Greenfields Skills Centre

The 4 step approach

WHM is realistic in its approach to skill development and getting individuals into work and has a four step approach to support this process;

Meeting Your Support Needs
By addressing individual health and social care needs we ensure that you receive a high quality and cost effective service that meets your changing needs.
Our Care Coordinator ensures that all primary needs are met and comprehensive support plans and risk assessments are in place.
To ensure that we provide a comprehensive service under the provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 WHM is registered with the Care Quality Commission meaning that we can fully support individuals and all of their support needs within our skills centres, the community and within their own homes (if required).
Opportunities available at our Skills Centres
Individuals are supported to develop/maintain their skills through a vast range of activities including;
Animal care
Conservation
Cooking
Newsletters & delivery
Health & wellbeing sessions
Horticulture
Maintenance/ project work/ DIY
Community projects Rural Arts & Crafts
Recycling/ environment woodwork
Mechanics
Furniture restoration
Soft furnishings
Social skills & communication
Other life skills
Meal planning, shopping, ironing, cleaning, use of household appliances, Personal hygiene/ presentation
Travel training
Road safety, keep safe techniques, using public transport Photography
Computer skills
Community trips
i.e. Melton Market
WHM can support you to achieve certified qualifications whilst developing your skills at our Skills Centres. Having a skilled team of internal and external tutors/ assessors means that we miss no opportunity to support you to progress.
Gaining work experience
To ensure that individuals gain a true understanding of ‘work’ there is opportunity to become a member of a number of social enterprises.
WHM supported its users to develop their own company in early 2016 called Countryside Enterprises. It is a ‘community interest company’, which means it is owned and run by an appointed board of trustees and its members. All decisions regarding the enterprises and its profits are made by the board/members.
Being part of the enterprises enables individuals to work as part of a team, gain work experience, develop their work ethos, and consider health & safety within a working environment. Involvement within the enterprises also helps individuals to make informed decisions about the type of work they would like to pursue.
A number of the current enterprises are proving very successful and the individuals involved receive a profit share at the end of each month.
Countryside Enterprises currently up and running;
- Free range Egg Project
- Selling home grown and home made produce
- HELPING HANDS – Contract Gardening Team
- SHINERS- Car Washing
- Ironing Service
- Luncheon Club
- Furniture Restoration
- BUNS ON THE RUN- catering service
- Sewing/ soft furnishing service
- Equine project
Getting into employment
Once;
- individual health and social care needs are met and comprehensive support plans are working and in place
- individuals have been supported to develop the skills and qualification required,
- individuals have gained work experience through involvement in enterprises
- individuals have made an informed decision about the type of work they wish to pursue
Our Work skills coordinator and job coaches spends time with each individual to support them to identify suitable employment opportunities. From job searching, applications, interviews, liaising with employers and supporting whilst within employment our skilled staffing team help you every step of the way to find and successfully sustain employment.