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THE WEST LONDON
GUIDE TO SUPPORTED
INTERNSHIPS 2021

Supported Interns training at
Nando’s restaurant in Harrow
THE WEST LONDON GUIDE TO SUPPORTED INTERNSHIPS 2021 - Supported Interns training at Nando's restaurant in Harrow
WEST LONDON                                                                                  ELIGIBILITY & APPLICATIONS
INTRODUCTION

West London Boroughs are proud to              Supported Internships in West London          Supported Internships are open to all                Shortlisted applicants will be invited to
work with many employers and education         have a track-record of great success in       applicants with moderate learning disabilities       attend a skills and capabilities assessment
providers in West London to facilitate and     enabling young people with learning           (MLD) who are aged between 18 and 24                 day (usually held between February
support the establishment and development      disabilities to gain direct work training     on 31 August 2021 (some take applicants              and May) where they will take part in a
of supported internships and supported         within top businesses, hotels, hospitals      at 16) and who are keen to be offered paid           short informal interview and be asked to
employment initiatives. Over 400 young         and other organisations leading directly to   employment (not necessarily at the host              participate in some given tasks. Successful
people with learning disabilities are now      employment. They are part of an expanding     business or organisation) at the end of the          applicants will be enrolled as students
undertaking SI programmes in London            number of initiatives for supported           programme. Applicants must be able to                at a Further Education College at the
every year, with an average employment         employment being organised and facilitated    commit to the full length of the programme           start of the autumn term (except for
achievement rate of over 60%. The details      by the West London Alliance in partnership    (10 months) and attend 5 days a week (with           those internships where a school or other
of 30 of these programmes are contained in     with major third-sector organisations,        holidays). A full list of eligibility criteria and   organisation is indicated as the education
this booklet.                                  further education colleges, local councils    the application process for each internship          partner), while the internship itself takes
                                               and experienced supported employment          are available from the contact names listed          place on the premises of the host business
Supported Internships are designed to          advisors and partners.                        with each programme.                                 or organisation in normal circumstances.
develop transferable skills, knowledge
and attitudes in preparation for paid          Feedback from host businesses in West         All applicants for a DFN Project SEARCH              Parents and carers are asked to supply any
employment. Through training and direct        London has been extremely positive.           Supported Internship must either have an             necessary information regarding allergies in
work experience young people will develop      Public Health England reported that: “Our     Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)               the applications as the interns are likely to
employability skills, self-confidence, job-    supported interns have been remarkable.       provided through their Local Authority               be working with food and cleaning products
specific skills and Maths, English and ICT     They have brought incredible benefits to      or be in the process of obtaining one.               during their rotations. Parents and carers are
skills whilst working alongside employees in   the organisation and we’re always telling     Applicants must also be capable of travelling        also expected to actively support and assist
a real employment setting.                     other employers about how good Supported      independently to and from their places of            their young people during their internships
                                               Internships and DFN Project SEARCH are        training and home, or be willing to be trained       and in their preparations and plans for
Classroom-based learning at the workplace      – it’s one of the most important things we    to do so.                                            employment, particularly if they have to be
enables interns to try out different work      have done as an organisation.”                                                                     trained away from the host business (such as
roles, supported by a tutor and job coaches.                                                 The Further Education Colleges and                   at home) during the current Covid situation.
During the internships, the young people       The former CEO of London North West           Schools will plan to hold open days or open
will undertake employment planning and         University Healthcare NHS Trust, Dame         evenings about the Supported Internship(s)           During the Covid-19 pandemic it has
job application exercises designed to put as   Jacqueline Docherty, said “Our interns are    they offer, usually between January and              unfortunately been necessary for young
many of them as possible in a position to      truely welcome at the Trust. Our hospital     April, to enable young people and their              people on the supported internships to be
move directly into paid employment.            managers and mentors are proud of the         families to gain a better understanding of           trained away from their host businesses,
                                               contribution made by the interns, who are     the opportunities they can offer. The open           in many circumstances ‘remotely’ from
Health Education England has been a key        impressively motivated. They have really      events are also a chance for interested              home. With the lifting of lockdown every
supporter and sponsor of our programmes        bought into the NHS Trust’s Values and        students and their families to ask questions         endeavour is being made to return the
and we express our grateful thanks to them.    Standards.”                                   and to submit application forms.                     interns to on-site learning.

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Application forms should be requested from Supported Learning
                                                                                                                                    Department, DFN Project SEARCH, West Thames College, London Road,
                                                                                                                                    Isleworth TW7 4HS and submitted by early April to Lorna Misra:
                                                                                                                                    lorna.j.misra@gsk.com. We are hoping to hold an assessment day in the
                                                                                                                                    summer term (dependent on current lockdown restrictions). We offer
                                                                                                                                    remote initial meetings with young people and carers.

EALING CENTRAL / EALING COUNCIL                                                                   GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)
Supported Internship                                                                              The DFN Project SEARCH Supported Internship at GSK Headquarters

ADDRESS                                      We are planning to hold an Open Event on 30th        ADDRESS                                               Key vocational skills and work experience
Ealing Council, Perceval House,              March 2021 which young people, their parents         GSK House, 980 Great West Road,                       opportunities offered at GSK include:
14-16 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, London W5 2HL   and carers are very welcome to attend. More          Brentford TW8 9GS
                                             details from Ailish Byrne a.byrne@wlc.ac.uk                                                                • Office Administration managing data and
CONTACTS                                     The deadline for applications to Ailish Byrne is     CONTACT                                                 booking meeting rooms
Ailish Byrne (Tutor) a.byrne@wlc.ac.uk       Friday, 30th April 2021. We are planning to hold     Lorna Misra                                           • Catering Assistant till work in the restaurant
Sajada Sajid s.sajid@wlc.ac.uk               basic skills assessments and informal interviews     07506 195 863                                           and Deli, and shelf stocking
                                             with applicants on 13th May 2021.                    Lorna.j.misra@gsk.com                                 • Barista making coffees, serving customers, and
FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE PARTNER                                                                                                                         till work
West London College                          Key vocational skills and work experience            FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE PARTNER                     • Grounds Maintenance mowing, raking and
                                             opportunities offered on this programme include:     West Thames College                                     pruning
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNER                                                                                                                            • Bike Shop and Workshop cleaning bikes,
London Borough of Ealing                     • Working in Reception meeting and greeting          SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNER                            making repairs, assisting in the shop
                                               customers, using the booking system, answering     To be confirmed                                       • Reception customer service, logging faults,
SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                the phone and signposting clients                                                                          room checks and using booking systems
Ealing Council                               • Hospitality making and serving hot drinks,         SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                       • Housekeeping restocking, cleaning vending
                                               preparing and serving food, keeping the kitchen    Hounslow Council                                        areas and lift lobbies
PLACEMENTS PLANNED 10                          area clean and tidy and clearing the customer                                                            • Security Checking visitors booking list,
                                               area                                               PLACEMENTS PLANNED 12                                   patrolling the building, directing visitors
DATE September 2021 to July 2022             • Office Administration filing and scanning                                                                  and deliveries
                                               documents, answering phone calls, archiving        DATE September 2021 to July 2022                      • Fitness Centre greeting customers,sorting and
                                               and data entry                                                                                             tidying, taking bookings, and paperwork
                                             • Parks Maintenance grass cutting and tending        GSK pioneered Supported Internships in West           • Mailroom and Loading Bay sorting post, coding
                                               hedges, litter-picking, planting and maintaining   London with Project SEARCH and has successfully         letters to room numbers, delivering parcels,
                                               flower beds and carrying out internal              enabled many interns to graduate to paid                sorting stationery cupboard and receiving
                                               decorations in Council buildings                   employment since 2012. Based at GSK’s Global            goods-in
                                             • Retail Customer Services serving customers         Headquarters building in Brentford, the rotation
                                               and responding to retail enquiries, stock taking   opportunities include work experience and training    All accepted interns must have an EHCP and either
                                               and replenishing stock and operating till          in a wide variety of administrative and service       be travel trained or willing to undertake travel
                                             • Post Room Working sorting and delivering           roles.                                                training to the GSK building. We welcome young
                                               post to departments                                                                                      people from all boroughs.

