Slough Working Better.

Slough Borough Council has established and developed ‘Slough Working Better’ an Advancement Network Prototype, one of ten prototypes across England that will inform the development of the proposed adult advancement and careers service.

What is Slough Working Better Offering?

Customers can access a range of services delivered by four test bed projects that bring together different sources of information and advice about learning and work. The test bed projects have been designed to trail innovative approaches that demonstrate additionally to existing services and include:

Work Placements.
Work Health Trainers.
Community-based advice and learning.
Volunteer support for nextstep customers.

Dynamic Training UK in partnership with Thames Valley University, Berkshire East Primary Care Trust, Job Centre Plus, Shaw Trust, GP surgeries, nextstep and Progress South Central Life long-learning are facilitating the health test bed to develop a new role

The Work Health Trainer

Dynamic Training UK in partnership with Thames Valley University are designing and validating a level 4/5 programme to support the work health trainer role.

Health Trainers will provide six face to face meetings with customers initiating behaviour change through a coaching model.

They will target those out of work due to ill health and/or
Those receiving ill health out of work benefits
Those whose work is affected by ill health
The focus is on musculo-sketal disorders, especially back pain and stress management.

What does the project mean to the work health trainers?

“I was looking for a different career path in which there would be job satisfaction. The role of work health trainer would provide the opportunities to help people and provide this job satisfaction.” Work Health Trainer

“I applied for work health trainer in the ‘Slough Working Better’ health test bed project to make use of all the previous training that I have done as a health activist, health trainer and my many years of experience of working in my community. I am looking forward to learning new skills to enable me to help people with health problems back to work.” Work Health Trainer

“This project gives me the opportunity to advise people…the project targets people who may not have been given the opportunities to gain skills…or people who have fallen into a rut due to redundancy, death of a close family/friend, depression and/or a medical condition, it will give me great pride to support and advise.” Work Health Trainer

For further information or to become involved please contact Claire Gardner: Claire.gardner@dynamictraininguk.co.uk or call 01494 429373

To gain a greater understanding of the Health Trainer role and the progression opportunities available through Dynamic Training please view

http://www.dynamictraininguk.co.uk/health-trainer/

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