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| In-Work
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for the first 26 weeks of employment for new personnel recruited from
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*Offers regular
contact with the team member from Bridging the Gap (BtG)
* Support to help identify any training needs of new recruits
– also follow up and review.
* Help to facilitate new employees to assist "settling"
into work
* Help and support for supervisory staff to identify and deal
with work related issues regarding "new" employees.
* Assist the mediation process, should this become necessary
* Support the increased diversity of employees in the workforce
* Help / Assist in managing a multi-cultural workforce resolving
issues or concerns for both the employer and the employee
* Support to help overcome any language or communication barriers
* This support is available for existing clients
"Into-Work
Fund"
Up to £250 from an "into work" fund, for a pre-identified
need, is available to some individuals to provide essential support
for the first one or two weeks of employment. Examples of the
uses to which this fund can be put include; transport costs, protective
clothing, tools or equipment. This fund is only available when
a written offer of employment has been made.
Funding for costs, such as clothing, related to interviews may
also be available up to a maximum of £100. This amount will
only be paid once to any individual client.
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Customised Training
If a training programme is not presently available, BtG will support
training, either on the job training or vocationally relevant training,
as agreed with the employer for the first 26 weeks of employment.
* BtG will facilitate customised training for new employees to provide
additional skills and expertise to meet the requirements of individual
employers. This support will usually be purchased, with a contribution
from the employer, from external training providers.
* BtG will offer support for specialist supervisor training where
this training is provided to enable the supervisor to be better able
to support and develop staff members under his/her control.
* BtG will part fund an existing training course; a contribution from
the employer will be sought, in order to up-skill an employee referred
by BtG.
* Customised Training support is likely to be limited to £250.00
per person.
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How to contact us.
Initial contact should be made via the main office by telephone
or through referral by another support organisation.
Bridging the Gap, Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square, Bristol,
BS2 8PE
Tel: (0117) 970 5820
Fax: (0117) 942 6763
Email: contact@bridging.org.uk
Hours of contact are as follows:
Monday – Friday, 9.00am – 5.00pm
A voice-mail service is available outside normal working hours or
when the office is not staffed. We will respond to any messages
left within 2 working days.
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