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Project Choice

WEST LONDON NHS TRUST                                                                                        CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL
Project Choice Supported Internship                                                                          The DFN Project SEARCH Supported Internship at Charing Cross Hospital

ADDRESS                                              Expressions of interest made to Lindsay McCafferty.     ADDRESS                                             Key vocational skills and work experience
Trust Headquarters, 1 Armstrong Way, Southall,                                                               Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road,         opportunities offered at the hospital include:
Middlesex UB2 4SD                                    The Trust will host a virtual Open Day and Evening      Hammersmith, London W6 8RF
                                                     Event for students and their families to log on and                                                         • Porter transport patients and equipment around
CONTACT                                              meet mentors in early 2021. This will be followed by    CONTACT                                               the hospital
Lindsay McCafferty                                   a recruitment day where potential candidates will       Jasmine Jade                                        • Post Room sort incoming mail and deliver to
07864 973 346                                        be invited to interview and to undertake some basic     07860 754 014                                         departments
Lindsay.mccafferty@westlondon.nhs.uk                 skills-based tasks.                                     jasmine.jade@cnwl.ac.uk                             • Administration supporting the Patient Dining
or lindsay.mccafferty@hee.nhs.uk                                                                                                                                   team with menus and rotas
                                                     Key vocational skills and work experience               FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE PARTNER                   • Ward Host food service, cleaning, supplying teas
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROVIDER                        opportunities offered at the trust include:             College of North West London                          and coffees
Health Education England, Project Choice                                                                                                                         • Clinical Engineering auditing and repairing
                                                     • Learning and Knowledge Assistant meeting              SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNERS                         hospital equipment
SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                        and greeting customers, taking photos to produce      Action on Disability and Kaleidoscope – Sabre       • Canteen/shop combined food service and retail
Ealing Council                                         ID badges and Data Entry of training attendance                                                             role
                                                     • Library Support work with our Librarian to            SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                     • Housekeeper/admin dual role with ward
PLACEMENTS PLANNED 10-12                               ensure the space is tidy and well organised by        Brent Council                                         cleaning and admin support
                                                       checking shelves. Also providing good customer                                                            • Linen preparing orders for scrubs, nightwear,
DATE September 2021 to July 2022                       service to our customers                              PLACEMENTS PLANNED 12                                 sheets and towels for delivery around the hospital
                                                     • Administration Support Worker providing basic                                                             • Patient Transport admin role, booking transport
West London NHS Trust are one of the most              typing, shredding, sending emails                     DATE September 2021 to July 2022                      and customer care
diverse Trusts in London and pride ourselves on      • Payroll Administrator data inputting, telephone                                                           • Welcome Stations greeting visitors and
being an inclusive employer offering a wide range      skills, sorting post                                  The Supported Internship at this world-famous         distributing facemasks and hand gel
of employment opportunities. We provide both         • Finance Administrator data entry, working in a        general teaching hospital provides a wide variety   • Quality Improvement Team admin support for
physical and mental healthcare to the boroughs of      team, filing, post, photocopying                      of training and work experience in clinical,          the team who deliver training courses
Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.           • Recruitment Admin Support supporting our              administrative and facilities management            • Health Care Assistant support to nurses
                                                       recruitment team with the administration of           departments working with the NHS Trust and its        including admissions and observations
We have been offering work experience to               new employees                                         partners.
students from Belvue College for over 2 years and    • Pharmacy Assistant supporting the pharmacy
have in place excellent support for students. An       team, data entry, picking and packing medicines       Candidates should be capable of travelling
Application Form can be obtained from: Lindsay         for wards                                             independently, or be prepared to undergo
McCafferty, West London NHS Trust, Learning          • HR Admin Support supporting the HR Workforce          training to manage their journey to the hopsital
and Development, E Block, 1st Floor, St Bernard’s,     Team, scanning, photocopying, taking telephone        independently.
Southall, Middlesex UB1 3EU.                           messages, sending emails, collecting visitors, data
                                                       entry
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L’Oréal and Hammersmith & Fulham Council will
                                                                                                                                                         hold an Open Day. If you would like to attend
                                                                                                                                                         please contact Rachel Knight at West London College
                                                                                                                                                         for details (email below).

L’ORÉAL & HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM COUNCIL
The Supported Internships at L’Oréal and Hammersmith & Fulham Council                             Key vocational skills and work experience opportunities offered at L’Oréal, Hammersmith & Fulham
                                                                                                  Council and other organisations within the Borough are listed below:

