LIVE - The magazine for Optivo residents Summer 2017 | Page 6

ENHANCING
lives
Supporting you through
training and employment
At Optivo we’re dedicated to enhancing
lives through training and employment.
That’s why we have a dedicated employment
team offering one-to-one support, advice
and guidance for all our residents.
Paul was snapped up by Debenhams after he
impressed them with voluntary work we’d secured
him at a Shelter charity shop. Chris landed a
role with Marks and Spencer after we got him a
month of voluntary work in one of their stores.
We can provide you with opportunities to
find a job, as well as training and the chance
to learn new skills. Our advisors will help you
put together a CV, prepare for interviews,
write job applications and much more.
Paul said: “At my job interview the store
management said my commitment to
volunteering work had got me into the chair.”
Chris added: “This whole experience has got me
towards a place where I am much happier.”
Father and son, Paul and Chris Ebbles, (above)
both found work after signing up to our
Volunteering into Work programme, which
involves boosting skills through training and work
experience through volunteer placements.
Interested?
If you want to find out more contact us at
www.optivo.org.uk/contactus
We also helped Malikah Faucher-Wynter into an
administration role when she didn’t know which
way to turn.
When Selina Singh struggled to get back into
work after a break we helped her to boost her
skills through training, which got her into a new
customer services role.
She said: “I was a bit here, there and everywhere.
I didn’t know what job would be best for me or
what channels to go through. Optivo helped me
with interview training and worked on my CV. I did
training courses and workshops that really helped
me gain lots of confidence.”
She said: “It gave me the confidence to go
ahead and apply for jobs that I would not have
usually gone for. It also helped me with the
whole application process - from writing
supporting statements to my CV - which
can be really difficult.”
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