Support 4 Employment

What is this service?

If you are of working age and need any help or support with finding or retaining work, please contact Zsuzsi for details of this award winning service and what it could do for you. Call 07950 945119 or email zsuzsanna@support4sight.org.uk

We provide information, advice and guidance on all aspects of job seeking for blind or partially sighted people. We offer support on job seeking, voluntary work, self-employment, ill health retirement and working age benefits. This can be either face to face, remote support over the telephone or in online group settings.

We conduct sessions on the following topics with clients: CV, Cover letter, Application form, Access to Work, Equality Act 2010, job searching, disclosing Vision Impairment, interview skills and mock interviews to name a few. We offer IT advice, mobility or counselling or another type of support, such as referral to Guide dogs.There is no time limit to how long we work with clients, nor any limit on how often we speak/interact with them. This is all agreed with the client, taking into account their individual needs. We also help blind or partially sighted who are looking to find voluntary work first in order to be more suitable in the employment word. We provide information advice and guidance to blind or partially sighted who are in employment but due to their sight loss, are experiencing some sort of difficulties. We provide information and guidance on self-employment in relations to self-assessment, UTR number, expenses and any other general self-employment enquiries.

WHO CAN USE THIS SERVICE?
We provide information, advice and guidance on all aspects of job seeking to blind or partially sighted people.

HOW ARE SERVICES DELIVERED?
Face to face, remotely over the telephone or in online group settings.

When does this take place?

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