ADDRESSES                                 ENTRY CRITERIA Interns must:                            Roles at L’Oréal include:                             Roles at Chelsea Football Club include:
L’Oréal, 255 Hammersmith Road,            • Be aged between 17-24 on 31st August 2021             • Post Room delivering parcels, franking post,        • Assisting with training courses including
London W6 8AZ                               and eligible to work in the UK                          data inputting and room set up                        hospitality, stewarding and catering
                                          • Have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan         • Reception meet and greet
Hammersmith & Fulham Council,             • Be enthusiastic about the world of work,              • In the Academy assisting hairdressers in training   Roles at Nando’s include:
3 Shortlands, Hammersmith W6 8DA            employment being the main focus and aspiring          • Catering at L’Oréal Café stocking the fridges,      • Using the till greeting and seating customers
and other sites within the Borough          to secure competitive employment                        cleaning, serving food, making teas and coffees,    • Serving food and also working in the kitchen
                                          • Have their Parents or Carers sharing in the             and using the till
CONTACT                                     aspiration for employment and helping to give                                                               Roles at Cambridge School in Shepherd’s Bush
Rachel Knight (Tutor)                       support                                               Roles at Hammersmith & Fulham Council’s               include:
r.knight@wlc.ac.uk                        • Be able to commit to the full length of the           offices include:                                      • Admin filing documents, greeting visitors and
                                            programmes (September 2021 – June 2022) and           • Post Room sorting and delivering the post              assisting with signing in/out
FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE PARTNER           work 5 days a week (with holidays)                    • Registrars prepare a range of different official    • Site Maintenance gardening support, keeping
West London College                       • Be willing to learn to travel independently or           documents                                             the school grounds safe for children
                                            be supported to do so                                 • Facilities learning how the Council’s offices are   • Classroom & Sports/PE Assistant support
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNER              • Have a positive attitude to gaining new skills           kept clean and safe                                   enabling learning in the classroom
Action on Disability                        and receiving instruction and follow the host         • SEND Department assisting with meeting              • Kitchen & Classroom Assistant work serving
                                            organisations’ rules of conduct and presentation         notes, scanning and photocopying                      food, cleaning and tidying eating areas
SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                                                                   • Working with St. Quintin’s learning how to
Hammersmith & Fulham Council              APPLICATIONS                                              set up a range of activities for children with      Roles at The Haven Care Centre include:
                                          All applicants will be short listed and then invited      disabilities                                        • Kitchen and housekeeping helping prepare hot
PLACEMENTS PLANNED 10                     to attend a skills and assessment day where they                                                                lunches, cleaning, hoovering and laundry
                                          will take part in a short informal interview with one   Roles at Hammersmith Library include:
DATE September 2021 to June 2022          of the host organisations (see opposite) and will be    • Archiving documents and supporting                  Roles at the Stephen Wiltshire Centre include:
                                          asked to participate in some given tasks.                 customers to print and scan                         • Admin assisting with signing in and out and
                                                                                                  • Library Services shelving books, despatching          general admin
                                          Successful applicants will be enrolled as students        and returning books
                                          at West London College at the start of the term in      • School Sessions                                     Roles at Jack Tizard School in Shepherd’s Bush
                                          September 2021.                                                                                               include:
                                                                                                  • Roles at the new development at                     • Classroom assistance supporting children at
                                          If you would like an information pack or any further      245 Hammersmith Road W6                                lunchtimes and playtimes and helping on
                                          information please contact: Rachel Knight, Tutor,                                                                school trips
                                          via email at r.knight@wlc.ac.uk

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Completed application forms should be requested
                                                                                                                                                                     from and submitted by early April 2021 to the
                                                                                                                                                                     Supported Learning Department, DFN Project
                                                                                                                                                                     SEARCH, West Thames College, London Road,
                                                                                                                                                                     Isleworth TW7 4HS.

WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL                                                                              HOUNSLOW COUNCIL
The DFN Project SEARCH Supported Internship at West Middlesex                                                   The DFN Project SEARCH Supported Internship at Hounslow Council
University Hospital
ADDRESS                                                  We apply a specialist, autism-friendly approach        ADDRESS                                              Key vocational skills and work experience
Twickenham Road, Isleworth TW7 6AF                       to support our interns on site, although we are        London Borough of Hounslow,                          opportunities offered at Hounslow Council include:
                                                         also working with young people with other special      Hounslow House, 7 Bath Road,
CONTACT                                                  educational needs.                                     Hounslow TW3 3EB                                     • Office Administration data entry, scanning
Oscar Suarez Milian                                                                                                                                                    documents
Osuarezmilan.205@lgflmail.org                            Application forms may be requested by emailing         CONTACT                                              • Cafe working in the coffee shop, serving
projectsearch@queensmill.lbhf.sch.uk                     projectsearch@queensmill.lbhf.sch.uk                   Nicky Bitar (Business Liaison)                         customers
                                                                                                                020 8583 6144                                        • Facilities Management portering, issuing
EDUCATION PARTNER                                        Applications can be sent in as usual but the on-site   nicky.bitar@hounslow.gov.uk                            ID badges, security
Queensmill School                                        skills assessment may be held in the summer term.                                                           • Emergency Planning administration duties
                                                         Also, we may require appiicants to be available on     FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE PARTNER                    • Reception customer service, using booking
SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                          a video call.                                          West Thames College                                    systems, signposting customers
Hammersmith & Fulham Council                                                                                                                                         • WorkSmart monitoring room bookings,
                                                         Key vocational skills and work experience              SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNER                           checking audio equipment, reporting faults
PLACEMENTS PLANNED 6                                     opportunities offered at the hospital include:         To be confirmed                                      • Library Assistant customer service, stocking
                                                                                                                                                                       shelves, dealing with queries
DATE September 2021 to July 2022                         • Health Records picking and filing health records     SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                      • Care Work supporting disabled residents in the
                                                         • Catering Stores picking and packing meals and        Hounslow Council                                       day centre and community
West Middlesex University Hospital, part of the            delivering to wards
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation          • Finance assisting finance team with DB capture       PLACEMENTS PLANNED Number TBC
Trust, has partnered with Queensmill School which          and scanning
is an autism-specific provision. We work together        • Waste Management removing litter from wards          DATE September 2021 to July 2022
with our partners to give young people with autism         and recycling
and learning difficulties an opportunity to develop      • Restaurant Assistant clearing tables and trays,      The vision for future local government in
their skills within a real work environment as well as     restocking, recycling                                Hounslow is as a community leader, not simply
work towards an ASDAN award in employibility and         • Kitchen Porter washing, drying and organising        a provider of services. It will continue to be an
other Level One awards such as in Food Safety and          kitchen tools                                        enabling Council, working in partnership with the
Hygiene and Office Skills. Application forms may be      • Ward Reception administration, filing records,       local community, voluntary and statutory agencies,
requested by emailing projectsearch@queensmill.            photocopying, data entry                             and the private sector to maximise social and
lbhf.sch.uk                                              • Ward Host taking patient orders and serving          economic development in the borough.
                                                           meals

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Applications are welcome up to July 2021. Open Days will be held
                                           when possible in the spring and early summer with information on
                                           the skills and interview days given at the Open Days.

                                           To see our latest Supported Internship brochure, please type in
                                           shawtrust.org.uk/what-we-do/supported-internships on your web
                                           browser and select SI-brochure pdf.

