Help your business;  transform lives

Whether you are  a multinational or a local pet-shop, Project SEARCH can help you, and you can help young people. There's no one-size-fits-all, you can pick your level of involvement and our job-coaches will make sure both you and our interns are happy and feel supported.

What kind of businesses make good partners?

We're very adaptable - we'll work with you whether you are huge or tiny - all we ask is that the workplace is in Waltham Forest - or nearby at a push.

One option: test-drive a potential employee with a 10-week, no-risk supported internship

All of the young people Project SEARCH East London have three, 10 week job-placements. The first two placements are at Barts Healthcare NHS Trust, during which they gain work experience and complete intensive ASDAN-accredited employability training.

We're offering the opportunity to host an intern on their third 10-week placement. You'll get a no-risk way of meeting a potential new employee and seeing how they fit in. One of our job coaches will make sure everything runs smoothly.  

You get:

• ​A motivated, enthusiastic and job-ready intern. 
• Support from a job coach who will be there to make sure everything runs smoothly.
• A great, low-cost, risk-free and efficient way to try out  new potential staff members

Our intern gets:

• Valuable experience of a new job setting
• The chance to convince you that they could be part of your team

Continuing support
Whether or not you decide to offer your intern a job, you will have provided immensely valuable job experience, but if you do think they are a good fit for your business, great!  We're here for the long-term - if you or your new employee need support in the future, we are only a phone-call away. Our experience shows, however that our Project SEARCH graduates quickly become much-valued members of the team.

Boost your reputation and corporate social responsibility status

Of course, getting great new staff isn't the only benefit of working with Project SEARCH. You're providing a social good, helping the community and helping transform young people people's lives. Your commitment to inclusivity and social responsibility gets noticed – people really like  companies who get involved in our Project. 

Not quite ready to take an intern? Other ways you can help.

If you can't take an intern just yet, don't worry - there are many other ways you can help, while also getting to know us and find out what we do. If you're a local business we would love you to

• Come and give a talk about your business to interns- visit our Whipps Cross HQ and meet
• Run a training course - interview skills? Moving and handling? Customer relations? Our interns would benefit from hearing your take.
•  Have a group visit - could a group of interns come for a half-day visit to see how your business runs? Every bit of additional experience they can get is valuable to them.

Or perhaps you have other ideas – let us know.

To find out more

You'll have questions. Call us, e-mail us. You're welcome to come along to our HQ in Whipps Cross hospital and see how things work. You'll be able to meet hospital department heads who have taken on interns and and hear how it all works in practice; you'll be able to meet employees who got their start as Project SEARCH interns and hear their inspiring stories. 

... or we can come and visit your business, have a chat to see how we think it could work out.

Email us: enquiries@projectsearch.org.uk