At the end of February during one of the Farnham Community Group meetings, a customer named Justin asked if the group could do something for Red Nose Day. This quickly began an exciting discussion with Justin saying he would love to stand on the street and tell passers by his favourite jokes to raise money…
This month, we interviewed Dermot for our internal newsletter. Dermot is a customer of EmployAbility, and his Employment Support Specialist supported him to land his dream job working at Chessington World of Adventures Resort! Here is what Dermot told us about himself: What are your favourite hobbies or interests? I love dancing, practicing yoga and…
Customers and staff from The Farnham Community Group, Surrey Choices and The Woodlarks Centre have joined forces to help the homeless in their local community. The idea originated from a member of the Farnham Community Group, Yvonne. Yvonne has a mild learning disability and is supported by the group to gain independence and develop new…
The Growth Team is just one of five vocational projects we offer to our customers at Surrey Choices. The Growth Team provide our customers with a fantastic opportunity to gain gardening work experience, as well as providing customers with training and support to carry out practical gardening tasks which help preserve the Surrey countryside and public…
Please be advised of our working hours during the festive period. On behalf of everyone at Surrey Choices, we wish you all the best for the festive season. Activity Centres All of our Activity Centres will close for a seasonal break from Tuesday 24 December 2019 and will re-open on Thursday 2 January 2020 with…
Employment Support – EmployAbility and Partnership Working Surrey Choices work in partnership with a number of schools and colleges across Surrey and it’s borders supporting student into work experience placements including our Surrey Choices’ Woodwork Project. Surrey Choices Employment and Communities Team, EmployAbility, offer career guidance and work with both the student and their tutors…
Green fingered gardeners from Surrey Choices’ Growth Team paired up with volunteers from Lloyds Bank during their company corporate day to carry out conservation work on the gardens at Langtons House in Ottershaw. The Growth Team, a group of people who are taught and supported by Surrey Choices to carry out practical gardening, landscaping and…
Employing people with a learning disability According to Mencap, only 6% of people with a learning disability known to local authorities and who are of working age are in paid employment. Despite the fact that 65% of people with learning disabilities want paid work, many are unable to get a job for reasons that could…
Hi I’m Rachael Walker and I am the Employment and Communities Manager for the East and Mid Surrey EmployAbility Team. The team support people to access and retain employment that matches their choices and skills. I enjoy my job as every day is different, the feeling you get when someone gets their first job and…
This year customers from across all of our Activity Centres took part in our Seasonal Six Festive Card Competition by designing a festive card front to be in with a chance of having their design professionally printed.