PAVILIONS SUPPORTED INTERNSHIP                                                                                    HILLINGDON CIVIC CENTRE
The Supported Internship based at the Pavilions, Uxbridge                                                         The DFN Project SEARCH Supported Internship at Hillingdon Council

ADDRESS                                                When requesting an application pack, interested            ADDRESS                                                 Students will be based at Hillingdon Council offices,
18 Chequers Square, Uxbridge UB8 1LN and partly        young people will be informed about Pavilions              Hillingdon Civic Centre 3W/01, High Street,             where they will choose different departments to
at Uxbridge Library, 13-14 High Street, UB8 1HD        Supported Internship Open Days when they can               Uxbridge UB8 1UW                                        work in on rotation. They will be supported by
                                                       visit the Pavilions Centre meet the team, and                                                                      a college tutor and a job coach from Hillingdon
CONTACT                                                find out more about this exciting retail supported         CONTACT                                                 Autistic Care & Support (HACS). The objective of
Stella Pakapouka                                       internship. The Pavilions Supported Internship is a        Amy Thoreau                                             the programme is for the students to secure paid
07795 684 809 Stella.Pakapouka1@prospects.co.uk        retail supported internship based 5 days a week at         athoreau@orchardhill.ac.uk                              employment (not necessarily at the Council).
                                                       the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Uxbridge. Young                                                                   Key vocational skills and work experience
EDUCATION PARTNER                                      people wishing to apply will be invited to attend          EDUCATION PARTNER                                       opportunities offered on this programme include:
Ixion Holdings (Apprenticeship and training            an Open Day, complete the application form found           Orchard Hill College
provider, part of the Shaw Trust Group)                in the application pack and send it to Elizabeth                                                                   • Admin Assistant in the Health and Social Care
                                                       Ajewole at: supportedinternship-london@prospects.          SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNER                              department. Booking and attending meetings
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNER                           co.uk. Young people who apply will be invited for an       Hillingdon Council                                      • Admin Assistant in School Admissions and
Prospects Services (part of the Shaw Trust Group).     interview to discuss the internship with the Pavilions                                                               Placements. Contacting parents and carers via
Application pending for registration and listing as    team. Parents can attend the Open Day and come             SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                           letters, email and on the phone, data collection
an SPI under Section 41 of the Children and            on the interview day. If Covid restrictions are still in   Hillingdon Council                                        using Microsoft Office and Excel
Families Act 2014.                                     place, we are fully equipped to support young people                                                               • Media and Project Promotion Assistant
                                                       and parents to attend information sessions. To             PLACEMENTS PLANNED 12                                     working with the Inclusion Partnerships
SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                        apply or find out more, contact us either remotely                                                                   department liaising with web designers to design
Hillingdon Council                                     using Teams/Zoom, by phone or email, or by post.           DATE September 2021 to July 2022                          information templates
                                                       Our email address is supportedinternship-london@                                                                   • Facilities Assistant carrying out building
PLACEMENTS PLANNED 10-12                               prospects.co.uk. This is an exciting opportunity giving    All applicants must hold an active EHCP, must be          maintenance across the site
                                                       interns the opportunity to learn about the different       aged between 17 to 24 and should be learning at         • Quality Assurance Assistant within Social
DATE September 2021 to July 2022                       roles in the retail environment and gain the skills to     Entry 3 level or above. To apply you can complete an      Care and Adult Services. Data entry tasks
                                                       obtain work in retail or related work.                     Expression of Interest form on Orchard Hill College’s     inputting information accurately on spreadsheets
ACCEPTANCE AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA                                                                               website. When completing the form online please           using Excel
EHCP is required. Age group 18-24                      • Retail/Customer Service Hospitality catering             state Project SEARCH 2021 in the ‘Year applied for’     • Technical Admin Support Assistant issuing
                                                         and administration                                       box https://orchardhill.ac.uk/admissions/how-to-          new and replacement staff car parking permits,
For young people interested in applying for the        • Business Admin office-based tasks, sending               apply/                                                    attending department staff meetings, taking
Pavilions Supported Internship, the application          emails, responding to telephone queries, checking                                                                  minutes and notes and giving personalised
process will involve the following steps. Please         orders and monitoring shop product lines                 Completed application forms should be sent to             feedback to managers and mentors
request by email the Pavilions application pack        • Warehouse stock control, processing deliveries           Assessments&Placements@Orchardhill.ac.uk                • Technology Department Assistant putting
from supportedinternship-london@prospects.co.uk          of stock, placing orders, replacing products on          This course is open to applicants from outside            together learning packs for young people, using
or call Elizabeth Ajewole on 07920 273 586.              the shop floor                                           Hillingdon borough. It is a full-time course 5 days       PDF map creation and printing
                                                                                                                  a week for one academic year.
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For more information and to register your interest                                                      Applications are welcome up to July 2021. Open Days will be held
                                                          please contact Tafina Davidson at Harrow College or                                                     when possible in the spring and early summer with information
                                                          Suba Dickerson at sdickerson@uxbridgecollege.ac.uk                                                      on the skills and interview days given at the Open Days.

                                                                                                                                                                  To see our latest Supported Internship brochure, please type in
                                                                                                                                                                  shawtrust.org.uk/what-we-do/supported-internships on your
                                                                                                                                                                  web browser and select SI-brochure pdf

NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL                                                                                             HARROW RETAIL
The DFN Project SEARCH Supported Internship at Northwick Park Hospital                                              Supported Internship

ADDRESS                                                   • Admin Assistant working in a variety of                 ADDRESS                                                  This supported internship is for young people
Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road,                      departments tasks include data inputting, filing        Harrow Youth Stop, The Twenty One Building,              interested in working in a retail environment. When
Harrow HA1 3UJ                                              and scanning, photocopying, answering the               Ground Floor, 21 Pinner Road, Harrow HA1 4ES             requesting an application pack, interested young
                                                            telephone, booking patient appointments and                                                                      people will be informed about the Open Days
CONTACT                                                     general admin duties                                    CONTACTS                                                 when they can visit the Harrow retail centres, meet
Tafina Davidson (Tutor)                                   • Restaurant Operative restocking of food items,          Saimmah Ali 07714 736 748                                the team and find out more information about
tsimon@hcuc.harrow.ac.uk                                    clearing and cleaning tables, refilling paper towels,   Saimmah.ali@prospects.co.uk                              this exciting retail supported internship. If Covid
                                                            sweeping and mopping, restocking cutlery and                                                                     restrictions are still in place, we are fully equipped
FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE PARTNER                           serving customers                                       Elizabeth Ajewole 07920 273 586                          to support young people and parents to attend
Harrow College                                            • Medical Library conduct functional checks on            Elizabeth.ajewole@prospects.co.uk                        information sessions. To apply or find out more,
                                                            medical devices, clean and sterilise, configure                                                                  contact us either remotely using Teams/Zoom, by
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNERS                               data displays on the machines, book and collect         EDUCATION PARTNER                                        phone or email, or by post. Our email address is
Kaleidoscope-Sabre                                          faulty instruments and send off for repair              Ixion Holdings (Apprenticeship and training              supportedinternship-london@prospects.co.uk
                                                          • Housekeeping control of stock, replenishing,            provider, part of the Shaw Trust Group)
SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                             medical equipment supply, collecting deliveries                                                                  For young people interested in applying for this
Harrow Council                                              and transferring goods to wards                         SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNER                             Internship please request by email the Harrow
                                                          • Domestic Stores Person picking & packing                Prospects Services (part of the Shaw Trust Group).       Retail application pack from supportedinternship-
PLACEMENTS PLANNED 12                                       domestic stock for wards. Packing cages and             Application pending for registration and listing as      london@prospects.co.uk or call Elizabeth Ajewole:
                                                            delivering stock around the hospital. Keeping the       an SPI under Section 41 of the Children and              07920 273 586/Saimmah Ali 07714 736 748. Key
DATE September 2021 to July 2022                            stockroom tidy and helping with regular stock           Families Act 2014.                                       vocational skills and work experience opportunities
                                                            takes                                                                                                            offered at this internship include:
Northwick Park Hospital is part of London North           • Ward Host taking food orders, preparing patient         SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY
West University Healthcare NHS Trust, one of                meals, making tea and coffee, following food            Harrow Council                                           • Retail/Customer Service Hospitality catering
the largest integrated healthcare trusts in the             safety procedures, cleaning the ward kitchen and                                                                   and administration
country. Key vocational skills and work experience          liaising with patient dining staff                      PLACEMENTS PLANNED 10-12                                 • Business Admin office-based tasks, sending
opportunities here are:                                   • Patient Dining Operative picking and packing                                                                       emails, responding to telephone queries, checking
                                                            food orders for patient meals, stock rotation,          DATE September 2021 to July 2022                           orders and monitoring shop product lines
Health Care Assistant Roles these roles are on              matching food order paperwork to deliveries                                                                      • Warehouse stock control, processing deliveries
wards and in various clinics in the hospital, including   • Porter transporting patients, accepting jobs on         ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA                                       of stock, placing orders, replacing products on the
the Moorfields Eye Centre here. HCAs support                the radio and via written request forms, moving         An EHCP is required. Age group 18-24. Travel               shop floor
clinical staff to carry out patient observations and        equipment                                               training can be provided to enable individual            • Maintenance repair and maintenance of
checks such as for blood pressure and temperature.                                                                  travelling to and from home and the Harrow                 equipment in a retail centre, ensuring equipment
They also attend to personal care needs of patients                                                                 Shopping Centres.                                          in the centre is in good working order

