Funmi is taking on the Guildford Cathedral Abseil!
On Saturday 15 June 2019, Surrey Choices colleague Funmi is taking part in the Guildford Cathedral Abseil in support of our Local Charity of The Year. We sat down with Funmi to find out why she wanted to do the Abseil and what this means to her. Read the interview below! Why are you taking…
Customer spotlight: Lucy
Our latest customer spotlight feature is on Lucy who attends Nexus Activity Centre. Read Lucy’s interview below to find out what her dream job would be, where her favourite place in the world is and more! What are your favourite hobbies or interests? I love painting and drawing, and I also enjoy baking and love…
How much do you love your job?
Today we are thinking about how important it is to enjoy your job, especially after enjoying a long sunny Easter weekend. It can be easy to wish you were back at home in the garden so here are a couple of reminders from people who have enjoyed their jobs this week! One of the principles…
Meet Steven: World Autism Awareness Week 2019
Steven is a customer who enjoys attending one of our Office Projects which is a vocational project to enable customers to improve their confidence, gain independence and learn new skills to prepare for the world of work. We wanted to find out a bit more about Steven and and share his story whilst we celebrate…
Meet Jack: World Autism Awareness Week 2019
Jack is a customer from the Surrey Choices Growth Team, who preserve the wonderful Surrey countryside and many public spaces, working with lots of people on different projects. Whilst we are celebrating #NationalAutismAwarenessWeek, we had a chat with Jack about Autism and his life to find out a little bit more about him: How has…
An interview with Staggerin’ Fancy Dress to Impress
Dress to Impress is a small local Fancy Dress Retailer in Ashford High Street. It is a family run business with only two members of staff; a mother and a daughter. Over the past year Dress to Impress have been working with our EmployAbility team. They have been incredibly supportive by offering work experience to…
Customer Spotlight: Dermot
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…
Supported Internship Programme: Jacob Roger at The Computer Shop
Jacob Roger is a student at East Surrey College and through the help of EmployAbility, is completing his Supported Internship Programme at The Computer Shop, Merstham. He works every Tuesday and Wednesday 10.00am – 3.00pm during term time. Jacob is on the Autistic Spectrum and has Tourette’s Syndrome, Dyspraxia, ADHD and nystagmus (rapid involuntary movements…