Education & Employment

Getting back into work or education can be hard work. It may mean making changes to your lifestyle. There are many reasons why people feel nervous about going back to work, or starting education again. This is why we are here - to support people and help them to achieve their goals.

City and Hackney Mind have been assisting people back into education and the workforce for more than 20 years. There is currently a huge gap in mainstream service provision to meet the needs of people with mental health problems. At the same time there are local and neighbouring employers who have jobs but can't find people to fill them.

We work with range of established networks - Disability Employment Advisors and other staff from Job Centres across East London and the City, Psychiatric wards at Homerton Hospital, local GPs, other charitable or voluntary organisations, Local Mental Health Teams, Assertive Outreach and Early Intervention teams, and Hackney Community College. Our projects are supported by a range of funders, who enable us to provide free support to people who really need it.

We operate at City and Hackney Mind premises in Hackney and at the Training for Life centre in Shoreditch.

To view the Education Service course list for the 2007-8 academic year, download the Education Service timetable here (Word doc).

In addition to these courses we will be running two "Skills for Working Life" workshops. Please contact the Education and Employment Service on 020 8525 2324 for further details.

If you wish to make an application or refer an individual to the Education & Employment Service, please download a referral form here, complete and return it to Eileen Williams, Administrator, City and Hackney MIND, Education and Employment Service, 8-10 Tudor Road, London, E9 7SN.

Employment Project Contacts

Michelle Njie
Email Michelle.njie@cityandhackneymind.org.uk
Phone 020 8525 2314

Natalie Treacher
Email natalie.treacher@cityandhackneymind.org.uk
Phone 020 8525 2323

Sarah Oakley-Hill
Email sarah.oakleyhill@cityandhackneymind.org.uk
Phone 020 8525 2330

Eileen Williams
Email Eileen.williams@cityandhackneymind.org.uk
Phone 020 8525 2313

Education Project Contacts

IT
Rob Russell
Email Robbier45@lycos.co.uk
Phone 020 8525 2303

George Llewellyn
Email george.llewellyn@cityandhackneymind.org.uk
Phone 020 8525 2303

ENGLISH / MATHS / ESOL

Eileen Williams
Email Eileen.williams@cityandhackneymind.org.uk
Phone 020 8525 2324

Managing Mental Health at Work