Grow and achieve have provided a valuable service across Stoke,
Staffordshire and into Cheshire in relation to Supported employment and
helping many people with SEND to develop work skills and find jobs. As
the SEND Employment Development officer for Staffordshire County
Council Grow and Achieve have provided a valuable source of experience
in the world of job coaching and the support of young people requiring
steps into employment. They are a valuable contributor to the Stoke and
Staffordshire Local Authority SEND Employment Forum.
The company’s commitment to finding opportunities to develop work
skills, specifically through working with highly professional and well
trained job coaches, provides the best possible support for young people.
The company is fully supportive and understanding of a wide range of
SEND needs and does a valuable job in passing on this experience
through training for other professionals. Grow and Achieve provide
training and advice for education providers, families, and crucially, other
employers.
The central core of Grow and Achieve is to provide SEND young people
with job coach support to get transitioned into employment and follow up
work previously done on work preparedness. This fills a massive gap after
people have left education provision as they seek support into
employment.
In a world where SEND employment rates are so low the professionalism
by which Grow and Achieve seek to work with employers in helping young
people develop skills and adjust to working life is commendable. As a
company, they also provide work placements of a high calibre themselves
in preparing people for warehouse and logistics work, IT skills, retail skills
and marketing and communication with the public.
It is fortunate this region has Grown and Achieve as an important
resource to develop SEND employment opportunities.