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Highlights of the Year
from Steps to Work
2017/18 has seen Steps to Work go from strength to strength with the commencement of the Work and Health Programme which has seen a significant growth in our staffing. Steps to Work continues to strive to diversify and deliver services that meet the changing needs of employers and jobseekers across the region
WORK AND HEALTH PROGRAMME LAUNCH
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2017 saw the launch of the Work and Health Programme.
Steps to Work are working in partnership with lead organisation Shaw Trust to deliver the Work and Health Programme which will replace the Work Programme.
It is designed to improve employment outcomes for people with health conditions or disabilities and those unemployed for more than two years.
COLLEAGUE CONFERENCE
We held our third annual colleague conference in November 2017 at The Crossing at Saint Pauls in Walsall.
The purpose of the day is to bring staff from across the organisation together and give people the chance to work with people they wouldn’t usually work with.
The feedback was once again very positive and highlighted the value in bringing all staff together for a day of team building.
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIVERSITY
For the third year in a row Steps to Work has made it onto the National Centre for Diversity’s Top 100 Employer’s list, making it to number 14 for 2018.
As well as this, Steps to Work was nominated for the CEO of the Year award at the NCFD awards.
BOARD AWAY DAY
In July 2017 we held our first Board Away Day, where trustees and members of the senior management team spent the day discussing the business and the operational plan for the coming year. It was also an opportunity for new trustees to meet key managers and get involved.
BLACK COUNTRY CHAMBER AWARDS
In November 2017 Steps to Work attended the Black Country Chamber Awards after being shortlisted for the Community Champion award, recognised for the organisation’s commitment to helping people overcome their barriers and get back into work.
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
In 2017 Steps to Work made the commitment to train four members of staff to be Mental Health First Aid instructors with the aim of not only providing Mental Health First Aid training to all colleagues, but also offering the training commercially to other businesses.
