Bromford Housing Support
Provides support to live independently in your home.
This can include:
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Explaining your rights and responsibilities as a tenant
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Advice and support with claiming welfare benefits and housing benefits
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Support with budgeting and managing your bills
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Advice on any aids and adaptations that you may need
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Support with reporting repairs to your home and managing your tenancy
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Support with contacting and making appointments with other agencies
Tel: 01327 701675
Drop In Service: Daventry Library, Friday’s 12pm-2pm.
Website: www.bromfordgroup.co.uk
Business Link Start-Up Service
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Free local training, support and advice to anyone who has ever thought of going self-employed or starting up their own business
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A high-quality website with invaluable information about all aspects of setting up a business in anything from farming alpacas to making jewellery, plumbing to mobile hairdressing, consultancy to holistic therapy.
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Regular local workshops covering all aspects of setting up a business, finding customers, keeping the right records.
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Advice and support from specialist start-up advisors, over the phone or face to face if required.
Contact: Business Link
Website: www.businesslink.gov.uk/eastmidlands/thinkbusiness
Daventry District Council Benefits Team
Housing and Council Tax Benefit is available to help people with rental costs and Council Tax payments.
The Benefits Team can provide you with help and assistance in making applications for Housing and Council Tax Benefit. Only customers on a low income will qualify & how much benefit a customer receives will depend on their income & circumstances.
Contact: Council Tax & Housing Benefit
Tel: 01327 871100
Email: benefits@daventrydc.gov.uk
Website: www.daventrydc.gov.uk
Daventry Library
Offers Job Seekers drop in ‘Free e-Fridays’
To receive:
Contact: Daventry Library
Tel: 01327 703130
Website: www.northamptonshire.gov.uk
Daventry Volunteer Centre
Daventry Volunteer Centre (DCV) is a Local Infrastructure Organisation, which supports the local voluntary, community and not-for-profit sectors.
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Actively promote volunteering for all; helping to enable individuals to use their skills to the best advantage of themselves and the local community.
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Recruit, support and place volunteers with a wide range of local not for profit organisations.
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Works with local organisations to encourage good practice in the recruitment and support of volunteers.
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Run a number of projects providing direct services to meet local needs through volunteering
Contact: Daventry Volunteer Centre
Daventry Volunteer Centre
Tel: 01327 300614
Drop In: Daventry Library on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday mornings
Website: www.daventryvolunteers.org.uk
Daventry District Housing
Is a social housing provider within Daventry District and can provide tenants with advice and support on:
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Tenancies and the home
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Rent and money advice
Contact: Daventry & District Housing (DDH)
Tel: 01327 707500
Website: www.ddh.org.uk
Jobcentre Plus
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Help you get work or to improve your chances of getting work
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Help employers fill their vacancies successfully
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Give you accurate information on the financial help you can get if you are working
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Pay the benefit your are entitled to, quickly and accurately, if you are not working
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Make sure that you are aware of all the benefits available to you and help you claim them
Local Office: 14 Oxford Street, Daventry NN11 4AY
14 Oxford Street, Daventry NN11 4AY
Tel: 0845 6060 234 (Lines are open between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday, and 9am and 1pm on Saturdays)
Website: www.direct.gov.uk
NCC Adult Learning
Need a CV? Help with an application form? Some careers advice?
We can offer you a one-to-one interview with a trained careers advisor
The adviser can help you to look into particular occupations, work out what training you need to get and connect you with employers
We can also help you with your CV, covering letter, application forms and college applications
Contact: Anne Wilshin
Anne Wilshin
Email: awilshin@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Nextstep - Key Business Skills
Nextstep is a free friendly service that offers face-to-face help and support for training, learning and the world of work.
Your nextstep adviser at Key Business Skills will talk with you in confidence to help you plan your future by linking your personal interests and skills to a job or career.
We will also:
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work with you to develop an effective CV
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offer help to search and apply for jobs
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discuss any new skills you need to find a job
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give advice on training to help develop your skills
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find funding to support any learning
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help you to improve your interview skills
Contact: Key Business Skills, 45 Sheaf Street, Daventry
Tel: 01327 702925
Northampton College
Working in partnership with Jobcentre Plus to offer a free individualised package for those who have been unemployed for six months or more.
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Offer expert advice and guidance in job searching right through to the selection and interview process.
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Support when completing application forms
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Interview preparation and advice
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Help in searching for jobs
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CV advice
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Careers advice and guidance
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Internet advice and guidance
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Work experience and placements
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Offer a wide range of courses leading to recognised qualification. When you have enrolled onto the programme there are various qualifications you can follow free of charge.
Contact: Employment Solutions Team
Tel: 01604 400818 or 01604 400817
Website: www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk
The University of Northampton
The University of Northampton is a major employer in the county recruiting staff for a variety of roles – not just in academia.
It works in many offsite locations so job vacancies are not consigned to Northampton only.
Helps people back into work through enterprise, education and employment or self-employment
Janice is a S.F.E.D.I. qualified business advisor, coach/mentor and also champions women’s issues through being a ‘Women’s Ambassador’ for the East Midlands Development Agency.
Contact: Janice Watkins, Project Leader
Email: Janice.watkins@northampton.ac.uk
Website: www.northampton.ac.uk
