I've been looking for work for 2 years now — Scope | Disability forum
If we become concerned about you or anyone else while using one of our services, we will act in line with our safeguarding policy and procedures. This may involve sharing this information with relevant authorities to ensure we comply with our policies and legal obligations.

Find out how to let us know if you're concerned about another member's safety.
Please read our updated community house rules and community guidelines.

I've been looking for work for 2 years now

nimo
nimo Community member Posts: 3 Listener
edited February 2020 in Work and employment
I am  unemployed and have been looking for work for 2 years now. I feel  stuck and don’t know what else to do.

Comments

  • Kev2020
    Kev2020 Community member Posts: 38 Connected
    Hi nimo. Kev here I used to support people in colleges to gain employment.
    What what you like to do for work.. What are your best skills ? 
    You could try this link for ideas
    https://www.gov.uk/find-a-job

    Feel free to post more questions and I'm sure we can get you set up looking for your dream job.

    Kev
  • Ami2301
    Ami2301 Community member Posts: 7,942 Disability Gamechanger
    edited February 2020
    Hi @nimo and welcome to the community! Sorry to hear this, have you heard of Scope's Support to Work scheme? :)
    Disability Gamechanger - 2019
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Community member Posts: 16,007 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @nimo - Welcome to the community from me too. Thank you for joining. Scope's 'Support to Work ' scheme that Ami mentions may very likely be a way forward for you. Please let us know how you get on & if we can support you in any other way. :)

  • Ails
    Ails Community member Posts: 2,256 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @nimo and welcome to the Community also.  It is nice to meet you.  Sorry to hear you are struggling finding work, but I hope you find something suitable soon.  Please let us know how you get on.  If there is anything at all we can help/support you with then please just ask.  All the best.  :smile:
    Winner of the Scope New Volunteer Award 2019.   :)
  • steve51
    steve51 Community member Posts: 7,153 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @nimo

    Good Afternoon & Welcome it’s great to meet you today.

    I am also one off the Community Champion’s here at Scope.

    Have you heard of the “Access to Work Scheme”

    This Scheme is setup to help Disabled People Re-enter the workplace.

    Here’s a link below for you:

    https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work

    Please please let me know if there’s anything that I can help you further?????

    @steve51
  • nimo
    nimo Community member Posts: 3 Listener
    Hello everyone, thank you all for the welcome. I have just found out about access to work and I will be checking it out. The thing is I have don’t similar things in the past which haven’t helped much. I will definitely give it a go.
  • Kev2020
    Kev2020 Community member Posts: 38 Connected
    Let us know what kind of work you would like and your skills there are loads of free online and drop in skills centres around .. Always happy to help with ideas.
  • steve51
    steve51 Community member Posts: 7,153 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @nimo

    I have had some great help/support with “Access to Work” when I returned to work in 2006.

    They came to my workplace & organised all of the adaptations in & around my workstation.

    I ended up with a whole new work area.

    This didn’t go down well with my other work colleagues .

    As they had all been there many years before me.

    @steve51
  • nimo
    nimo Community member Posts: 3 Listener
    Okay thanks. 
  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Posts: 10,586 Disability Gamechanger
    Welcome to the community @nimo! I hope everyone has been able to help, please do let us know how you get on and if there is anything else we can do to help. :)
    Scope

Brightness

Complete our feedback form and tell us how we can make the community better.