Work Clubs and community based employment services serving Wolverhampton

Name and Opening Services Available How to Contact Address/s Times

Berries Children's Friday • CV Building and up-dating Bill Johnson Centre 8am – 3pm • Online Application support Phone: 01902 550960 Greenacres Avenue • Job search Mobile: 07827819213 Underhill, • Portfolio building [email protected] Wolverhampton (interview preparation) WV10 8NZ • Interview skills

• Redundancy support

• City & Guilds 7546 - Employability & Personal Development (Level 1) Bilbrook and Thursday each • Job search support You can drop in every other Thursday Codsall Work Club fortnight between • CV preparation between 10am-12pm Bilbrook Children’s 10am - 12pm • help with basic IT Centre • help with job Tel: Please contact a V Chapman Lane Green First applications (01902) 846413 School [email protected] Bilbrook WV8 1EU Bingley Centre Tuesday and • Job search skills Drop in or telephone Norfolk Road Thursday • CV building 01902 714433 Wolverhampton 9.30am – 12:30pm • CV updating Email: WV3 0JE 1:1 • Application form support [email protected] • Cover letter writing Tuesday/Thursday • “Spec” letter writing Drop in • Information, Advice and 1pm – 3pm Guidance

• Employment skills

assessment • Personal support plans Bradley Resource Mondays and Ron and Violet Wright Action Group Thursdays Tel: 01902 498794 Hall Green St 11am - 3pm Methodist Chapel Hall Green St Bradley Bilston WV14 8th Brewood & Coven Fortnightly on a Cllr Wendy Sutton Brewood Library, Tuesday starting Tel: 01902 851682 Newport Street, 11th February Email [email protected] Staffordshire, 10am - 12pm ST19 9DT Changing Lives Thursdays • CV’s 01902 341822 (Platform 51) 12pm – 2. 30pm • Interview skills [email protected] Warstones (For girls & • Applications Error! Hyperlink reference not Claverley Drive women) • Help with benefit valid. Warstones forms Wolverhampton • Advice & guidance WV4 4QL Wed 12:30 to 2:30

Coseley Library Monday between • Drop in – not a required Tel: 01384 812775 Castle Street, 10.30am – 1pm attendance; Sally Forrest, Coseley, WV14 9DW • Job Search – Free Internet Access; [email protected] • Help in using the

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Internet ; • Access to the top ten most popular Midland job Internet sites; • Express and Star – up to 10 days of news papers held for vacancies for jobs search; • Help with completing online job applications/registration s; • Help with setting up an email account for online job applications; • Help compiling and updating your CV; • Help compiling your cover letters for job applications; • Help completing job applications; • Interview techniques advice and support; • Careers advice; • Vacancy alert – We alert members via phone/text outside of the Work Clubs session should a suitable vacancy appear; • Re-Training:- advice on courses and re-training; • Free printing and Free calls to enquire about vacancies; • Signposting to other services which can support a return to work Eastfield Drop in • CV building and updating Contact Viv Buckard Community Centre Monday • Online Application support Phone: 01902 552295 Colliery Road 10am - 1pm • Job search Mobile: 07827 329387 Wolverhampton Friday • Portfolio building Viv.buckard@ymca- WV1 2QY 10am – 1pm (interview preparation) Wolverhampton.co.uk • Interview skills Also 1:1 by • Redundancy support appointment • City & Guilds 7546 - Employability & Personal Development (Level 1)

Featherstone and Friday • CV advice Telephone Cllr. Bob Cope on 01922 Hilton Community 10am – 12pm • IT Support 414420 Centre • Job search activities [email protected] Baneberry Drive, or Liz Minshall Featherstone, 07870383628 WV10 7TR

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Hope Family Centre Wednesday • CV Building and up-dating Viv Buckard Chervil Rise, 9.30am – 1pm and • Online Application support 07827329387 Wolverhampton 2pm – 4pm • Job search Viv.buckard@ymca- WV10 0HP • Portfolio building Wolverhampton.co.uk Thursday (interview preparation) 2pm - 4pm • Interview skills

