Recovery and Employment

Introduction

We offer a range of resources to support you on your journey into work, whether you’re just getting started, returning after time away, or looking for something new.

Our support includes:

Student blogs and articles to help with interviews and more
Resources to help with interviews and managing your wellbeing at work
A list of UK-based employment websites
Recovery-focused employment-related courses
Access to 1-to-1 guidance and support to achieve employment-related goals
Relevant opportunities to build your confidence

Wherever you are in your journey, we’re here to help you take the next step.

Blogs, tips and articles

Turning Your Recovery Journey Into Strength: Preparing for Interviews with Confidence and Hope

In this post, Dora, an experienced recruiter and College student, shares some practical ways to help you prepare for interviews and present yourself positively, whatever challenges you’ve faced along the way.

Read the blog

Why I choose to disclose my mental health challenges to employers

Discover how this student took the plunge to disclose about her mental health and wellbeing challenges and why she's never looked back.

Read the blog

Practical tools

Reflective practice tool: preparing for interviews

This tool helps you use reflective practice skills to prepare for interviews, as well as reflect after interviews

Word Doc. PDF

Keeping well at work plan:

This plan is a tool to help you reflect and discus with your managers what you need at work to support your mental health

Word Doc. PDF

Finding a job and support

Finding a job

UK-based job-hunting websites

This comprehensive list of legitimate UK-based job search and advertising websites is carefully gathered to help you navigate what's out there.

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New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing College Courses

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Opportunities and support programmes

Recovery-focused opportunities

The College opportunities page shows how you can get involved in activities that might help build your confidence and move towards employment, including contributing to College courses and content, volunteering, joining research studies, attending events and accessing employment related programmes of support.

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Student Development Programme

This extended learning programme offers you the chance to move forward in your recovery with one-on-one support, including helping you reach personal goals, such as gaining new employment.

This HPFT (Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust) employment service helps people living in Hertfordshire back into paid employment. Visit the website to discover more about how this service could help you.

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Able2Enable

This programme helps you strengthen your employability through tailored coaching, training, supported volunteering, job placements and CV support.

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Steps 2 skills, by Hertfordshire County Council

Hertfordshire County Council offers an employment service that provides personalised support to help individuals find and secure sustainable employment. This service is designed to be inclusive and caters to those facing barriers to employment, offering resources like interview practice, work tasters, job placements, and paid work.

View Criteria and Enrol Visit Steps2skills Main Website

More resources

Courses

Some courses that may help to reduce stress and anxiety around work include: Understanding Stress, Understanding Anxiety, Employment and Self-Management and the pros and cons of telling your employers about your health needs. Click below to find out more about these courses.

Courses A-Z

Back to my account

Click here to go back to your account, where you can view your courses and more student only resources.

My account

What is recovery?

What does personal recovery mean, and why is it so important?

Read about recovery, why it’s important and how a recovery college can help you with your mental wellbeing.

Need support?

Please contact us

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01442 864 966