Supported Internships

A Supported Internship is a study programme aimed at young people aged 16 to 24 who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and want to move into employment but need some extra support. An internship usually lasts for a year, with the opportunity to complete three different placements.

Supported Internships give young people an opportunity to take their first steps into the world of employment, build skills in the workplace, gain qualifications, and get a paid job. The internships offer a unique mix of education and job coaching in a range of different roles, including:

• Customer Service
• Childcare
• Horticulture
• Maintenance
• Catering
• Retail

For more details please contact Nicola Brown (Manager for York and Wakefield)
T: 07584 270348
E: nicola.brown@prospects.co.uk

Personal development

• Increased levels of confidence and independence
• Develop new skills in a real working environment
• Gain qualifications

Experience

• Work experience to add to a CV
• Gain skills for the workplace
  
• 70% of interns progress into paid employment and gain financial independence

Wellbeing

• Meet new people
• Be a part of a team
• Increased confidence, independence, and resilience
  
  

The flow of our Supported Internships are:

• Undertake a visit to site
• Complete an application form
  
• Get to know you session
• Internship place offered
• Induction
• Work placement starts
• Off the Job employability skills
• Course Completion

Must be 16 - 24 with an Education, Health and Care Plan

Upon completion of the Supported Internship, we provide three months of transitional support to help move interns into paid employment.

Our team connect interns with local employers, and facilitate visits, trials, selection, and transitional support into employment.

We will continue to support the young person once they have moved into paid employment through the Access to Work funding. This allows us to access an ‘InWork’ mentor to provide support and ensure the newly employed young person makes a successful transition into paid working life.