Who are Humber Job Hub?
Humber Job Hub CIC delivers easy access to free employment and wellbeing coaching to the people of Hull & East Riding of Yorkshire. Equipping individuals with new skills, unlocking and enabling potential and providing the means to reduce income poverty.
Angela, Joanna, Debra, Julie, Katrina and Deborah make up the team of experienced recruiters, coaches, trainers, counsellors and employers. We’ve worked with employers across all industries and with companies of all sizes, so we’ve netted ourselves plenty of knowhow when it comes to understanding what employers want from their new recruits as well as how to support people from all walks of life in gaining the skills, tools and confidence they need to bag the job they want.
With over 20 years' experience as a recruiter as well as an employer Angela, Project Director, set up these projects to give something back to the community and provide the support needed to assist people into work, new employment or training, thereby improving their quality of life.
Delivering a wealth of knowledge and free support to aid the unemployed, those facing redundancy or suffering financial hardship within our community into new employment. This is something we, as a team, feel very passionately about and tailor our service to the individual to ensure our residents receive the support they need.
Our vision is to create a more connected community by helping residents improve life circumstances, become happier, healthier and more socially engaged.
How we will use the funds raised
The funds raised will enable us to support 40 Hull residents presently living in income poverty to improve their income, wellbeing and the prosperity of their communities. This will be achieved by delivering the follow support that will be tailored to each individuals needs:
- Initial session to talking through present circumstances, what would like to achieve in improving present position and options of support available and how this will be delivered. This session includes present situation with housing, finances, wellbeing and employment
- Creating a CV that represents the individual and their abilities
- Helping with getting the most out of job searching using job boards
- Identifying transferable skills or a change of career path
- Building confidence around different interview scenarios and techniques
- Practicing answering and asking interview questions in a safe and supported environment
- Support into volunteering or further training to individuals get the job they really want
- Helping to learn basic IT skills and how this can be used to help with household budgeting and access to financial support.
- Financial Literacy Workshops - focused on teaching participants essential money management skills, which have a lasting impact on their financial stability. These workshops are designed to help individuals manage their finances effectively, reducing stress and improving their overall wellbeing during periods of unemployment.
- Providing English tutoring, if English is the individuals second language or just need help with basic functional skills. Functional Maths tutoring that can help with purchasing decisions to help save money etc.
Wellbeing coaching to improve confidence and reduce anxiety, or counselling for better mental health and building resilience
The funding will cover the cost of Community Room Hire, Learning Resources, Coaching Costs, Travel expenses for participants, Refreshments, Printing,
The Humber Job Hub Team
Angela
founded Humber Job Hub CIC in 2018 after she felt there was not enough support for people trying to get back into work, seeking new employment, or for those made redundant or facing financial hardship due to job insecurity within the community. She wanted to be able to use the knowledge and experience she had gained over her long career in recruitment and as an employer, to give something back to the community and try and improve it for everyone, boosting residents' quality of life..
Angela is also a trained Mental Health First Aider and so can provide first aid to people who may be experiencing mental health issues such as depression and anxiety
Debra (Certified Performance and Corporate Coach and NLP Practitioner) provides invaluable support to our members in teaching key skills to build confidence in interviews so they feel more in control of the whole process and more aware of how they come across to prospective employers. Debra’s passion is to help people break through barriers to achieve the job they desire, tackling limiting beliefs and supporting them in stepping out of their comfort zone.
Debra is also a trained Mental Health First Aider and so can provide first aid to people who may be experiencing mental health issues such as depression and anxiety
Our members really enjoy the sessions with Debra and always come away feeling more confident, motivated and raring to go!
Julie (Counsellor, SAC Dip) is passionate about using her experience and professional counselling qualifications to help our members overcome issues, such as depression, through talking therapy. She understands how every day pressures take a toll on all of us. Her ethos is centred around building rapport and genuine connections with members, while setting small achievable goals to reduce these day-to-day struggles.
Life experience has taught Julie that we cannot always identify exactly what it is that is causing us issues but that there is that niggle of doubt in the back of our minds. Being truly listened to in a comfortable and accepting way plays a major role role in the recovery process.
Joanna (Project Administrator) is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of our projects, including being the first point of contact for our members whether over the phone or text, via email or through our social media pages and website. She also manages all of our communications, including the website and social media channels.
Joanna has been working with Angela since 2016 following being made redundant after 15 years’ service in the same company. She has first-hand experience of how difficult it can be having to start again after having the relative comfort of a stable income wrenched away, particularly as a single parent herself.
With a wealth of IT and training experience gained over her varied and successful working life, Joanna is also our ‘go-to’ person for supporting those members with little or no computer/tech experience.
Katrina joined us a volunteer after becoming one of our service users. She now helps us to run our Employment & Wellbeing Coaching Groups.
Deborah (ESOL Tutor) We are also very lucky to have access to a very experienced teacher/tutor with a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature/Letters and ESOL qualifications who can support our members who speak English as a foreign language, or those who need help with basic English skills.
A Few Reviews
I can really recommend this team, they helped me with my CV, shared facts of what is expected of you in an interview, what to take to an interview, questions to ask and questions to expect. I gained confidence and met some really nice people, the Humber Job Hub team and other people on the course. Applied for a job using my new CV, carried myself very well through the interview, which my last interview was 21 years ago and got the job. Couldn’t have done it without this team. Thank you Humber Job Hub
Debbie (Gained a new job)
I think your approach to helping people is a genuine breath of fresh air. I enjoyed the honest, sincere and genuinely helpful and friendly approach… and looked forward to going.
Chris
I wasn’t hearing back from job applications before but now my CV really stands out and I’ve had positive feedback from agencies. Humber Job Hub are extremely friendly and helpful. It’s so easy to talk to Angela who has great knowledge. Good communication around appointments, and text reminders when due. Angela and Joanna have been amazing.
Emily