust help me if I'm at risk of losing my job due to disability or ill health?
- How can Shaw Trust help me to find work?
- What government schemes are there to help disabled people to work?
There is a link below to further information about this.
http://www.shaw-trust.org.uk/page/6/93/97/
What is New Deal for Disabled People (Job Broking)?
There is a link below to further information about this.
http://www.shaw-trust.org.uk/page/6/93/95/
There is a link below to further information about this.
http://www.shaw-trust.org.uk/page/6/93/96/
Are there any job vacancies within Shaw Trust?
We have a page of internal vacancies at Shaw Trust. See the link below.
http://www.shaw-trust.org.uk/page/2/20/
Can you help me find home-based work?
Home-based work is eligible for the Workstep programme, but it can be very difficult to find home-based employment. Shaw Trust has no special source of information on home-based vacancies. When looking for home-based work, be wary of scams - avoid any offer of work which asks you to pay something in advance. You may find the following websites and organisations useful: Homeworking.com and Telework Association
http://www.homeworking.com
http://www.tca.org.uk/
Can you help me set up my own business?
Our Job Broking services, if in your area, may be able to advise you about aspects of setting up a business, including possible sources of funding. Go to our Finding a job or personal development section. Otherwise, contact your local Business Link for help and advice on all aspects of running a business. This website has links to all the local Business Links around the UK.
http://www.businesslink.org
What services do you offer in my area?
Shaw Trust is a national organisation, with offices, centres, projects and shops all over the UK. However not all the programmes we run cover all areas of the UK. For further details please call Freephone 0800 085 1001.
Where is my nearest Shaw Trust office/project?
Shaw Trust is a national organisation, with offices, centres, projects and shops all over the UK. For details of any of these locations please call Freephone 0800 085 1001.
What is the name of Shaw Trust's Chief Executive?
Tim Pape is our Director General Tel: 01225 716343 Email: sandy.evans@shaw-trust.org.uk Ian Charlesworth is our Managing Director Tel: 01225 716359 Email: ian.charlesworth@shaw-trust.org.uk Address for both: Shaw Trust, Fox Talbot House, Greenways Business Park, Malmesbury Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1BN
The organisation was originally set up in the Wiltshire village of Shaw. It is nothing to do with George Bernard Shaw!
Where does Shaw Trust's funding come from?
Shaw Trust is the largest UK provider of work-related services, many of which we run under contract with Jobcentre Plus, so about 60% of our income comes from this. However, we also get funding from a wide variety of other sources, including local authorities, Learning and Skills Councils, charitable trusts, the European Union, the Community Fund, corporate and individual donors and our shops.
Can Shaw Trust provide a grant or funding for my organisation with a particular need?
Shaw Trust is not a grant-making trust so is unable to help you in this respect. To find organisations which do give grants to organisations in need, contact your local Council for Voluntary Service. To find where your local CVS is, contact the National Association of Councils of Voluntary Service, or go to their website. Local CVSs exist to provide advice and support to local voluntary and community organisations, and can advise on funding.
http://www.nacvs.org.uk/
Can Shaw Trust provide a grant or funding for me (an individual with a particular need)?
Shaw Trust is not a grant-making trust. However, clients on our Workstep and Job Broking programmes may be eligible for financial support to help prepare for work. To find organisations whose role is to give grants to people in need, contact your local public reference library. Ask to look in directories such as: Directory of Grant Making Trusts, Educational Grants Directory, Guide to Grants for Individuals in Need, Guide to local trusts
Do I have to be registered disabled?
There is no longer any requirement or any facility to register as disabled. This was the old procedure under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944.
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 describes a disabled person as anyone 'with a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect upon their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities'. This is intended to be a fairly wide definition. For more information on the DDA, go to the Disability Rights Commission website:
http://www.drc-gb.org
How can Shaw Trust help me if I'm at risk of losing my job due to disability or ill health?
Shaw Trust runs various programmes around the UK aimed at helping people with disabilities stay in employment. Go to our Finding a Job or personal development section.
How can Shaw Trust help me to find work?
Shaw Trust runs various programmes all around the UK aimed at helping people with disabilities and disadvantages get into employment and prepare for employment. Go to our Finding a Job or personal development section.
What government schemes are there to help disabled people to work?
See Jobcentre Plus's website for disabled job seekers:
http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/cms.asp?Page=/Home/Customers/HelpForDisabledPeople