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THE WEST LONDON GUIDE TO SUPPORTED INTERNSHIPS 2021 - Supported Interns training at Nando's restaurant in Harrow
There is an online Open Event on 17th March 2021,                                                                    Open Evenings for young people, parents and
                                                          4pm-5pm via Teams. Please contact either Cathy                                                                       carers to learn more about the Supported
                                                          McCann or Huda Al-Najar (details below) for an                                                                       Internship at the Marriott will be held at
                                                          invitation.                                                                                                          the Hotel, including site tours, on dates
                                                                                                                           MARRIOTT                                            to be confirmed. Please contact us at
                                                                                                                           L O N D O N H E AT H R O W                          marriottprojectsearch@gmail.com for further
                                                                                                                                                                               information and to register interest.

BRENT COUNCIL / WEMBLEY PARK                                                                                        MARRIOTT HOTEL
The DFN Project SEARCH Supported Internship at Brent Council                                                        The DFN Project SEARCH Supported Internship at the London Heathrow
and Wembley Park                                                                                                    Marriott Hotel
ADDRESS                                                   Parents/Carers must share the aspiration for              ADDRESS                                                Marriott offers a range of benefits to interns, including
Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley HA9 0FJ        employment and attend regular Employment Planning         Bath Road, Harlington, Hayes UB3 5AN                   uniform, free lunch and free use of the hotel’s gym
                                                          Meetings to discuss progress etc.                                                                                and swimming pool.
CONTACTS​                                                                                                           CONTACT
Cathy McCann (Tutor)                                      Applicants should be aged 18-24 on 31st August            Maxine Simpson                                         Key vocational skills and work experience
07860 753 985 cathy.mccann@cnwl.ac.uk                     2021, and hold a current Education Health & Care          marriottprojectsearch@gmail.com                        opportunities offered at the hotel include:
                                                          Plan (EHCP). All applicants should be able to travel
Huda Al-Najar (Curriculum Leader)                         independently or be supported to travel, be eligible to   EDUCATION PARTNER                                      • Leisure Club greeting guests, tidying gym
huda.al-najar@cnwl.ac.uk                                  work in the UK and aspire to secure paid employment       Meadow High School, Hillingdon                           equipment and changing rooms, testing pool water
                                                          on the completion of the course.                                                                                   quality, checking memberships on computer system
FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE PARTNER                                                                                   SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNER                           • Food & Beverage clearing tables, keeping the
College of North West London                              Key vocational skills and work experience opportunities   Prospects, part of the Shaw Trust Group                  restaurant clean, restocking drink and snack areas,
                                                          offered on this programme include:                                                                                 polishing cutlery and glasses, setting tables for next
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNERS                                                                                       SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                          service
Tottenham Hotspur Foundation                              • Data Management data entry and matching                 Hillingdon Council                                     • Lobby Host greeting/directing guests, making wake-
and Kaleidoscope-Sabre                                      records to support housing services for Public                                                                   up calls, delivering messages/packages to guest
                                                            Health & Culture                                        PLACEMENTS PLANNED 10                                    rooms, filing guest paperwork, tidying lobby
SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                           • Website Editing updating a CMS and liaising with                                                               • House Keeping Porter removing used linen from
Brent Council                                               external providers offering youth activities            DATE September 2021 to July 2022                         guest floors, restocking housekeeping cupboards,
                                                          • Public Library Duties customer service, returned                                                                 removing room service items, cleaning guest floors
PLACEMENTS PLANNED 12                                       book processing, sorting books destined for other       Applicants should meet the following criteria:         • Engineering/Maintenance completing site patrols,
                                                            Brent libraries                                                                                                  room checks and basic maintenance tasks, moving
DATE September 2021 to July 2022                          • Housekeeping, Portering and facilities                  • Be aged 18-24 at the start of the programme,           items within the hotel, assisting Duty Engineer
                                                            management, post delivery, filing, cleaning, stock        in September 2021                                    • Goods Receiving checking deliveries, labelling
You can request an application form to be sent to you:      replenishment and conference meeting room setup         • Have a current EHC Plan                                and storing food items, rotating stock, cleaning
https://www.cnwl.ac.uk/courses/supported-learning         • Restaurant Work food preparation, cleaning, an                                                                   food storage areas, delivering parcels to hotel
                                                                                                                    • Want to move into paid employment on
                                                            opportunity to gain Food Hygiene certificate                                                                     departments
                                                                                                                      completion of the programme
SI applications to be made to the college by 19th April   • IT Support assisting engineers, laptop fault                                                                   • Conference & Banqueting setting up and clearing
2021 (cathy.mccann@cnwl.ac.uk)                              troubleshooting, face-to-face and telephone             • Live within the local area                             refreshment breaks, waiting on guests during breaks,
                                                            customer service                                                                                                 refreshing meeting rooms, preparing rooms for
Skills Assessment Day on 12th May, 10am-3pm, at           • Business Administration manage certificate              The Marriott internship provides a supportive,           events
Brent Civic Centre (TBC)                                    requests, print and send certificates, complete         disability-confident environment. We have a wide       • Kitchen Assistant setting out breakfast grill trays,
                                                            certificate log for Nationality & Registration          selection of internship placements where interns         preparing cold food platters, vegetable preparation,
Work experience opportunities take place within and       • Audio-visual setting up and testing technical           learn transferrable skills and our graduates are now     using industrial dishwasher and restocking clean
close to Brent Civic Centre.                                equipment to support events, working within             employed in many different employment sectors.           items
                                                            a team

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THE WEST LONDON GUIDE TO SUPPORTED INTERNSHIPS 2021 - Supported Interns training at Nando's restaurant in Harrow
For young people interested in applying for the
                                                          Copthorne Supported Internship, the application
                                                          process will involve the following steps. Please phone
                                                          or request by email the Copthorne application pack
                                                          from: supportedinternship-london@prospects.co.uk.
                                                          Or call: Saimmah Ali 07714 736 748.

