The journey with Amplify Goods isn’t just about the work experience you do with us. It’s about gaining the confidence to step into the working world.

During your time here, you have the opportunity to work with a coach on setting and achieving goals; whether finding stable employment, training opportunities, building community, or improving mental wellbeing and financial resilience.

We’re also part of a network of social enterprises and employers that we can connect you to.

Check out these options, and let Ella know if you would like to embark on a referral process with them:

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Standing Tall

Customer service, Facilities Management

Partnership between hosts and local businesses offering full-time work, and a room with a host.

You must be willing to move home to join Standing Tall.

ISS

Facilities Management Positions: Security, Front-of-house, receptionist, cleaning, and Operational roles.

Full-time roles are most common.

Connection Crew

Event Crew Training & Self-employed Living wage role upon qualification.

  • 4-day training in event crew skills, with travel & lunch costs covered.  

  • Once qualified, the team can book shifts using a simple app.

  • Shifts are in and around London, including events outside London.  

Pret a Manger Rising Stars

Food production, Customer Service, 3-month paid training course “Introduction to Pret”.

  • 1 months’ travel costs are covered by the programme.

  • Work hours are shift patterns, totaling 35h per week.

  • You must be willing to start work early and work efficiently as part of a team.

Amplify Goods Training, Development, and Employment partners: 

ChangePlease

Barista Training, Customer Service, 3-month paid training course.

  • Work hours are part-time, totaling 15h per week.

  • You would move locations, so must be confident travelling independently to new areas.

Well Grounded 

Either 4 or 10-week barista training programmes running 3 times per year in London, Bristol, and Manchester.

  • You’ll do speciality coffee training, and work at high quality London cafés and venues.  

  • Qualification in SCA Barista skills & Level 3 Food Hygiene and Customer Service. 

  • Travel is paid during training.  

  • Intensive employment support offered at end of programme. 

Amplify Goods Wellbeing Support: 

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, depressed, or suicidal, Samaritans are always there to talk things over, 24 hours per day. 116 123 is their number. https://www.samaritans.org/.
 

ChangePlease Driving for Change Bus

  • An all-in-one direct intervention service for homeless people, which provides access to oral healthcare, dentists, GPs/nurses, hairdressers. Can support people with opening bank accounts, essential everyday items and much more.

  • Driving between Richmond, Wandsworth, Kingston and Croydon, Newham. 

Times found on their website.

ChangePlease Smile for Change Bus

  • Appointments will be made via referrals via the Support Team at the Driving for Change locations. 

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