Employment in the Harrogate area

Paperworks, based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, both a charity and a commercial enterprise with a difference. Founded in 1994 in response to the Government’s Care In The Community initiative, Paperworks, a limited company, provides crucial work experience and training to people with a range of learning or physical disabilities. please click on the image below to visit the Paperworks website.

Horticap - providing horticultural training, supported employment and education for people with a learning disability. Please click on the image below to visit the Horticap website.

Jennyruth Workshops seeks to develop self-awareness, pride, dignity, confidence, social awareness and social interaction for people who have learning disabilities. To achieve this it manufactures and sells toys and other goods involving its "workers" in all aspects of the commercial operation - purchasing, manufacturing, selling, packaging, dispatch and handling money." Please click on the image below to visit the Jennyruth website.

The Gift People - At The Gift People we provide training and supported employment for people with disabilities. Our craft workshops offer the opportunity to develop skills in a variety of areas including, Woodwork, Textiles, and Paper crafts. Sales generated through the shop provide valuable experience of working in retail, and help to support the training program. Please click on image below to visit The Gift People website.

For information about Supported Employment provided by North Yorkshire County Council please click on image below.

Need extra support? Want to improve your skills? Looking for work? Lifesteps can help - please click on image below for Lifesteps brochure.

To find work in the Harrogate area you can also visit your local Jobcentre Plus office at -

Berkeley House,
35 Victoria Avenue,
Harrogate,
HG1 5PZ.
Telephone 01423 832800

Or visit the Jobcentre Plus website - please click on image below to visit the Jobcentre Plus website.

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