What skills do I need to volunteer? Expand This very much depends on the kind of role you are looking for. At Teamwork Trust we do not necessarily look for any specific skills or experience. Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn often count for much more. In fact your time, goodwill and ability to get involved are as important to us as your qualifications.
What are the benefits of volunteering? Expand There are a host of benefits to volunteering. Here are just a few: Gain new skills, confidence and motivation Add to your CV - volunteering is superb for career development Feel a sense of achievement, purpose and value Be part of a friendly, happy team Know you are making a huge difference. Teamwork Trust shapes and changes lives.
Who can become a volunteer? Expand Volunteers come to us from all walks of life and for a variety of reasons. However, to work as a volunteer with us you need to be over 18 with no upper age limit.
Counselling - how do I get an appointment? Expand Simply click on our Counselling Programme pages HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page where you can access and complete a referral form.
What is Teamwork Trust? Expand Teamwork Trust, which has centres in Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough, is a charity committed to ensuring everyone gets access to the same chances, choices and opportunities - whatever their individual needs or abilities. The charity’s members – adults with mental health needs, learning and physical disabilities – choose from a programme of enabling and education projects, activities and counselling programmes. At the heart of the enabling programme is a factory floor at each of the three centres, where members get vocational experience – assembling, packing, sticking, stuffing and labelling. Teamwork Trust also offers a wellbeing and counselling programme to the wider community.
Is the work on the factory floor paid? Expand Members get a nominal amount to cover their expenses and this gives each member a sense of self-worth and achievement. Find out more about our enabling programme and the valuable vocational experience and skills it gives our members - click HERE.
How can the person I care for join Teamwork Trust Expand Many of our members are referred by their GP, key worker, social worker, community nurse, employment services or some other caring organisation. We are happy to accept referrals from carers, or perhaps the person you care for would like to refer themselves? Simply click on our referral form HERE.
How do I become a fundraiser? Expand Thank you for asking this question. Simply get in touch if you are able to get involved, have a fundraising idea, want to hold an event for us or would like to set up a Teamwork Trust fundraising page. Please do this by contacting our fundraising team today by emailing [email protected]
I'm a business and interested in outsourcing - how does this work? Expand We have been working with national businesses for over 35 years, providing a commercial business outsourcing facility. In summary, we are outsourcing specialists for: Assembly – product assembly, sub-assembly Re-work – product alterations, product repair, over-labelling, repacking Packing and fulfillment – bagging, boxing, shrink-wrapping, palletising Paper handling – breaking out, mailing, collating, labelling We provide outsourcing and contract work at competitive prices, to a high standard. We have quality control procedures, will ensure your delivery dates are met and are flexible on both large and short runs. We will help you reduce your costs, increase your competitiveness, meet your delivery targets and solve unexpected production demands. We also help businesses meet their Corporate Social Responsibility. Please see our Commercial Offer web page for all the details - click HERE.
Counselling - is there a waiting list? Expand We are currently open to new clients at our Wellingborough site, although there is a waiting list of two to four months after the initial assessment. Unfortunately we are not taking new clients at our Corby and Kettering centres at present. Please check our Counselling Programme page regularly to see when our books are open again.
How do I get funding to attend Teamwork Trust? Expand You can self fund or, if you are in receipt of a Personal Budget, choose to access Teamwork Trust. Alternatively you will need to contact Northamptonshire County Council's social services team HERE.