• Redundancy support

• City & Guilds 7546 - Employability & Personal Development (Level 1) • 1-1 Sections by appointment • JSA Application support • Universal job match Jobchange Tuesdays • Job Search – Free Work Club Telephone 01902 714224 10 Red Lion Street 11am – 1pm Internet Access Prefer to book but can drop in. Wolverhampton • Help in using the Contact: Christian Sayer WV1 4HL Internet Email • Training to use the [email protected] Internet, email and Telephone 01902 427127 online public services • Help with completing online job applications/registration s • Help with setting up and managing an email account • Help writing and maintaining your CV • Confidence Building • Interview techniques advice and support; • Careers advice • Local vacancy bulletin • Re-Training:- advice on courses and re-training • Signposting to other services which can support a return to work • Use of online tools – JOB Programme, adult Directions, Skills Health Check • Redundancy support Low Hill Wednesday • Job search Call Suffiea Ahmad at TLC College Community Centre 1pm – 3pm • CV support 01902 714433 Kempthorne Avenue • Application form support, [email protected] Low Hill Interview Skills Wolverhampton • Confidence Building WV10 9JJ • Training Courses

• Career Advice and Guidance, Use of Computers with support if needed

• Stationery, envelopes, postage

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PAL Centre Tuesday • Career advice and You can drop in on Thursdays between 125 Parkfield Road 10am-4pm guidance 1pm and 3pm or telephone 01902 Parkfield • One to one support with 353477 to arrange to see someone at WV4 6EP Wednesday online job search another time. 10am-4pm • One to one support for interview preparation 01902 353477 or 01902 353705 Thursday 1-4pm • Training on how to use the universal job match Email: website and fill in job [email protected] applications online (Tuesday) • Basic IT training (Tuesday) • ITQ Level 1 & 2 (OCR) • ESOL Classes (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) st rd Perton Library 1 & 3 Thursdays • CV Writing Call Nadir Mirza on 07515190572 Severn Drive of the month • IT Support or email: Perton 2.15pm – 4pm • CAB Advice nadir.mirza@bromford.co.uk Wolverhampton • Voluntary Opportunities WV6 7QU Rainbow Centre Thursday between • Drop in – not a required 01902 493554 47 Rainbow Street, 10am – 12.30pm attendance Bilston, WV14 8SX • Job Search – Free Internet Access • Help in using the Internet • Access to the top ten most popular Midland job Internet sites • Express and Star – up to 10 days of news papers held for vacancies for jobs search

• Help with completing online job applications/registration s

• Help with setting up an email account for online job applications

• Help compiling and

updating your CV

Help compiling your • cover letters for job

applications

• Help completing job applications • Interview techniques advice and support • Careers advice • Vacancy alert – We alert members via phone/text outside of the Work Clubs session should a suitable vacancy appear

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• Re-Training:- advice on courses and re-training; • Free printing and Free calls to enquire about vacancies • Signposting to other services which can support a return to work Recovery Near You On Thursdays from • Interview Techniques Contact: Shirley Lewis, Practitioner on Work Club 1pm – 3pm • CV building and 01902 420041 (Aquarius Building) updating [email protected] Connaught Road For Alcohol & drug • Support with Wolverhampton, users applications WV1 4SJ • Communication skills

Resources include:

• Stationary and books • Access to a computer to include internet access and printing. • Support in setting up e- mail accounts • Motivational skills and • Signposting to other agencies Star Centre Friday mornings • CV’s Telephone : 01902 556671 Star Children's drop in • Job application Centre Warstones 9.30am – 11.30am forms Email:[email protected] Primary School Warstones Road For users of the Penn Children’s Wolverhampton Facility WV4 4LU SiteLearn Friday Job Club (no appointment 01902 494776 or 08445791091 or In partnership with 10am -1pm necessary) with support in [email protected] the Parish Centre the following services: Connaught Rd -CV & letter Writing Bilston -Job Search (paper based WV14 6NY and internet searches) -Job Application writing -Interview skills -Confidence Building St Judes Church Wednesday from Drop in service, but appointments can be Hall 2pm - 4pm • Help compiling and made if required. St Judes Road updating your CV; Tettenhall • Help compiling your Contact: Ian Banks Mobile: Wolverhampton cover letters for job 07763783663. WV6 0EB applications; • Interview techniques [email protected] advice and support; • Job Search – Free Everyone welcome particularly local Internet Access; people from Ethnic Minority Groups, • Help with Benefits Eastern Europeans and people with which is confidential disabilities. and impartial.

