Page Updated: 13/05/2025
Education, Internships, Support Programmes
Project Pilot
Organisation: Sixteen
Local Authority: Bristol City Council
Location : Bristol Launchpad at The Galleries Shopping Centre
Introduction:
Project Pilot is a Supported Internship Programme that has been set up in Bristol to support young people with learning disabilities or autism into paid work.
• Are you looking for paid employment?
• Would you like to try different roles first?
• Are you aged 18-24?
• Need support but no EHCP?
What to do next
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More about the role
What will I be doing?
What you’ll get:
• Training from expert job coaches and tutors
• Access to fantastic employers
• A focus on employment from day one
We are looking for participants who:
• Are aged 18-24
• Are keen to find paid work
• Have a basic understanding of what work or work experience is
• Have SEND and complex support requirements
• Live in Bristol
• Are able to travel and are willing to learn new routes
• Are keen to attend base-room
• Lots of time in the workplace with some base-room activity
• Up to three supported work placements
• Support to find and apply for jobs
• In-work support to both employee and employer
Who is this opportunity suitable for?
Aged 18-24 and need support but no EHCP
What age is this suitable for?
Who will be there?
Contact Rob Parry at: Email: robin@sixteencoop.co.uk Phone: 07709 711326
Start date and time
Project Pilot is a 15-month programme that starts in April 2025
About the organisation
Who we are
Sixteen is a co-operative social enterprise set up in 2011 to bring evidence based supported employment services to people with a learning disability interested in finding paid employment. Our aim is to create a sustainable financial model that delivers high quality job coaching and supports the majority of people into paid employment of over 16 hours. The organisation employs a number of full time, part time, seconded and self employed job coaches led by practitioners with significant experience in the field. Programmes are running in the Bristol and South Glos areas although Sixteen is looking to support Job Coaching in other areas.
Website
Address
Bristol Launchpad at The Galleries Shopping Centre
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