Care leavers – finding work

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Your PA can get you funding for interview clothes, and link you up with services that can help write a CV, develop your interview techniques and find a job. Find out more about what's on offer below.

Liverpool in Work

The Liverpool in Work offers information, advice and guidance to help care leavers into work or training.

If you are unemployed, over 18 and live in Liverpool, they will help you find apprenticeships and training opportunities. Their one-to-one support sessions will give you skills and confidence to help you move into work.

For further information, please use the online contact form on liverpoolinwork.co.uk and a member of the team will be in touch.
Youth Guarantee Trailblazer

The Youth Guarantee Trailblazer Scheme offers 18 to 21-year-olds in the Liverpool City Region who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) access to apprenticeships, training and employment support.

Find out more about Youth Guarantee Trailblazer.
Adult learning opportunities

Liverpool's Adult Learning Service delivers accessible, high quality, locally-delivered adult learning opportunities for the people over 19. Find out more about what Liverpool ALS has to offer.
Career Connect

Career Connect gives one-to-one support to care experienced young people aged 16 and 17 years old. If you have an Education Health Care Plan, then Career Connect can work with you up to the age of 25 years. Visit careerconnect.org.uk to find out more.
Catch 22 CLIC – Care Leavers Into Careers

The CLIC programme offers support to care experienced young people aged 18-30.
The benefits of the programme include:
- 1:1 bespoke advice and guidance from a Career Mentor during the six-month programme.
- Ongoing in-work support for the first 3-6 Months in employment or education.
- Employability training, advice and guidance, including CV writing and interview skills.
- Support with travel to work costs until the first pay, interview clothing costs, and support with some accreditation costs.
- Support to become employable by ensuring you have a bank account, ID, and right to work documentation.
For more information please email: CLICProgramme@catch-22.org.uk.
Thrive coffee shop

Thrive is a coffee shop in 21 Preston St, L1 6DP. Thrive is a safe space where care experienced young people can meet their support workers, social workers and probation officers.

Young people aged 18-24 who get Universal Credit can use Thrive as an alternative to their local Job Centre. You'll find:
- free Wi-Fi, access to laptops and data bundles
- employer-led careers' sessions to give insight into the world of work
- 1-2-1 mentoring with industry professionals
- intensive job search support
- coaching, counselling and wellbeing sessions aimed at helping to remove barriers to employment
- career pathway support for 16 and 17-year-olds, especially those who are due to leave the care system
- free refreshments for young people
- debt, housing and legal advice