Making It Work Employment

13/11/2025

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07/11/2025

News: Only 4.8% of people with a learning disability are in paid employment, according to the landmark Keep Britain Working Review by Sir Charlie Mayfield.

It highlights significant barriers not only to finding employment but also to sustaining it.

Making It Work Employment never sign off anyone accessing their services. Keeping ourselves visible and accessible to employees and their employers. This helps negate any potential problems and helps prevent workplace crisis.

Supported Employment is key 🔑 at helping adults with barriers that want employmemt, find employment and keep it. Navigation of the workplace is difficult.

Southend Care Ltd 's employment team are contactable at makingitwork@southendcare.co.uk

06/11/2025

Making It Work Employment are Job coaching David in his new domestic assistant role at Project 49.
David is such a fantastic role model to service users on their employment pathways Project 49.

02/11/2025

Paula Pearl ♥

Today marks - a moment to shine a light on the incredible work of learning disability nurses across the UK.

Yet, despite the profound impact learning disability nurses have, this field of the profession faces serious challenges.

Our Learning Disability Nursing Review is underway, and we need your voice. If you’re a registered learning disability nurse, complete our survey and help protect the future of learning disability nursing.

🔗 Jonathan Beebee, RCN Professional Lead for Learning Disability Nursing writes: https://bit.ly/4nCbfN1

Take the survey: https://bit.ly/3X37AN9

21/10/2025

Reminder that if you're unemployed, Timpson will dry clean your interview outfit for free (at 500 locations). You don't need a voucher for this, just ask at the counter 👔

21/10/2025

Southend Care Ltd Making It Work Employment

16/10/2025

14/10/2025

☕✨ Big news from Barista Meadows! ✨☕

Our in-house coffee bar at Southend Care Ltd, Brook Meadows House which serves freshly ground, barista-made coffee, tea, is now serving a new range of freshly made sandwiches 🥪 serving residents, visitors and staff.

But Barista Meadows is more than just great coffee — it’s a training programme for adults with learning disabilities, helping them build real-world barista and customer service skills 💪

Meet Georgina (right) — our amazing manager and trainer. She has a learning disability herself and is proudly supported by Making It Work Employment in training and supporting Jenny (left) with Barista skills, customer service and confidence.

Behind the scenes Making It Work Employment are supporting with adjustments such as easy read materials and anything else to help make the team shine 🌟 but front of house is where the stars are and we couldn’t be prouder of what this team is brewing and achieving every day! ❤️☕

Southend-on-Sea City Council Southend Shared Lives Project 49

10/10/2025

Today is World Mental Health Day. Remember that you are never alone and if you are in crisis please reach out for support.
Making It Work EmploymentSouthend Care LtdSouthend-on-Sea City Council

06/10/2025

www.adhdawarenessmonth.org
October is ADHD awareness month. This months theme is the many faces of ADHD and how everyone's experience is different.

Making It Work EmploymentSouthend Care LtdSouthend-on-Sea City CouncilProject 49Viking HouseBrook Meadows