Emily is a gold and silver medal winner for gymnastics. She won her medals as part of the team at the Paralympics in Beijing. She loves drama, wrestling, fashion and being with customers.

After the height of the Pandemic was over, like many of our Trainees, Emily’s confidence had been knocked a little. With the support of her parents, she joined the Pathway to Employment with a desire to work and to use the skills she had learnt at college and during a work placement. Working in a cafe is definitely her thing. With the additional support we offer in our Community cafe, Emily was able to shine.

Interviews can be challenging for so many of us so we always offer support to attend them, not just prepare for them. Nerves can take over and we can miss opportunities to share all that is brilliant about ourselves. We supported Emily during her interview and talked about reasonable adjustments.

She is now working at C3 Coffee as an Assistant and is loving every minute. Emily is a bit of a celebrity locally and we can’t wait to see how she excels here as well.

Finley loves all things catering but he also loves dancing (with the Entrust staff and customers) and art. He joined us to put into practice the skills he’s learnt at college and to help him become work ready.

This involves, not just the practical elements of the job but also arriving on time, working with peers, stamina, motivation, time keeping and using initiative.

Getting to know Finley has been a pleasure and learning more about his personal skills helped shape the direction of his job search. Finley loves older people and they love him, he has the most infectious smile and is such a lot of fun.

He attended some of our enrichment activities focussed on growing in confidence and he was a natural at drama. So it made perfect sense when the idea of entertaining and talking to older people came up.

Finley is Assisting the Entertainment Coordinator at a care home, with the support of one of our Entrust Partners. It’s safe to say, he is a hit with the residents. This first job is the starting point to gaining more experience and confidence in the workplace, whilst he works his way towards a role in catering.