COPTHORNE TARA HOTEL                                                                                                ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON & CHELSEA
Supported Internship                                                                                                RBKC Supported Internship programme

ADDRESS                                                   Young people who apply will be invited to attend a        ADDRESS                                               Roles at Kensington Town Hall include:
Scarsdale Place, Kensington, London, W8 5SR               skills day and interview to discuss the internship with   Based at Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street,        • Post Room delivering parcels, franking post,
                                                          the Copthorne team. Parents can attend the Open           Kensington, London W8 7NX                               data inputting and room set up
CONTACTS                                                  Day and come on the skills/interview day. If Covid                                                              • Customer Service greeting and supporting
Fitzroy Lewinson (Tutor) 07776 041 629                    restrictions are still in place, we are fully equipped    CONTACTS                                                residents of the borough
Fitzroy.Lewinson@prospects.co.uk                          to support young people and parents to attend             Oyinda Malafa                                         • Catering stock replenishment
                                                          information sessions.
                                                                                                                    o.malafa@wlc.ac.uk                                    • Administration & IT in various offices
Elena Dragonova (Job Coach) 07584 205 020
                                                                                                                                                                            within RBKC
Elena.Draganova@prospects.co.uk                           To apply or find out more, contact us either remotely
                                                          using Teams/Zoom, by phone or email, or through           Rachel Edwards
EDUCATION PARTNER                                         the post. Please contact us via email at this address:    rachel.edwards@rbkc.gov.uk                            Roles at Nando’s include:
Ixion Holdings (Apprenticeship and training provider,     supportedinternship-london@prospects.co.uk                                                                      • Server taking orders and serving
part of the Shaw Trust Group)                                                                                       FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE PARTNER                     • Cleaning & Preparation prepping and cleaning
                                                          To see our latest Supported Internship brochure, please   West London College                                     customer and staff areas
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNER                              type in shawtrust.org.uk/what-we-do/supported-                                                                  • Cashier taking customers orders and handling
Prospects Services (part of the Shaw Trust Group).        internships on your web browser and select                SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNER                            payments
Application pending for registration and listing as an    SI-brochure pdf.                                          Action on Disibility
SPI under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act                                                                                                                     Roles at the Design Museum include:
2014.                                                     • Concierge (Front of House) responding to guest          PLACEMENTS PLANNED 12                                 • Hosting welcoming visitors and issuing
                                                            enquiries, taking luggage and guests who are                                                                    tickets
LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITIES                                      checking in or out, supporting the successful running
                                                                                                                    DATE September 2021 to June 2022
City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of                of the reception area
Kensington and Chelsea                                    • Housekeeping preparing rooms for guests, cleaning
                                                            the public areas – brasserie and breakfast rooms
                                                                                                                    ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
PLACEMENTS PLANNED 10-12                                    including hoovering and cleaning                        Aged 17-24. EHC plan and eligible to work in the
                                                          • Kitchen preparing food, cutting, chopping fruit and     UK. Working around Entry 1 to Level 1 English
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA                                        vegetables; setting up and clearing of food courts,     and maths. Capable of travelling independently
An EHCP is required. Age group 18-24. Travel training       preparing cold meals such as salads, fruit cocktails    to their workplace (with travel training). Real
can be provided to enable individual travelling to and      for serving; cleaning cutlery and floors; making and    aspirations to progress into paid employment
from the hotel.                                             serving hot and cold drinks, preparing sandwiches       (and this is a realistic outcome after the 10 month
                                                            and other cold foods                                    programme). Able to commit to the full length of
The Copthorne Tara Supported Internship is a              • Maintenance repair and maintenance of equipment         the programme (September 2021 – June 2022),
hospitality supported internship based 5 days a week        in the guest rooms and around the hotel, ensuring       and to demonstrate a positive attitude to gaining
at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in Kensington. This is an       equipment in the hotel is in good working order         new skills, receiving instructions, and following
exciting opportunity to learn about the different roles     including plumbing, painting and decorating, simple     host organisations’ rules.
in the hospitality environment and gain the skills to       electrical tasks
obtain work in hospitality or related work.

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You can download a City and Islington College application form from
                                       www.candi.ac.uk or pop along to any City and Islington College campus.
                                       You can also come along to an open day – contact Victoria Lovelock for
                                       details of this. Completed application forms can be handed in FAO
                                       Victoria Lovelock at the 444 Camden Road campus or scan and email
                                       the form to victoria.lovelock@candi.ac.uk

GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL                                                                                      CAMDEN COUNCIL
GO into Employment – DFN Project SEARCH @ GOSH                                                                    Camden Borough Council’s Supported Internship Offer

