Open Door

Experience that works for you

Open Door is a structured work experience placement programme for Wolverhampton residents aged 18 and over.

It offers unemployed Wolverhampton residents who are actively job seeking work experience placements to enhance their employability and develop their skills.

What we do:

Open Door aims to provide on the job ‘real’ work experience.

Work experience placements will be provided with a variety of employers across the city, including City of Wolverhampton Council.

Placements will be:

Flexible to suit the needs of the candidate and employer.
A minimum of 4 weeks to a maximum of 12 weeks.
Between 10-25 hours per week.

Benefits:

There are many benefits to gaining up to date work experience, including:

The opportunity to experience a real-life working environment.
Opening future employment and education opportunities.
Building confidence, skills, and knowledge.
Gaining useful contacts in relevant areas.
Receiving a reference for future opportunities.
The potential to apply for jobs within the organisation.

What we offer

Open Door offers the following:

Find the work experience placements.
Complete all relevant checks for work placements with the employer, such as health and safety risk assessments.
Ensure that you have a structured work plan whilst on placement.
Keep in touch with you whilst you are on placement.
Provide mentoring guidance, advice, feedback, and continuous support during your placement.
Refer to our Wolves at Work service, who can provide one to one employability support and careers advice.
Support you to access relevant training courses.
Signpost you to relevant financial support.
Support with CV development and interview skills.

Am I eligible?:

Eligible candidates will be:

18 and over. *
A Wolverhampton resident. **
Unemployed.
Actively job seeking.

(College or university student seeking a work placement while studying, should contact us for referral to relevant services)

*If you are under 18 and looking for Work Experience, please make contact through Workbox for further support.

**We are working in partnership with Staffordshire Jobs & Careers. If you are from Staffordshire, you can apply to their Open Door programme. You can find out more details here.

Where we are based:

Open Door
Civic Centre,
St Peters Square,
Wolverhampton,
WV1 1SH

Contact us

Telephone: 01902 552690
Email: opendoor@wolverhampton.gov.uk

FAQs

Will I get paid?

Will I secure paid work once I have completed the placement?

What if I don’t enjoy my placement?

What if I am ill while on placement?

I am not a Wolverhampton resident, can I apply?

I am employed, can I apply?

I am not claiming any benefits, can I apply?

I have special educational needs (SEND), can I apply?

I have an educational health care plan (EHCP), can I apply?

Can I complete more than one placement?

Am I able to claim expenses?

Working in Partnership with Staffordshire Jobs & Careers