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Navigating the cost of living crisis

This session helps you learn how to manage the increased cost of living by better understanding the free help and support that’s available to you. We’ll share tools to help you control your spending and amount of energy you use. You’ll leave the session knowing more about the free support that’s available to you and how to access it. 

Duration: two and a half hours

Connecting communities: living in a thriving neighbourhood

This session teaches you the impact of anti-social behaviour (ASB) and how it can affect the wider community. You’ll learn to identify different types of ASB and the impact that it can have on a community. We’ll also teach you practical ways to deal with ASB and the support we can offer you. 

Duration: two hours

Keys to a successful tenancy (including fire safety)

This is a great session for new residents, although all Orbit residents can take part. We’ll help you understand your tenancy agreement as well as your rights and responsibilities as our resident. You’ll learn about our free support services and how you can access them to help you maintain your tenancy. We’ll also include fire safety and teach you ways to reduce fire risks in your home. You’ll leave the session feeling positive about your new (or existing) tenancy with us.  

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Thinking About Work

In this session, you’ll be able to recognise if you are ready for work and start thinking about moving into work. You’ll be able to identify an employer’s needs and motivations as well as your own. We’ll explore your feelings about work and any barriers you may have, and you’ll be able to identify any additional support you may need and learn how to find it.

Duration: two and a half hours

Job Application Forms

Learn about the elements of strong job applications so that you can put them into practice. You’ll find out more about the differences between job applications and CVs and how you can plan for both. You’ll leave this session understanding how to write out a tailored, supporting statement for job application forms to help improve your chances of interview selection and help support your career aspirations.    

Duration: two and a half hours

CV Writing

This session is packed full of great tips, information and ideas to help make your CV really stand out. You’ll learn about the different types of CVs, how and when they are used so that you can decide the type of CV that best suits you. You’ll learn how to format a CV, what to include and exclude, how to use power words and give your CV impact for future employers. You’ll leave this session feeling more confident on how to write and tailor your CV to help improve your job opportunities both now and in the future.

Duration: two and a half hours

Job Search Techniques

In this session, you’ll learn more about the different ways of searching for a job, how they work and which are most effective. This will help you make informed decisions and increase your opportunities for finding a job. You’ll leave the session with a job search action plan and confidence in your ability to land the job you’re after.

Duration: two hours

Interview Skills - Preparation

This session will help to increase your confidence and learn some great ways to cruise an interview and land the job you’re after. We’ll help you to prepare for an interview and teach you how to master techniques for answer interviewing questions successfully and give you great tips on how to take charge of interview nerves.  

You’ll feel more confident about interviews after this session and have an opportunity to have a practical one-on-one interview practice session on another date, (to be mutually agreed), tailored for the type of job you are looking for. Please see below.                 

Duration: two and a half hours

Interview Skills - Practical

Following on from the interview skills preparation session above, this is a one-on-one session to help you put your learning into practice. You’ll have the opportunity to have a proper one-on-one interview with one of our coaches, tailored to the type of job you are looking for, with constructive written feedback. It’s a great way to build confidence in your interview skills.   

Duration: one hour

Realistic Job Goals

In this session, you’ll learn to identify what you want and need from work so that you can understand whether or not your goals are realistic. You’ll explore job goals by considering what’s important to you with regards to working. You’ll be able to identify three realistic goals you can set for yourself and leave the session with the start of a realistic career plan.

Duration: two and a half hours

Starting Work

This session is for anyone who is about to start work or hasn’t been in work for some time and would like help to start work confidently and positively. You’ll learn to understand your own needs and expectations from work and consider if they are realistic. You’ll also learn employment right basics including what you can expect with contracts, holiday and pay. You’ll find out more about what is expected at work and what support is available to you and how to find it. You’ll leave the session more confident and positive about starting work.

Duration: two and a half hours