ADDRESS                                                  Contact Victoria Lovelock for an informal chat/visit     ADDRESSES                                              This internship is for young people aged 18-24 with
Great Ormond Street Hospital,                            to the classroom for further information. We cater for   5 Pancras Square, Kings Cross,                         an EHC plan and Camden residents only. Interns
Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH                     a range of special educational needs and disabilities.   London N1C 4AG                                         should be around Entry level to Level 1 English and
                                                                                                                                                                         Maths and capable of travelling independently to
CONTACT                                                  • Ward Housekeeper preparing meal trays                  Westminster Kingsway College                           their workplace (with Travel Training if needed) and
Victoria Lovelock (DFN Project SEARCH Tutor)               for children, serving meals, working with the          211 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8RA                    with the aspiration to progress into paid employment
                                                                                                                  (for numeracy, literacy & employability skills)        (and this is a realistic outcome) after the 10-month
victoria.lovelock@candi.ac.uk                              pharmacy team, cleaning & remaking beds,
                                                                                                                                                                         programme.
                                                           topping up gloves and aprons
                                                                                                                  CONTACTS
FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE PARTNER                        • HR Reception meet and greet people, scan               Brooks Seyoum Programme Manager, WKC                   All applicants will be shortlisted and then invited to
City and Islington College                                 documents for new staff, set up meeting rooms,         Brooks.Seyoum@westking.ac.uk                           attend an assessment day where they will take part
                                                           photocopying, take messages                            supportedinternship@westking.ac.uk                     in a short informal interview. Parents and carers must
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNERS                            • MRI – Housekeeper cleaning toys and surfaces                                                                  share in the aspiration for employment and help to
Kaleidoscope-Sabre                                         in the sedation and recovery rooms, topping up         Gisele Jumpp                                           give support.
                                                           trolleys with bandages etc, cleaning kitchen           Gisele.Jumpp@Camden.gov.uk
SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                          • X-Ray – Reception folding appointment letters          020 7974 3061                                          Key vocational skills and work experience
Camden Council                                             and putting in to envelopes, using the Tannoy                                                                 opportunities offered at this internship include:
                                                           to announce patients, writing the waiting time         FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE PARTNER
PLACEMENTS PLANNED 10                                      on the whiteboard, handing out family feedback         Westminster Kingsway College                           • Customer Services Assistant based in
                                                           forms to parents and patients, filing                                                                           libraries, processing new and existing stock, using
                                                                                                                  SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNER                             the library management system, tidying books and
DATE September 2021 to July 2022                         • Main Kitchen – Commis Chef Assistance
                                                                                                                  Options via Westminster Kingsway College (WKC)           audio items on shelves
                                                           Assistant / Pizza Bar Chef preparing ingredients
                                                                                                                                                                         • Activity Support Services working in adult
Applicants must have an EHCP and be 18-24. They will       for soups, pizzas, and items needed for restaurant     SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                          day service to prepare rooms, materials and
be enrolled as students at City and Islington College.     service, breakfast prep, portioning, helping sort      Camden Borough Council                                   equipment for activities
                                                           ward orders for patients                                                                                      • First Contact Support Officer guide
An Open Evening is planned, followed by a                • Interventional Radiology Housekeeper                   PLACEMENTS PLANNED 10, more at WKC                       customers to navigate the building
Recruitment Day where potential candidates will be         topping up stock, cleaning trolleys, cleaning                                                                 • General Assistant maintaining and cleaning
invited in for interview and to undertake some basic       surfaces in the labs                                   DATE September 2021 to June 2022                         facilities at GLL Better gym
skills-based tasks.                                      • Theatres Anaesthetic Stock Room Assistant                                                                     • Office Administration preparing materials
                                                           handing out stock lists and collecting and             Camden’s supported internship offers a range of          for training sessions, maintaining a social media
Applicants who are offered a place must attend City        delivering stock to the Anaesthetic rooms              placement opportunities within Camden. Open Days         presence
and Islington College to do a DBS application and        • Catering – Restaurant Catering Assistant               are arranged regularly every term by Westminster       • This year’s partner employers also include
complete an honorary contract with Great Ormond            restocking drinks, sandwiches snacks, stock            Kingsway College and applications can be received        GLL Better (leisure), Lendlease (administration),
Street Hospital and have Occupational Health               take, cleaning tables and serving, helping in the      until August 2021, but early applications are highly     and UCL (assistant to Digital Accessibility)
                                                                                                                  recommended.
clearance prior to starting.                               coffee bar

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Project Choice

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL                                                                                                  WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL
The Project Choice Supported Internship at the Royal Free Hospital                                                   The DFN Project SEARCH Supported Internship at the Whittington Hospital

ADDRESS                                                    Through the highly supported internship they develop      ADDRESS                                              Open to young people aged 19-25 with a current
The Royal Free Hospital, Pond St, Hampstead,               independence skills and increase their employability.     The Whittington Hospital, Magdala Avenue,            Education Health and Care Plan, capable of travelling
London NW3 2QG                                             We prefer applications to be submitted before May but     Archway, London N19 5NF                              independently to the workplace (with travel
                                                           always remain open to enquiries. Travel training can be                                                        training) and with aspirations to progress into paid
CONTACT                                                    provided where needed.                                    CONTACTS                                             employment.
Linda Selby (Project Choice National Programme                                                                       Gemma Mullan
Lead) Linda.selby@hee.nhs.uk 07747 775 659                 Applications to be sent to Project.choice@hee.nhs.uk
                                                                                                                     07472 521 805                                        If you are interested in this opportunity, please
                                                           Project Choice aims to empower Interns and build their
                                                                                                                     gmullan@ambitiouscollege.org.uk                      contact admissions@ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk
EDUCATION PARTNER                                          confidence as individuals in the workplace, while also
Project Choice Independent Specialist Provider College     offering life experience beyond their home and school                                                          for an application form. You can also sign up to one
                                                           environments.                                             Ambitious College Admissions Team                    of our virtual open events. Please visit our website
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNER                                                                                         admissions@ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk               for more information on upcoming dates and how
HEE Project Choice                                         Key vocational skills and work experience opportunities                                                        to book: https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/
                                                           offered on this programme include:                        EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT PARTNER                     what-we-do/employment/supported-internships
SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                                                                                      Ambitious College
London Borough of Camden                                   • Communication reception, meet and greet,                                                                     Completed application forms can be scanned
                                                             appointment booking, directions giving,                 PLACEMENTS PLANNED 6                                 and emailed to admissions@ambitiousaboutautism.
PLACEMENTS PLANNED 10-12                                     encouraging communication                                                                                    org.uk or posted FAO Admissions, The Pears
                                                           • IT/Organisational Skills booking offices, data          DATE September 2021 to July 2022                     National Centre for Autism Education, Woodside
DATE September 2021 to July 2022                             processing, process driven tasks e.g. data inputting,                                                        Avenue, London N10 3JA.
                                                             patient correspondence, medical records retrieval
                                                                                                                     Ambitious College is working with The Whittington
Our priority is providing a secure, uplifting experience   • Science pathology labs, sterile services, using
                                                                                                                     Hospital to support interns to develop workplace     Key vocational skills and work experience
for our interns, ensuring they develop academic, work        practical skills to support the scientific staff to
and life skills throughout the Internship. Our staff are     produce test results
                                                                                                                     skills. The programme will run from September 2021   opportunities offered at the hospital include:
dedicated to the welfare of interns, providing skilled,    • Pastoral Skills, Ward Assistant child care nursery,     for one academic year. Supported internships also
informed support and working closely with family             helping patients with non-medical aspects of            benefit employers to learn what young people with    • Receptionist customer service, booking
members and other professionals to ensure the work           hospital stay, assisting with child play activities     additional needs can contribute and achieve.           appointments, preparing files for clinics
experience is positive and skill-enhancing. We support     • Creative Skills gardening, joinery, maintenance                                                              • Administration Assistant data entry, filing,
the interns in their journey to employment, and              teams, working in active and possibly outdoor roles     Read more information on Ambitious College’s           general office admin support
continue that support for 5 years post-programme             maintaining grounds or facilities                       website: https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/    • Control Assistant conducting audits, reporting
if needed.                                                 • Food Handling in cafés and kitchens, preparing          what-we-do/employment/supported-internships            faults and breakages, working in different clinics
                                                             food and serving customers                                                                                   • Health Records Admin picking out and filing
Project Choice is a work experience and Supported          • Retail hospital shops, serving customers,                                                                      health records
Internship programme for young adults with an EHCP           stocktaking, ordering and receipt of goods                                                                   • Portering transporting equipment, accepting
aged 16-24 with learning difficulties, disabilities and/                                                                                                                    jobs over the radio
or Autism and an aspiration to enter employment
either full or part time, as an apprentice or employee.

