Who are we?
You may have noticed our new name. We've changed our name from The Prince's Trust to The King’s Trust. The support we offer remains the same. This change marks an exciting new chapter for us, and we continue working for young people.
We work in conjunction with NHS England's Widening Access & Participation initiative to support young people aged 16-30 from diverse backgrounds into Health & Social care careers.
Our Impact
In the last 6 years we have had:
- +19,700 young people participating in programmes
- +8,700 health and social care job offers
- +6,500 young people sustaining a role for at least 3 months
- 65% are under 25 years old
- 60% are Black, Asian or from a global majority background
- 57% are from England's most deprived areas
What can we offer?
FLEXIBILITY: we can tailor our programmes to fit your organisation
INTRO TO THE CARE CERTIFICATE
EMPLOYABILITY SESSIONS
MYTH BUSTING ABOUT THE SECTOR
DOCUMENTATION SUPPORT FOR DBS CHECKS
MOCK INTERVIEWS
COMPANY RESEARCH & VALUES SESSION
SAFEGUARDING AND CONFIDENTIALITY
CAREER PATHWAYS AVAILABLE
1-1 MENTORING SUPPORT FOR 3 MONTHS IN ROLE
"DAY IN THE LIFE" SPEAKERS
and more!
We can offer flexible support to meet the needs of your organisation
Here are examples of our core programme model, however, we can adapt and tailor the programme according to your needs:
- Wrap around support at a recruitment event – We can attend an event arranged by your organisation or co-arranged with our team, including support with recruiting candidates. We provide attendees with on-the-day help with CV writing, interview prep, etc.
- A short King's Trust programme with your live vacancies – We recruit young people for a typically 2-3 day programme, explaining the roles on offer, myth busting, support with CV writing and interview prep, and job interviews at the end of the programme.
- A longer programme that includes work experience element and access to your live vacancies – We recruit young people for a programme co-designed with your organisation, that will give young people a broad introduction to the roles available and what to expect from a career in the sector, training, work placement and access to jobs. Placements are often used as working interviews for job roles with the employer.
- A completely tailored programme with elements of the above.
Wondering if you'd like to work with us?
What does the support look like for young people?
We have a dedicated website exclusively for Health & Social Care programmes which we advertise across social media, email marketing, live events. Young people can check out our programmes which are updated daily and receive free support from day 1 of their journey into the sector.
We work with Health & Social Care employers across the sector, including:
- NHS Trusts, hospitals and ICS/Bs
- National and local social care providers
- Local authorities
- Private health providers
- Healthcare retailers
- Suppliers to NHS
- and many more - for more info get in touch with us by email workwithus@kingstrsust.org.uk
Any other questions? Get in touch by emailing workwithus@kingstrust.org.uk
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