How can we help you at Steps to Work?

Programs at Steps to Work

If you’re unemployed and want to start or get back into work, Steps to Work can help you prepare for employment and make the most of your skills and abilities. We understand that you might need support to find a job and overcome any barriers so we offer a variety of services tailored to your individual needs.

The services we offer include:

Information, advice and guidance on careers and skills;
Training to help with things like confidence building and motivation;
CV writing support and guidance;
Job search support;
much more

Free access to support and guidance is only a phone call away, so get in touch with us to find out how we can help you.

Clever Costings

The Clever Costings course is a 6-week course designed to enhance numeracy skills for Staffordshire residents aged 19 and above, focusing on areas such as budgeting, saving, borrowing, and credit scores. The course aims to boost confidence in handling financial decisions and provides personalised support from a dedicated team. Enrolment is open to individuals seeking to improve numeracy skills for both personal and professional development.

LEAFF project

LEAFF is a 12-week aftercare funding project by Gamble Aware, providing one-to-one support for individuals affected by gambling harm, encompassing activities to enhance wellbeing, confidence, and motivation, along with employment, budgeting, and housing support, emphasising social inclusion, and catering not only to those directly struggling with a gambling addiction but also to friends and family impacted by gambling actions.

Walsall bridges

This initiative aims to assist various segments of the local community, including individuals aged 16+, those aged 50+, members of the BAME and LGBTQ+ communities, people with disabilities, individuals with physical and mental health challenges, lone parents, carers, isolated women, ex-military personnel, ex-offenders, and those who have experienced substance misuse, in overcoming barriers and progressing towards employment through personalised support, skills development, and access to relevant opportunities.

Community hub

We are partnered with Your Local Pantry to run a Community Hub in Pleck, Walsall, providing affordable food and hygiene products to residents within a 1-mile radius, along with employment support, benefits assistance, and budgeting help; membership is free, and visitors pay £5 per visit for 10 items, fostering community support and empowerment.

Armed forces support

Steps to Work, as a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, provides employment support, training, and development opportunities for the Armed Forces community, including Cadets, Veterans, and Reservists, offering one-to-one sessions, digital and in-person, covering careers advice, CV support, confidence workshops, volunteering opportunities, digital skills training, and more.

Black Country Futures

Steps to Work, as the lead delivery partner for Black Country Futures, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, supports individuals aged 16 and above, including those facing multiple barriers, through one-to-one sessions and workshops, offering employability training, confidence building, volunteering opportunities, digital skills, financial advice, housing support, and more, with an inclusive focus on specific groups such as those aged 50+, BAME community, refugees, migrants, individuals with health issues, ex-offenders, lone parents, care leavers, long-term unemployed, and others, in collaboration with a network of 13 specialist delivery partners.

The Restart Scheme

The Restart Scheme, part of the UK Government’s ‘Plan for Jobs’ initiative, provides enhanced support for Universal Credit claimants out of work for 12 to 18 months in the West Midlands, facilitated by Steps to Work through a 5-step process to break down employment barriers and secure sustainable employment.

Nifty numbers

Our Nifty Numbers course is designed to help you better understand budgeting, money and ways to save. Feeling confident with numbers helps in every aspect of life, from paying bills and banking online, to doing the weekly food shop or planning days out with the kids.

Need support? Contact Steps to Work

What people say

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     Based on 22 reviews 
    
 
 
   
 
 
        
   Stephen McConville 
 2024-03-13
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Fantastic company and charity, helped us out with trained staff looking for restart to work opportunities. We've had more than 1 staff members now from steps and we wouldn't hesitate from getting more.

Thank you so much!
  
 
       
   Josh Moreton 
 2024-03-13
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Amazing organisation. helping people back into work in a truly supportive manner. Great to partner with as an employer from a social impact point of view.
  
 
       
   Drone Site Surveys 
 2024-03-13
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great company! They gave me some great advice at hiring restart staff and provided us with a member of staff trained ready and willing to work. We've taken them on full-time and couldn't be happier.
  
 
       
   sattouf laghouati 
 2023-09-21
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. It was a pleasure to meet with Bushra,she is a asset to the company.She spoke to me with dignity and I appreciate her guidance and advice,she is a breath of fresh air :)
  
 
       
   Chris Bownes 
 2023-06-08
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. A Fantastic place to work, full of passionate people who care about making a positive change.
  
 
       
   Peter Dutton 
 2023-06-01
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Steps To Work is jam packed with passionate people who just want to do the right thing by their participants, communities & partnering organisations.
Their sucess is well-known & the future opportunities are very bright as a new & exciting stepchange is taking place.
Get involved.
  
 
       
   Paul Lock 
 2023-06-01
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. STW are the oxygen in the room when it comes to levelling the playing field for the ‘have nots’ - More please.