"Good Work"

I have  on a scheme run by South Yorkshire Housing Association called Working Win, enrolled at the of 2018 until 2019. My Coach was helping me search for a job and at the same time helping to develop my confidence. 

Unfortunately my job search area, as supported by my Coach, was in a very specific area of the Chemical industry for which I am qualified with a first degree and some Masters study, however there are extremely  limited opportunities for work in this area and though I was prepared to widen the search I was encouraged to stick to the narrow field.  I did not get a job.

My Coach left the program in 2020. I have fed back my frustrating experience of Working Win to the Good Work leadership team when I signed up with Good Work in September 2020.  I was assigned a Coach, Joseph, we looked at my job preferences and my CV. The Coach and I considered those areas of work I would actually like to do and where they could be found in jobs not necessarily in the Chemistry industry.  I also reevaluated if I wanted to be in the Chemistry industry at all.

I started to apply for jobs with Joseph's help. This help included filling in an online application forms and drafting a covering letters  and once compiling a creative portfolio. With Joseph's support I am now much more aware of jobs which suit my health conditions.  I am now applying for jobs very actively and am self supporting in writing applications. What is helpful is that my Coach continues to support my job search which means I have more opportunities to apply for jobs.   He has also helped me define a future career path with longer term development goals. I have just finished my training for the Peer Ambassador role in Good.