Employment and training

Action on Hearing Loss (formerly Royal National Institute for Deaf People) is one of the leading national experts in providing support for people living with hearing loss and tinnitus. The helpline offers free confidential and impartial information and advice. Specifically, the charity can assist with: Identifying what help you need,…

This course is a year long and is designed to help improve everyday written and spoken English through weekly 2 hour sessions with a language tutor. Booking is essential for this course and start dates may vary.

Adzuna is a UK based company listing over a million job vacancies found in Kent and beyond, helping you to save time when jobseeking. Our unique (and free to use) tools like ValueMyCV help users to craft CVs that are free of grammatical errors and…

We are AKA First Aid Training.  We are running first aid courses aimed at new or expectant parents.  We know this is a special time for new or even experienced parents, therefore we feel as parents you might have comfort in having some first aid…

The benefits of volunteering include meeting new people, building your confidence, being active while looking for paid employment, building your CV and a recent contact for a reference.

Inspire Community Trust supports adults with a learning disability. The Trust works with people to build their confidence, develop skills and broaden opportunities.  The activities offered include: Art and Craft Woodwork Rehabilitation Relaxation Gardening Cooking Table Games Horse Riding Swimming Glass Painting Information Technology (IT)…

Blackthorn Trust is a charity which provides medical care, specialist therapies and rehabilitation through work placements within Blackthorn Garden. It aims to help people living with mental, physical and learning disabilities. The diverse range of activities offered enable you to acquire new skills and gain confidence to better deal with challenges.…

Bright Shadow’s mission is to provide creative solutions to the challenge of enabling all people with dementia and those affected by it to live well and to thrive. We do this by delivering participatory performance and dementia workshops to engage people living with dementia in…

To enable young people with disabilities to take part in a range of leisure and work opportunities as an integral part of the activities of the local communities they are a part of.

Our charity was set up by Janet and Bill Burgess, who themselves were parents of an autistic child, in order to raise awareness of the condition and to give advice and support to those in a similar position. 30 years on, we have grown in…