About
OUR WORK
Wheatsheaf Trust is a charity working to promote social inclusion in some of the most disadvantaged areas of Hampshire, through providing employment access centres and programmes to support people who are unemployed or in work but on a low wage, helping them to find work or training/re-skilling opportunities.
Centres are staffed by qualified advisers and offer free facilities for job/training course search.
Client programmes are tailor-made to meet individual needs and include access to numeracy, literacy, social and vocational skills learning, and work experience placements.
Wheatsheaf also runs in-house courses to address issues experienced by specific groups, such as lone parents, over 50s, and to enhance job-search skills. The construction skills workshop in the basement at the Bernard Street centre teaches basic industry skills in bricklaying, carpentry and painting.
Three of our programmes support young people, for ages ranging from 13-19.
July 2010 - Wheatsheaf passes Matrix accreditation with flying colours!
AS AN ORGANISATION
We aim to influence policy, to facilitate delivery, and to engage in direct services where appropriate to demonstrate new models of good practice.
We expect to be creative, co-operative, pragmatic, and effective in delivering outcomes.
We are prepared to take risks.
WHERE WE WORK AND WHO WE ARE
Wheatsheaf Trust works from dedicated buildings and outreach centres in Southampton, Havant and Gosport.
We have a board of trustees, with nine members who live locally and represent various professions with an interest in our work and who bring their experience and expertise to what we do.
On a day to day basis we have a staff of 36, with part-time and full-time workers. Most are based in Southampton but we also have a team of four working in Havant and a team of two in Gosport. We also have outreach workers in Southampton, Gosport and Havant and a valued team of volunteers.
The Chief Executive is Jonathan Cheshire and he works from our office in Southampton, at 24 Bernard Street, SO14 3AY.
Find out more about our funders and a description of the projects we’re currently running
View our complaints procedure. If you want to send a complaint download the form and send it back to us by email or in the post.
Wheatsheaf’s policies on Safeguarding
Wheatsheaf’s Equal Opportunities policy
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