Shaw Trust

SC039856

CONTACT DETAILS

Osbourne House, Ground Floor, East Suite, 1 Osborne Terrace, West Coates, EDINBURGH, EH12 5HG
0300 790 0521 / 0131 346 1285
workchoice@shaw-trust.org.uk
LOCALITY
North West

information DESCRIPTION

Shaw Trust is a national charity which supports disabled and disadvantaged people to prepare for work, find jobs and live more independently.

Shaw Trust was formed as a charity, in 1982, to ensure the most severely disabled people had employment opportunities outside sheltered workshops. Now we are one of the largest, national third sector providers of welfare to work and social care programmes, having supported over 450,000 individuals towards independence.

We believe everyone has the right to work and we have campaigned for 30 years to turn our vision into a reality.

Whatever the clients disability or medical condition, we aim to help them back towards work through the following:

- Confidence building
- Experience and skills assessment
- Skills development such as communications & IT
- Work experience and supported work opportunities
- Help with CV's, application forms & interview techniques
- Ongoing in work support

ORGANISATION ACTIVITIES

Advice/Information Community Development Education/Learning/Training Employment Equality Learning Disability Physical Disability Poverty Self Help/Support

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Registered Office: 525 Ferry Road, Edinburgh EH5 2FF