Volunteers’ Week 2019: Perks of volunteering in a Cafe
From Saturday 1 – Friday 7 June, it’s Volunteers’ Week 2019. This week is a chance to celebrate and say thank you for the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. So, we are sharing with you stories from individuals we support who are volunteers either through our EmployAbility service or elsewhere. Hi,…
Volunteers’ Week 2019: Paul at The Spire
From Saturday 1 – Friday 7 June, it’s Volunteers’ Week 2019. This week is a chance to celebrate and say thank you for the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. So, we are sharing with you stories from individuals we support who are volunteers either through our EmployAbility service or elsewhere. …
Toby wins Longest Drive award at Community Golf!
Many of the individuals we support have been enjoying learning and playing golf for a number of years now, thanks to Community Golf. Community Golf are a Surrey based organisation who take golf into the community. They engage with a variety of groups within communities, using golf as a way to bring local groups together…
Reflecting on Supported Internships
The young people who are currently on our EmployAbility Supported Internships Programme are just about to finish their year of work experience. Becky Grammel, an Employment Support Specialist asked one of the young men who has now been offered a paid job at his local pub how he is finding it… How have you felt…
V receives a Long Service Award Nomination!
Keeping jobs is as important a role for us as finding new jobs. This can take a lot of commitment, but can often make a big difference. Our latest good news story comes from EmployAbility, who tell us about V who has been at her place of work for 25 years now! Our Keep In Touch…
How much can you achieve in three years?
The Surrey Choices EmployAbility team goes above and beyond to secure work placements for students they continue to support! David O’Connor, an Employment Support Specialist here at Surrey Choices tells us one of the latest good news stories from the EmployAbility team, working together to find the best job for a young individual with Autism…
Dermot receives ‘Rides Star of the Month’ award
Through the Surrey Choices EmployAbility service, earlier this year Dermot was supported into securing his dream job working at Chessington World of Adventures Resort! Dermot joined the team at Chessington World of Adventures in February 2019, where he had roughly four weeks of training before the Resort opened in March for the first time in…
Surrey Choices continues to enable customers to achieve their goals
Our Good News Story gives you the chance to learn more about the individuals we support and see why our colleagues love working in care each day. Read our latest story from the Ashford Office Project! Since joining Surrey Choices Ashford Office project and The Laleham Project, my confidence has grown, I am more independent…