Work experience

This placement is based at The All Age Disabilities (AAD) Hub, Goscote. The centre delivers a range of activities to vulnerable individuals.  These activities can take place within the centre or the local community.  You would have the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge around:

• communicating/engaging with service users using a range of different methods (verbal and non-verbal)
• planning, preparing and delivering a wide range of activities on site (music, sensory, bingo, cooking, IT)
• planning, preparing and delivering community activities (swimming, zumba, library, shopping etc)
• being involved in special events and celebrations
• understanding and being involved in delivering support and care to service users under staff supervision and guidance

To request a placement in Adult Social Care, email ASCProviderservices@walsall.gov.uk 

Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) provide a varied service, including:

• new builds/refurbishment, and planned and reactive works
• maintenance of corporate buildings, leisure centres, education and social care buildings
• contract monitoring
• security
• loading bay and portering service
• stewarding at council events
• bureau service monitoring
• food hygiene
• water, gas and electrical testing
• asbestos management surveys
• building compliance

Contact us to request placement in IFM.

Email: IFMGeneralEnquiries@walsall.gov.uk   

Phone:  01922 650752

Placement working hours will be 8am – 4pm with a 1-hour lunch break, Monday to Friday.

IFM can offer one work experience placement per week, and cannot accommodate placements during March and April.

Due to confidentiality and DBS issues, children’s services are unable to offer work experience placements.

Lichfield Street Hub contains the library, archives, an ICT suite and a multifunctional space providing services to a wide variety of customers. Work experience at the Lichfield Street Hub provides an opportunity for you to:

• find out more about the working environment within the Hub
• have an insight into the variety of opportunities within libraries and archives
• spend time discovering if such a career is right for you
• gain valuable work experience in this environment to enhance your career development

To find out more, view our work experience pack below.

We offer opportunities to all from school ages upwards and can accommodate a maximum of two placements at any one time.

Please email your completed work experience request form to: LSHLibrary@walsall.gov.uk

The following links are useful sources of information related to work experience, careers advice and training:

• Speakers for Schools - work experience opportunities page
• National Careers Service - providing careers advice, information and guidance
• Walsall Works - supporting local people to find work, apprenticeship or training opportunities