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Employment Projects Team

Who we are: This department of Volunteer Cornwall delivers the 18-24 and 25+ Voluntary Options of the New Deal and the ESF funded ‘Cornwall Works Plus' programme. The programmes are all delivered by a countywide team of Placement Officers, supported by a manager and administration team. Their Head Office is in Truro at 7-9 Old Bridge Street , opposite the entrance to the short-stay car park.
What we do: The programmes all involve providing work experience in the voluntary or not for profit sector and arranging appropriate support for the clients to improve their chances of finding paid work. The New Deal opportunity normally lasts for 13 weeks and the client is expected to find work during that time, using the extra support provided by Volunteer Cornwall. Clients are all referred to this programme by Jobcentreplus.

Cornwall Works Plus is an entirely voluntary programme able to support anyone living in

Cornwall between the age of 16 and 65 who is unemployed & wishes to gain work experience as a volunteer in order to improve their chances of finding paid work. Clients may refer themselves to this programme, or may be put in contact with us by another organisation that is supporting them.

Placement Officers are attached to all of the Job Centres in Cornwall . Their role is to interview individuals who have either been referred to, or ‘self referred' to one of our programmes. They then match the person with appropriate work experience opportunities and arrange for the client to sample one or more ‘taster sessions' before starting their volunteering or 3 months on New Deal. After starting their Work Experience or Volunteering, the Placement Officer will negotiate an Action Plan to include Job Search requirements and other activities to be undertaken. New Deal, clients will receive an additional weekly allowance, currently £15 per week on top of any benefits and are reimbursed for most of their travelling expenses. Cornwall Works Plus clients may also be eligible to receive additional financial support to overcome any barriers to finding work. Placement Officers will maintain regular contact with their clients and provide a range of support to meet the individual's specific needs.

We sometimes match clients with particular interests and ambitions to very unusual and specialised placements!
This client is learning the skill of copper working through the Newlyn Trinity Church project and hopes to become self employed copper craftsman