The Five Lamps Organisation has a successful track record of supporting people by delivering Information, Advice and Guidance, as well as Mentoring support, to help people to find jobs, training, voluntary work and progress in their careers.
We have three teams within our Employability service which reflect the three key elements of the customers’ journey to employment
• Engagement;
• Employability (skills development and advice & support); and
• Employer Responsiveness (engaging employers, moving into work and workforce development).
We have one of the largest cohorts of advice and guidance professionals in the voluntary and community sector in the North East.
We offer a customer centred service, this means we listen to what our customers want and do not tell them what to do. We offer support for as long as our customers need it and help them to plan and achieve their goals.
What we offer you
• Action planning to help you achieve your potential.
• An individual career assessment – this helps you to match your likes, dislikes and skills to suitable jobs.
• One to one confidential interviews.
• Information on over 800 different careers.
• An outreach service – where possible we will meet you at a place and time that is best for you. We also offer appointments at all of our venues.
• Help to access grants to help you progress your career or learning.
• Support to help you find voluntary work.
• Mentoring Support.
• Rickter Scale Assessment.
• E-Guidance and E-Mentoring.
• Coaching for Interviews.
• Access to other services (for example, training courses, self employment advice, job search, health advice and advice on debt).
Our guidance projects have a positive record of success, reflecting the Five Lamp’s ability to
• engage the hardest to reach individuals in our communities;
• Develop services based on need;
• Through our integrated service model wrap a largely unprecedented range of support around our clients; and
• Provide a high-quality public service.