• Tea and coffee provided

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TLC Monday • Job search Telephone 01902 714433 to arrange to Dunstall Heights 10am – 12pm • CV writing arrange an appointment or email 1 Dunstall Road, 2pm – 4pm • Covering letters [email protected] Wolverhampton • Speculative letters WV6 0LZ Wednesday • Completing job CV building applications Sessions • Setting up / maintaining 9.30am – 12.30pm e mail accounts • Applying for job applications on line Wednesfield Mondays from • Job search skills By Appointment only Library 9.30am – 3.30pm • CV building Well Lane • CV updating Danamarie Balram Wolverhampton, • Application form support Tel: 01902 714433 West Midlands • Cover letter writing [email protected] WV11 1XT • “Spec” letter writing

• Information, Advice and Guidance

• Employment skills

assessment.

• Personal support plans

Wombourne Tuesday • CV writing Drop in fortnightly on Tuesdays or call Library 10am – 12pm • IT support Sian Dalziel or Sarah Mansell Jones on Church Road • CAB advice 01785 244591 or 07540642653 Wombourne • Voluntary opportunities [email protected] WV5 9EZ YMCA Work Club • CV building Maxine Grainger 23 Catisfield Tuesday • CV up-dating Mob: 07973731217 Crescent 10am – 12pm • Online Application Maxine.grainger@ymca- Pendeford Thursday support wolverhampton.co.uk Wolverhampton 10am - 12pm • Job search WV8 1XG • Portfolio building Julie Skitt Drop in but need to (interview preparation) [email protected] book IAG Tel: 01902 745655 • Interview skills appointment first. • Redundancy support • City & Guilds 7546 - Employability & Personal Development (Level 1) YMCA Work Club • CV building Brenda Fraser 29/31 Temple Street Tuesday • CV up-dating Phone: 01902 371582 Wolverhampton 10am – 1pm • Online Application Mobile: 07850515600 WV2 4AN Thursday support Brenda.fraser@ymca- 10am – 1pm • Job search wolverhampton.co.uk • Portfolio building (interview preparation) Please call for appointment

• Interview skills

• Redundancy support

• City & Guilds 7546 - Employability & Personal Development (Level 1)

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- Looking to Set Up Work Clubs

Name and Opening Times Services Available How to Contact Address/s St Martin’s Job Possibly Monday/ Contact Rev. Raphael Duckett on 01902 Club Wednesday from 650101 or email [email protected] St Martin’s February 2014 The Church Centre King St, Bradley Bilston WV14 8PF Life Spring Kevin Griffiths Church 01902 313121 34 Clifton Street @[email protected] Wolverhampton WV3 OQT

- Offering Employment Services

Name and Opening Times Services Available How to Contact Address/s Access 2 • Employment Support Josie Kelly or Simon Moore, Tel: 01902 Business • Employability 572 397 or email The Curve Programmes [email protected], 81 Tempest Street • Self Employment [email protected] Wolverhampton • Recruitment Shop WV2 1AA Aspiring Futures Various Employability Programmes Contact number is 01902 458770/ 0755 The Old School 7667609, 73 Dudley Road email [email protected] Blakenhall Dunstall/Whitemore Employability skills Wolverhampton Reans programme WV2 3BY Mid February Tuesdays 10am to 12pm Base 25 Mon-Thurs • Help with applications Call Dave Wallace Co-ordinator on Wheeler’s Fold 1pm - 6pm • Job search 01902 572040 or email Wolverhampton Fri • interview techniques [email protected] WV1 1ST 1pm - 5pm • CV prep. For under 25s only Bilston Resource Monday – Thursday • Career advice and Telephone 01902 353705 to arrange to Centre 9:30am - 4pm guidance see someone at another time. St Michaels Mission • One to one support Hall Friday with online job search [email protected] Wolverhampton 9:30am - 12pm • One to one support for Street (opening times for interview preparation Bilston centre) • Training on how to use WV14 0LT the universal job match website and fill in job applications online

