Help & Support for long-term incapacitated/long-term unemployed people?
Hi
I was wondering if anyone knew of any organisation's in the Manchester or Oldham area that specialised in helping people who are returning to the workforce
after a long-term injury and are also now due to such circumstances have been unemployed for a long time.
I had worked since I left school prior to my injuries, and have qualifications
but due to my injuries I am not fully able to return to the industry that I worked in previously
I've asked at the jobcentre but they just look past me.
I've been on New deal and was sat in a corner and given wordsearches to do (I asked for help but was ignored)
I'm currently on flexible new deal, but I don't seem to conducive to the Job brokers monthly targets.
I'm half way FND and it has been far from an intensive programme.
Idealy I would like a organisation that would offer a work placement
So I can put a line through my...... mess I suppose (For want of a better word)
Any info would be of much help
Thank You
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So I received a message on my phone from the step 3 FND provider with regards to an induction to excerpt...
"This is a message for Caroline" (I'm actually male AND not called Caroline)
"To attend a meeting on Wednesday 28th" (Wednesday is actually the 27th)
"This meeting is mandatory and failure to attend will result in your benefits being sanctioned" (Where oh where will I be able to legally change my name and receive a gender reassignment by 9am tomorrow)
There is nothing more galling to an unemployed person than someone who has a job that they're not competent at.
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Hello
You should ask to speak to the DEA that is the Disability Employment Adviser in your local Jobcentreplus Office. They can see customers on any benefit including JSA which you must be claiming. It sounds as though the new Work Choices programme (-this started on 25 /10 in my area which is Yorks and Humberside) would be more appropriate for you than Flexible New Deal. Not sure who the training provider would be in your area its Shaw Trust in mine. Also you could offer an Employer to take you on a Work Trial for a specific vacancy, which can be up to 15 working days gives you chance to try the job out. Again its Jobcentreplus approved.
Good Luck
Thanks Rev, I'll ask at the jobcentre, I think it's Shaw trust in my area too,
Hopefully the DEA might have a bit more time for me than previous JC+ advisor.
Would I be correct in thinking that If you lie on a CV or application form and that if such inaccuracies are found out it is grounds for dismissal?
and subsequently if you inform the job centre or they gain the knowledge of that this was the 'reason for leaving' your previous job then you are not entitled to receive JSA?
I only ask of this as my current goverment sub-contracted employment consultant
has eroded the time I was unfit to work and stated on his CV for me that I was employed during this time.
Is this how the hardest to reach are helped?
.....If you ignore the issue it'll go away
If I were to ignore him.... I'd be sanctioned and have nothing to live on...
although homelesses dosen't sound a bad idea if i'm obligated to take his advice
perhaps not in this wind though.