Work Skills

All members at Assist are helped to develop work skills as they take part in the wide range of activities on offer. This applies to people of all abilities.

All groups are designed to encourage people to work together, to follow basic instructions and to take on manageable levels of responsibility, in order to help people understand workplace expectations.

Having this principle applied to all activities at the charity gives people the chance to show others what they can do for themselves, often in ways that hadn’t been witnessed before.

Matty has been in a paid role at Wymondham High School since 2023. Assist supported Matty to apply for the position and, since then, has trained him to travel independently to and from work and complete online training.

Matty continues to thrive in his role, and his managers report that he is “reliable, organised and always keeps the washing-up area running smoothly.”