Employment service
Our free and impartial employment service is available for all our residents looking for a job, training or work experience.
Free training sessions
We support our customers to live independent lives and make their aspirations a reality by providing accredited and non-accredited training sessions. To help deliver this training, we invest our income from our professional academy into One Housing Foundation.
Barista training
Are you interested in working as a Barista in a customer facing role?
We’ve partnered with Change Please Foundation to offer a 3-day barista training programme at the Arlington Conference Centre Kitchen. Upon completion you may be able to secure a 3-month paid employment.
To sign up, please contact Shirley Miller via employmentandtrainingteam@onehousing.co.uk.
| Location | Eligibility | Next cohort | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington House 220 Arlington Road London, NW1 7HE | One Housing residents | TBC | Face to face |
Cleaning training
Would you like to get a job in the cleaning industry? Our monthly Cleaning Academy course offers a chance to learn all the techniques of industrial cleaning in one day. Upon completion of the course, you will be able to attend an interview for a role within one of our partnering organisations: Renovo, Chequers or the Churchill Group.
To sign up, please contact Shirley Miller via employmentandtrainingteam@onehousing.co.uk.
| Location | Eligibility | Next cohort | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington House 220 Arlington Road London, NW1 7HE | One Housing residents | Thursday 2 March 2023 | Face to face |
Skill Up for Employment programme with Learning Curve
We're pleased to have partnered with Learning Curve to help support all residents so you can take the next steps in finding the right job or career path for you.
We offer 4-6 week programmes in the following fields:
- Start your own business
- Hospitality
- Security
- Care
- Warehousing
You'll receive sector specific training and qualification, one to one employment coaching plus a guaranteed job interview on completion. Participants will also receive £5 bursary to attend face to face sessions as well as £25 reward upon completion of any course.
To find out more and to register, please go to https://courses.learningcurvegroup.co.uk/one-housing/.
| Location | Eligibility | Next cohort | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington House 220 Arlington Road London, NW1 7HE | One Housing residents aged 19+ who are currently unemployed and eligible to work in the UK | Enrolment: TBC | Face to face and online |
Partnership with Free2Learn
W partnered up with Free2Learn to offer you English and Maths, Digital Skills Level 2 Qualification, as well as Nail Technology courses.
To sign up, please contact Natasha Chin via employmentandtrainingteam@onehousing.co.uk.
| Location | Eligibility | Next cohort | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBC | One Housing residents aged 19+ who are currently unemployed | Ongoing | Face to face and online |
Employment support and advice & job club
Do you need help to get a job or training? Come along to one of our Employment and Training drop in sessions.
For more information, please contact Iqbal Uddin via employmentandtrainingteam@onehousing.co.uk.
| Time | Location | Eligibility | Next cohort | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesdays, 10am-12pm | Castalia Square London, E14 3PQ | One Housing residents | Ongoing | Face to face |
| Thursdays, 10am-12.30pm | Castalia Square London, E14 3PQ | One Housing residents | Ongoing | Face to face |
| Tuesdays, 1.30pm-3pm | Phoenix Heights Community Centre 140A Byng Street, London, E14 9AR | One Housing residents | Ongoing | Face to face |
Support for Arlington residents
If you live in Arlington, come along to our employability coffee morning to receive training and employability support and advice.
Do you need help to get a job or training? Come along to one of our Employment and Training drop in sessions.
For more information, please contact Shirley Miller via employmentandtrainingteam@onehousing.co.uk.
| Time | Location | Eligibility | Next cohort | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11am-12pm | Arlington, London, NW1 | One Housing residents | Ongoing | Face to face |
Employability training
We're pleased to offer employability training for all One Housing residents which will take place online via Zoom.
| Time | Session | Contact |
|---|---|---|
Mondays, 11am-12.30pm | Cover letter and CV writing workshop | Shirley Miller |
| Tuesdays, 12.30pm-2pm | How to job search effectively | Natasha Chin |
| Wednesdays, 11am-12.30pm | Application form filling | Shirley Miller |
| Thursdays, 11am-12pm | How to write a winning CV | Natasha Chin |
| Fridays, 11am-12.30pm | Interview skills and techniques | Shirley Miller |