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Angus Supported Employment Team

Angus Supported Employment Team is an initiative funded by Angus Council Social Work and Health to support adults with learning disabilities to achieve their full potential. The team aim to provide a flexible model of support that enables people to access employment and career opportunities. The team also provide support for employers to enhance equality, inclusion and diversity within the workforce of Angus.

For more information contact:

Angus Supported Employment Team

Tel: 01241 826900

Email: accessline@angus.gov.uk

 

Steps to Success

stslogoGetting a job needn’t be a lottery. The Steps to Success project aims to improve the confidence, skills and employability of economically inactive residents of Angus through a programme of group work, activities and individual support. The Steps to Success project aims to engage with individuals who are furthest away from the labour market and not engaging in relevant support services. It will provide a wrap around service which brings together a network of organisations that focus on the individual barriers experienced by inactive residents of Angus, helping them progress into employment, training, further education or volunteering. For more information;

Website: www.deap.co.uk

Email: angus@deap.co.uk

Tel: 01241 877805 or 01241 877567

 

Augment

Augment works with individuals who have experience of mental health challenges, homelessness and dual diagnosis Augment Logoto ensure they benefit from the involvement process and work towards social inclusion and recovery. Our general activities are the promoting and facilitating the development of service user involvement in all aspects of care provision and associated services. Augment's A.C.E initiative assists in all aspects of moving forward into employment, training, further education, volunteering and enhanced community living.

For more information contact:

Augment

Tel: 01241 434405

Website: www.augment.org.uk

 

Angus Credit Union

A credit union is a democratically run, financial co-operative that shares its profits and offers savings and low-interest loans to its members

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Angus Credit Union is for everyone who lives or works in Angus.

For more information, contact:
Tel: 01307 463388

Website: www.anguscreditunion.co.uk

 

Welfare Rights

The Welfare Rights Service offers free, confidential advice to anyone living in Angus on a number of issues, such as:

  • benefit advice
  • income maximisation Support for you
  • benefit form completion
  • appeal tribunals representation/assistance
  • council tax issues
  • tax credit isssues
  • homeless prevention
  • utilities advice
  • child support

Tel: ACCESSLine 08452 777 778

 

Adult Literacy and Numeracy Services (The Big Plus)

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Angus Learning Communities offers provision to adults (young and old) who, for a variety of reasons, need special equipment or teaching methods in order to achieve their goals in literacy or numeracy.

 

If you need any help with reading, writing, spelling and maths for further information contact:

Angus Council

Tel: 01241 877879

 

Working Health Services

Working Health Services is for either employees of a small to medium sized business (less than 250 employees) or individuals who are self employed. The service offers direct access to a range of health professionals including:

  • PhysiotherapistHealthy Working Lives Logo
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Occupational Health Nurse
  • Occupational Health Doctor
  • Counselling and Psychological Therapies

To speak to the Health Practitioners directly onWorking Health Services Hotline contact:

Tel: 01382 825 100

New Youth Health Website - The Lowdown

This website is for young people looking for confidential advice and information about health related issues and the challengesthey might encounter duringtheir teenage years.

The Lowdown providesaccess to the Young Scot Infoline, a free telephone line which is available during the week from 10am-6pm manned by trained information advisers with expertise in communicating with young people and capable of sign-posting callers on to existing sources of advice. For more information click the link below:

The Lowdown Website

Tel: 0808 801 0338

Childcare

Child Care

 

Angus Childcare Information Service can give you up-to-date information about all registered childcare providers in Angus.

 

 

For further information contact:

Angus Council

Tel: ACCESSLine: 08452 777 778

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