Your Employment

Support to get a job

We can help you:

• Seek careers advice
• Prepare a CV
• Find a job
• Prepare for a job interview
• Start a new course.

As a carer leaver, you will also have a single point of contact at the Job Centre.

Monthly drop-in sessions

We have asked Elevate to provide monthly drop-in sessions for care leavers on preparing for employment.

Find out more about how Elevate can support you.

Elevate

The team provides information, advice, and guidance to young people in Wokingham, who are not in education, employment or training (and young people aged up to 24 with SEND). Elevate can help you with career planning, education, jobs, apprenticeships, training opportunities, work experience, and volunteering.

Getting ready for work: financial support

We can offer financial support with:

• Buying clothes for an interview
• Travelling to a job interview 
• The first month's travel to work if it's not within walking distance
• Fees gaining industry
• Applying for ID documentation such as birth certificate, passport or driving license

We can also support you with opening a bank account.