Lee Forsyth was struggling to find work and support his family after being made redundant. Here Lee tells us how our Money Matters Team, and New Start programme helped him to get back on track with a new job in our Grounds Maintenance Team.
"I found out about Money Matters when I was struggling to get back into employment. I spoke to the local council after I’d be made redundant, and they put me in touch.
"I was really struggling. I was feeling down because I wasn’t working and wasn’t able to provide for my kids. I didn’t have much hope that I could get any help because it’s quite hard these days. But when I spoke to Joan from the Money Matters Team she explained everything I needed to know.
"Joan was easy to speak to, like talking to someone I’d known for ages. She kept in touch regularly, checking how I was and giving me advice on how I could save and the benefits I could be entitled to.
"I wanted to be in work, so Joan pointed me towards Karbon’s New Start programme. They helped me with my CV and prepping for the interview – it gave me that bit of support I needed to feel better about myself.
"They put me forward for the Grounds Maintenance Operative job at Karbon and thanks to them I was able to get it. It was a six month contract at first, but two months down the line I was able to get a permanent contract.
"I like working with Karbon. I like the people, the shifts are good and I get my weekends off with my kids. There’s a chance for me to progress if I do stick with Karbon.
"If somebody was in a similar position to me, I would strongly encourage them to get in contact with Money Matters. They helped me massively with work as well as financially and emotionally."
We're currently recruiting for Grounds Maintenance Operatives through our New Start programme - to find out more and register your interest, visit our New Start page.
If you'd like to find out more about Money Matters, contact us at moneymatters@karbonhomes.co.uk or call 0808 164 0111.
Lee Forsyth was struggling to find work and support his family after being made redundant. Here Lee tells us how our Money Matters Team, and New Start programme helped him to get back on track with a new job in our Grounds Maintenance Team.
"I found out about Money Matters when I was struggling to get back into employment. I spoke to the local council after I’d be made redundant, and they put me in touch.
"I was really struggling. I was feeling down because I wasn’t working and wasn’t able to provide for my kids. I didn’t have much hope that I could get any help because it’s quite hard these days. But when I spoke to Joan from the Money Matters Team she explained everything I needed to know.
"Joan was easy to speak to, like talking to someone I’d known for ages. She kept in touch regularly, checking how I was and giving me advice on how I could save and the benefits I could be entitled to.
"I wanted to be in work, so Joan pointed me towards Karbon’s New Start programme. They helped me with my CV and prepping for the interview – it gave me that bit of support I needed to feel better about myself.
"They put me forward for the Grounds Maintenance Operative job at Karbon and thanks to them I was able to get it. It was a six month contract at first, but two months down the line I was able to get a permanent contract.
"I like working with Karbon. I like the people, the shifts are good and I get my weekends off with my kids. There’s a chance for me to progress if I do stick with Karbon.
"If somebody was in a similar position to me, I would strongly encourage them to get in contact with Money Matters. They helped me massively with work as well as financially and emotionally."
We're currently recruiting for Grounds Maintenance Operatives through our New Start programme - to find out more and register your interest, visit our New Start page.
If you'd like to find out more about Money Matters, contact us at moneymatters@karbonhomes.co.uk or call 0808 164 0111.
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