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An Open day will be held at Westminster City Hall.
                                                                                               For further information please contact Phil Bunce
                                                                                               or Rachel Edwards.

                                         WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL
                                         Westminster City Council’s Supported Internship with City of
                                         Westminster College
                                         ADDRESS                                               A wide range of training opportunities will be
                                         Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street,            available through Westminster City Council,
                                         London SW1E 6QP                                       providing a broad range of experience for interns.
                                                                                               Examples of rotations are:
                                         CONTACTS
                                         Phil Bunce                                            • Administration (Licensing, Economy,
                                         philip.bunce@cwc.ac.uk                                  National Portrait Gallery)
                                                                                               • Facilities Management meeting room set up
                                         Rachel Edwards                                        • ICT archiving
                                         rachel.edwards@rbkc.gov.uk                            • Catering (The Camden Society Unity Kitchen,
                                                                                                 Elior canteen, Planet Organic central kitchen)
                                         FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE PARTNER                     • Planet Organic Retail tills, deliveries, stock
                                         City of Westminster College                             replenishment, online shopping orders
                                                                                               • Deliveries (GEM Building Services)
                                         SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNER                          • Horticulture Natural History Museum Urban
                                         Westminster Employment                                  Garden
                                                                                               • Front of House Events (Economy events/
                                         SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                         schools, Lord Mayor’s Parlour)
                                         Westminster City Council

                                         PLACEMENTS PLANNED 12

                                         DATE September 2021 to July 2022

                                         ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
                                         Aged 16-24. Current EHC plan. Working around
                                         Entry 1 to Level 1 English and maths. Capable of
                                         travelling independently to their workplace (with
                                         Travel Training). Aspirations to progress into paid
                                         employment.

                                         Opposite: One of the supported interns
                                         on the Charing Cross Hospital SI

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HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & HACKNEY COUNCIL                                                                         MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL
A DFN Project SEARCH Supported Internship                                                                              The DFN Project SEARCH Supported Internship at Moorfields Eye Hospital

ADDRESSES                                                  If you are a Hackney resident with an EHC Plan please       ADDRESS                                              Key vocational skills and work experience
Homerton University Hospital, Homerton Row,                submit an application – https://docs.google.com/forms/      Moorfields Eye Hospital                              opportunities offered at the hospital include:
Clapton, London E9 6SR and                                 d/1oSrWNeXZfMmef4Ygll8qsAu0YtPSvvbxq946XWe2                 162 City Road, London EC1V 2PD
Hackney Council, 1 Hillman Street, London E8 1DY           mjA/edit Interns study for an accredited employability                                                           • Portering patient transportation, phone skills
and other council venues                                   qualification alongside completing 3 work placements.       CONTACT                                                and customer service skills
                                                           Applicants who are offered a place will be supported        Victoria Lovelock                                    • Admin skills e.g. data entry, presentations,
CONTACT                                                    to complete a DBS application if working at Homerton
                                                                                                                       victoria.lovelock@candi.ac.uk                          reception skills and using the phone
Alison Miller                                              University Hospital, and will sign an honorary contract
                                                                                                                                                                            • Maintenance learning a range of trade skills to
020 8356 6575 Alison.Miller@hackney.gov.uk                 with the Hospital or Hackney Council and have
                                                           Occupational Health clearance prior to starting. Key        FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE PARTNER                      carry out repairs in the hospital
EDUCATION PARTNER                                          vocational skills and work experience opportunities         City and Islington College                           • Theatre Healthcare Assistant sterilising surgical
To be confirmed                                            offered through these placements include:                                                                          kits, assisting the medical team to prepare for
                                                                                                                       SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNER                           surgeries
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PARTNER                               • Facilities delivering post, setting up for events and     Kaleidoscope-Sabre                                   • Kitchen Porter/Catering Assistant customer
Hackney Council Supported Employment                         meetings. Operating scanner and photocopier                                                                      service on the private patient ward, preparing and
                                                           • Portering patient transportation, phone skills and        SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                        delivering food orders, cleaning
SPONSORING/LEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY                              customer service skills                                   Islington Council                                    • Domestic Assistant ensuring all clinical and
Hackney Council                                            • Maintenance learning a range of trade skills to                                                                  public areas are clean at all times. Tasks include
                                                             carry out repairs in the hospital or repairs to council   PLACEMENTS PLANNED 12                                  sweeping, high dusting and using chemicals to
PLACEMENTS PLANNED 24                                        buildings and housing                                                                                            clean specific areas
                                                           • Data/Administration scanning, recording and
                                                                                                                       DATE September 2021 to July 2022                     • Meet and Greet Receptionist maintaining
DATE September 2021 to July 2022                             archiving documentation and files on databases
                                                                                                                                                                              the busy meet & greet areas in A&E, assisting
                                                             and on shelves. Sending emails responding to
This internship is for young people aged 18-24 with an       complaints and dealing with residents’ queries
                                                                                                                       An Open Evening is to be held, followed by a           patients to check-in to appointments and
EHC plan and Hackney residents only. Interns should        • Ward Host taking food orders, preparing patient           Recruitment Day where potential candidates will be     giving directions
be around Entry level to Level 1 English and Maths and       meals, making tea and coffee. Following food safety       invited to interview and to undertake some basic     • Barista in the coffee shop making and serving
capable of travelling independently to their workplace       procedures, cleaning the ward kitchen and liaising        skills-based tasks.                                    hot drinks, cleaning the cutlery and dishes and
(with travel training if needed), with the aspiration to     with patient dining staff                                                                                        providing customer service
progress into paid employment (and this is a realistic     • Reception customer service, using ICT, sending            Applicants must be aged 16-24 and have an EHCP
outcome) after the 10-month programme. A face-to-            and checking emails, using a database to input            and a desire to gain employment at the end of the
face open day is scheduled for April 2021. Information       information and checking accuracy                         programme.
about the open day can be found on our website             • Museum Assistant registering, inspecting and
https://opportunities.hackney.gov.uk/placements/             archiving historical artifacts. Learning how to do        Please contact Victoria Lovelock via the email
supported-internships-2/                                     inventory, audits, learning the use of a database         address shown or phone number above to register
                                                             and its function                                          your interest in the programme and she can share
                                                           • Hospitality food preparation in kitchens. Health
                                                                                                                       this information or organise an informal visit to
                                                             and hygiene information
                                                                                                                       the site.
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