Employment, skills and volunteering | Bath and North East Somerset

Clean Slate

Clean Slate offers support around employment skills and training on a one-to-one basis, remotely, in drop-ins and also in free workshops. We focus on (but do not work exclusively with) those furthest away from the job market.

Employment Support Service (HCRG Care Group)

The Employment Support Service is for adults (18+) that are experiencing difficulties in the workplace, due to or resulting in mental health problems. The team offer support to both the individual and their employer to ensure that meaningful employment can continue. They work in partnership with a range of mental health service providers, including Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP) and the voluntary sector. Find out more about their service HCRG Care Group.

BaNES Council

Bath & North East Somerset Council provides a free service to support people to who wish to get back to work, change careers or up-skill in their current jobs as well as supporting those that are short or long-term unemployed, require upskilling so as to keep their jobs, or are looking to change careers.

Developing Health and Independence (DHI)

DHI provide a specialist employment support for drug and alcohol service users. The service works with anyone of working age engaged in structured treatment, and it aims to support people in paid and mainstream jobs (short-term training, volunteering, and work placements are also available). The service offers support to both the individual and employers.

Volunteer Service (HCRG Care Group)

HCRG Care Group Volunteer Service provide support for people seeking volunteering opportunities and signposting. The team also help organisations to promote their volunteering opportunities.

SWALLOW Supporting people with learning disabilities

SWALLOW charity provide support to people with learning disabilities to learn skills in a work environment as well as offering hands-on work experience. They work with teenagers and adults with learning disabilities in and around Bath & North East Somerset and provide a range of services and opportunities to enable people to live life to the full. Find out more here.

Live Well B&NES (Council)

Live Well B&NES provides impartial information and signposting to many services, groups and organisations across the Bath & North East Somerset area. The site is split into three areas of need, providing support to adults to continue living independently, information to support young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities and parenting support to families including Ofsted registered childcare. See Social, leisure and learning directory which include services supporting around training and employment.