REDUNDANCY SUPPORT

Local Council Services

Your local council delivers a wide range of services for people facing the prospect of unemployment.

Advice - Consumer, debt, welfare rights and benefits, reducing your fuel bills, housing benefits and council tax.

Housing - Housing services, council bills, rent, council tax arrears, housing benefit, housing associations, shared ownership, hostels, private rented housing, furnished tenancies, single person accommodation, homelessness assessment and advice.

Employment Access and Training - Classes in a wide range of subjects including help with reading, writing and numbers (includes adult guidance services and job-seeking skills).

Adult and Community Education - Classes in a wide range of subjects including help to improve everyday skills (includes adult guidance services).

Jobs - Your local council employs people in a vast range of occupations and services and is happy to discuss employment opportunities with you.

Libraries - Photocopying, access to newspapers and magazines for job search, computers for public use, access to Open Learning, access to the internet.

Social Work Services - Support services for families in crisis, mental health issues, addiction, dependant care, disability, etc.

Local council contact information Council Offices, Garshake Road Broomhill Depot, Kilsyth Road G82 3PU Kirkintilloch G66 1QF Tel: 01389 737000 Tel: 0300 123 4510 www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk

Due to current Coronavirus restrictions, some offices may not be open. Please contact via telephone or email, or visit the website for information and advice. REDUNDANCY SUPPORT DUNBARTONSHIRE

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS GATEWAY OTHER LOCAL ORGANISATIONS CENTRES Tel: 0845 609 6611 Independent Resource Centre Tel: 0800 917 8000 [email protected] 627 Dumbarton Road www.myworldofwork.co.uk www.bgateway.com G81 4ET Tel: 0141 951 4040 Clydebank Centre Titan Enterprise 5 Carinthia Way, Upper Level 1 Aurora Way, Queens Quay Offer welfare rights, debt & money Clyde Shopping Centre Clydebank G81 1QQ advice including advice on JSA Kilbowie Road Enterprise Centre Partnership Clydebank G81 2UA 1 East Princes Street Carus House, 201 Dumbarton Road Dumbarton Centre Helensburgh G84 7QG Clydebank G81 4XJ 32-36 High Street Tel: 0141 951 1131 McGregor House Dumbarton G82 1PQ www.thelennoxpartnership.org 10 Donaldson Crescent Kirkintilloch Centre Kirkintilloch G66 1XF Offer support for job search, job East Dunbartonshire Campus of applications, CV and interview Enterprise Centre Further and Higher Education, preparation, access to training Ellangowan Court, Milngavie 50 Southbank Business Park and funding guidance. G62 8PH Southbank Road ‘ARTC’ (Adult Recruitment and Kirkintilloch G66 1NH LOCAL COLLEGES Training Credit) The Lennox Partnership, JOBCENTRE PLUS OFFICES Carus House, Ground Floor West College Scotland delivers Tel: 0845 604 3719 201 Dumbarton Road a range of part time, full time (Calls will be directed to Clydebank G81 4XJ and short courses to support local office) Tel: 0141 951 6457 individuals learn new skills or 160 Bank Street update their existing skills for the Offer funding support for clients Alexandria G83 0UP current labour market. going into mainstream Tel: 0300 600 6060 employment or to individuals 245 Kilbowie Road www.westcollegescotland.ac.uk embarking on self employment. Clydebank G81 2JL [email protected] Local Employment Team 15 Meadowbank Street Clydebank Campus 32-36 High Street (unit 4) Dumbarton G82 1SJ Queens Quay Dumbarton G82 1LL 5/7 Charlotte Street Clydebank G81 1BF Tel: 01389 763072 Helensburgh G84 7PH New College Lanarkshire Offer support, advice, employment Queen Street Kirkintilloch Campus and industry specific training, Kirkintilloch G66 1JN 50 Southbank Road, Kirkintilloch access to funding and job Glasgow G66 1NH brokerage service across West Tel: 0141 777 2090 Dunbartonshire.

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