Wolverhampton CFO Activity Hub

Always nice to get some feedback from our past participants. Thank you!

Here are our next upcoming courses in the Tamworth TEC, if you are interested speak to your Case Manager about a referral to any of these courses.



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Site Labourer wanted, for further details follow the link: https://shorturl.at/rFJ26

We're now open on the last Saturday of the month for CSCS training. 1 day training and exam. Call us on 01902 714 224 to book your place.

Have a look at a recent Good News Story from the Telford TEC. Whereby 1 of the participants has now worked over 68 hours as a Traffic Management Operative and is really enjoying the role so far! The participant was supported with completing the Traffic Management course, PPE and follow up calls from the EECM team to see how they were getting on.

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FREE Laptop when you join our Basic Computer Course. Learn new digital skills for personal use and for work. Get the skills that get the job.

Maths Maths Maths! Call us on 01902 714 224 to be booked on our Maths course learn in a comfortable environment.

M&S are looking for a Team Member to join their team, for further details follow the link: https://bit.ly/44P9UsO

On Friday 8th September, the Telford TEC hosted their 5th CSCS course, with 4 participants in attendance who successfully completed and passed the Level 1 Health and Safety course. Two participants obtained full marks on their tests!

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Look at what we have planned for September! We will be welcoming back Unlock Drama once again for what is sure to be another great couple of days. Speak to your Support Worker if you would like to get involved.

This one is for Wolverhampton Peeps! Helpful information about provision for people who are vulnerable/ at risk of homelessness or who are homeless on bank holiday Monday. Which key places are open and which are closed.



Sorry the links in the image are not clickable, but the organisations mentioned are tagged below.

Base25 // Good Shepherd Services // P3 Charity // Recovery Near You // The Refugee and Migrant Centre: Wolverhampton, Black Country & Birmingham // Shaw Trust // Wolverhampton Homes and St George's Hub's Facebook no longer seems to be working, so this is their web address http://www.st-georges-house.org.uk/

ICT Entry Level 3 course starting in September, it's not too late to book on this course. Do you want to improve your computer skills? Get the skills that get the job.

Please contact the team if you're interested in any of the courses below which will be delivered from the Hope Centre in September. The courses are FREE!

Have a look at some of our most popular courses that we refer participants to!

These courses are available across the West Midlands area.

Sound interesting? Ask for a referral to CFO3.



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One Stop are looking for a Customer Service Assistant, for more details follow the link: https://bit.ly/3EjD9Jz

Take a look at what the Telford TEC are hosting next week.

A job searching event for participants who are actively job searching and working closely with our EECMS.

The event will include: CV workshops, disclosure advice, interview skills workshops, applying for jobs, my careers hub and much more!

At the Telford TEC we have 8 laptops that participants are able to use and did you know that the EECM team can support with interview clothing, PPE and tools?

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Dudley Pop Up Hub are celebrating all things 70's next week!

Dudley Pop Up Hub have lots planned for the rest of the month. Take a look and if you are on licence with probation and from Dudley contact them on 0121 3893034 and get involved.

Gain a qualification in Digital Skills with our Entry Level 3 ICT course in Wolverhampton starting in September, book your place on this course now.

Thanks to funding from the NHS, the council is able to provide thousands of toothbrushes and toothpaste for families and vulnerable adults across the city, visit one of the eight locations to collect these essential items for FREE!

WE'RE HIRING!

We have a vacancy for a café assistant, working 12 to 24 hours a week, at the new Pomegranate Café, which will be opening soon in the historic Queen’s Building in Wolverhampton City Centre.

The social enterprise café will be run by the Good Shepherd as part of a partnership project alongside Wolves Foundation and the City of Wolverhampton Council.

Open to the public, Pomegranate will be a vibrant café, offering good quality coffee, cakes and lunch time specials. The café space will be used to raise awareness, engage the community and provide a space for community related events.

As the project progresses, Pomegranate will directly employ people with lived experience of homelessness, mental health or financial exclusion, offering opportunities for training and skills development to move towards further employment.

Click here to view the full job description and person specification -https://www.gsmwolverhampton.org.uk/content/uploads/2023/08/Cafe-Assistant-role-description-and-person-specification.pdf

To apply, send your CV and covering letter to: [email protected] or by post to: Admin Team, Good Shepherd, 65 Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton. WV1 4QU.

The closing date is 5pm on Friday, August 25th.

This Thursday 10th August we have none other than Matt Man Windle, TKO Justice Mentor from Birmingham CFO Activity Hub joining us on a trip to Wolverhampton Boxing Club along with our very own TKO Justice Mentor Mel Eves Performance. If you are interested then please speak to your Support Worker!

In June Nella and Nikki were at the Wolverhampton CFO Activity Hub; CFO programmes are part-funded by the European Social Fund. Nella and Nikki completed a week-long project exploring the topic of mental health awareness with service users currently under probation supervision.

Being a community project brought some different factors in to play such as scheduled events on the CFO Hubs time table, participants other commitments and the fact that this project itself was elective. However we were so thrilled to hear that those who participated on Monday’s session spoke to some of their peers in order to recruit them onto the project. We finished the week with 8 participants who had been involved since Tuesday.

The play followed a man's journey with his own mental health battles as he faces challenges that are very common for those who have had experience of the criminal justice system such as employment, accommodation and substance misuse used as a coping strategy. We wanted the play to have the overall theme of stories with a sub-theme of ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’. The participants seemed to really resonate with this and stated that they have often felt prejudged due to past choices but also the way they present due to their mental health.

Our consequential thinking scenes explored how just being open to discussing mental health issues and being brave and seeking help when struggling can really inform our choices, ensure we are making the right ones and ultimately save lives. The participants stated that having the CFO Activity Hub as a safe space to go, engage in their community and gain support from others when struggling has really been a lifeline to them. This was evident from our discussions but also the participant’s engagement with the hub and staff.

We had 14 members of staff come to watch the performance with a mixture of senior members, support workers and coordinators. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive and members of staff stated that they noticed so much growth in confidence and professionalism in the participants from how they see them day-to-day. The performance ended with the hub manager stating that he is going to send an email as soon as he leaves the room to ask for more projects.

We would like to extend a big thank you to the Wolverhampton CFO Activity Hub staff. They were incredibly welcoming, supportive and friendly. The passion and dedication they display on a daily basis is admirable and they made the week even more fun and meaningful than it already was!!