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• Generating CVs • ITQ Level 1 & 2 (OCR) • Sage book keeping Level 1 and 2 (OCR) • Payroll • Literacy (OCR) • Numeracy (OCR) • Basic IT training • ESOL Classes (OCR) • Emergency First aid at Work Essington Virtual Monday to Friday • Access job search Cllr David Clift Work club 9am – 4pm facilities Tel: 01922 401105 Essington Email: [email protected] Community Centre Saturday Hobnock Road 10 am – 5 pm WV11 2RF 24hr virtual support on Facebook – Essington Job Club Heart & Soul • Career advice and Jayne Townsend The Church of the guidance Tel: 01902 721511 Good Shepherd • Registering and Email: Second Avenue applying for [email protected] Wolverhampton apprenticeships k WV10 9PE • Preparing for interviews • Mock Interviews For 16 – 24 year olds. • Completing application forms • CV Building • Applying for jobs online • Work Placements • Job Search Techniques

Park Village Mondays • Employability Skills Manjit Cheema & Karen Sahota, Employability 9.30am to 12.30pm • Coaching & Mentoring Tel: 01902 556622 Scheme [email protected] Stratton Street Until April 2014 [email protected] Community Centre Nine Elms lane Park Village Wolverhampton WV10 9AH SiteLearn: Tuesday Employability Skills course 01902 877530 or In partnership with 10am - 2pm (enrolment needed for this 08445791091 or [email protected] ASAN, The 8 week course that Workspace provides information advice All Saints Road and guidance and the Wolverhampton following engaging WV2 1EL modules:

- Career Planning

- CV & Letter Writing

- Communication &

Presentation Skills - Interview Skills - Work Skills

In addition, those enrolled

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will get dedicated post course support on:

-finding sustainable employment -volunteering opportunities -Work experience placements -potential to enrol onto certified courses

TOPPS Training Monday – Thursday • Job and training advice Tel: 0800 5999 416 15 Pitt Street 9.15am – 4.45pm • NLDC Pre-employment Fax: 01902 566114 Wolverhampton Friday support Anna Wright [email protected] WV3 0NF 9.15am – 4pm • Information Advice & Guidance

- Enterprise Clubs

Name and Opening Times How to Contact Address/s Access to Mon – Fri www.access2business.co.uk Business 9.30am – 4.30pm Telephone: 01902 572307 to arrange an Wolverhampton appointment with an Adviser 81 Tempest Street Wolverhampton WV2 1AA

Access to Mon – Fri www.access2business.co.uk Business Walsall 9.30am – 4.30pm Telephone: 01922 213213 to arrange an 34b Green Lane appointment with an Adviser Walsall WS2 8HB

Bilbrook Fortnightly on a E-mail Rosemary Barnfield: Enterprise Club Thursday, [email protected] or telephone Lane Green First 12pm – 2pm 07854 654786 School Children’s Centre Bilbrook WV8 1EU

Black Country For customers not either not eligible, or prior to Chamber of becoming eligible, for NEA Mentoring Support. Commerce Telephone: 01922 728292 Development Centre, Wolverhampton Science Park Wolverhampton WV10 9RT

Enterprise Tree Mon – Fri, 9am – www.enterprisetree.org

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Limited 5pm Telephone: 01922 214233 Blakenall Village E-mail: [email protected] Centre Thames Road Walsall WS3 1LZ New2Business Various dates and Telephone: 01902 675682 or 07985 953175 to WVSC times book an appointment 16 Temple Street Wolverhampton WV2 4AN

Perton Enterprise Various dates and E-mail Rosemary Barnfield: Club times [email protected] or telephone 07854 Perton Library 654786 Severn Drive Perton Wolverhampton WV6 7QU

Phoenix Green Various dates and Telephone: 0121 454 2301 to book an Social Enterprise times appointment Club West Bromwich Community Centre Gayton Road West Bromwich B71 1QS

Striding Out CIC Various dates and www.stridingout.co.uk Saint Alban's Road times E-mail Alison Richards: [email protected] Smethwick or telephone: 07960 026582 B67 7NL

SWEDA Tuesdays, www.sweda.org.uk The Goldmine 9am – 5pm Telephone: 0121 525 2558 Centre E-mail: [email protected] 14a Lower Hall Lane Walsall WS1 1RL

SWEDA Mon – Thurs, www.sweda.org.uk The Business 9am – 5pm and Fri, Telephone: 0121 525 2558 Centre 9am – 4.30pm E-mail: [email protected] Church Street West Bromwich B70 8RP

Wombourne Various dates and E-mail Rosemary Barnfield: Enterprise Club times [email protected] or telephone 07854 Wombourne Library 654786 Church Road WV5 9EZ

Online Support www.gov.uk/business Expert advice on starting a business

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