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On Friday 25 June, local MP Peter Bone will visit a unique Employment Service in Wellingborough. Leading disability charity Papworth Trust has been working with Jobcentre Plus and Ingeus since October 2009 to help people in Northamptonshire get back to work.
The programme, Flexible New Deal, was developed by the Government to help more than 200,000 long-term unemployed people get a job. It also offers local employers a unique tailored recruitment service to fill either a one-off job vacancy or a full recruitment drive. Because this programme is funded by the government, Papworth Trust does not charge employers for the service.
Peter Bone will tour the office, meeting clients and hearing their stories, and talking to the staff who help them find jobs.
Lauren is one of the clients who have benefited from this programme, she says, “When I was referred to Papworth Trust I didn’t want to go - but am now really glad I did. At the time, I didn’t have anywhere to live and had been sleeping in a car and on a friend’s floor.” Lauren now works at a residential care home.
Matthew Lester of Papworth Trust says: “We have shown in Wellingborough that by giving people the right support, they can find a suitable job and gain more independence, opportunities which everyone deserves to have.”
There will be a photo opportunity at 2.30 pm and interviews can be arranged. For more details please contact Julia Rutherford, Senior Marketing Executive on 01480 357269 or email julia.rutherford@papworth.org.uk.
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About Flexible New Deal (FND)
Papworth Trust is working with Jobcentre Plus and in partnership with Ingeus to help people get back to work in Northamptonshire. In October 2009 it began delivering Flexible New Deal, a Government programme which supports long-term unemployed people to get a job. Since then 1145 clients have joined the programme in Northamptonshire, 578 of them in Wellingborough itself.
About Papworth Trust
Papworth Trust is passionate about supporting disabled people. Each year the Trust helps over 17,000 people from the East of England and beyond through a wide range of services covering Employment, Vocational Rehabilitation, Housing, Personal Support, and Learning for Life and Work.
The Trust also works with the Government, employers, service providers and commissioners to promote disability equality and good practice.
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For more information about Papworth Trust:
Julia Rutherford, Senior Marketing Executive
Papworth Trust , Bernard Sunley Centre, Papworth Everard, Cambridge CB23 3RG.
T: 01480 357269 (direct) E: julia.rutherford@papworth.org.uk
