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Want help with your job search today?
Work and Health Programme Pioneer is a fully-funded specialist employment support service that helps unemployed people move into work.
Whether you are looking for a full-time or part-time role, self-employment, your first job after education or want to get back into work after family commitments, we can help you take that first step. You do not need any qualifications or experience.
Join the Work and Health Programme Pioneer
What is Work and Health Programme Pioneer?
Maximus provides fully-funded personalised job support to help unemployed people in Wales find and stay in work. We deliver this service on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Our one-to-one support with a dedicated Employment Specialist will help you:
Prepare for work: Create a CV, apply for jobs and get interview-ready
Learn new skills: Train in a new sector and gain qualifications
Connect with employers: Highlight your skills through work placements with local employers
Find a job or self-employment: Settle into your role with in-work support for you and your employer.
From access to free resources and health and wellbeing tips to assistance with travel costs and interview clothes, we are here to get you ready for your new role.
We have helped thousands of people like you
“When I found out I got the job, I was over the moon. I thought, now I am worth something and can make a change in my life, while helping other people as well.”
Mark, Support Worker, Cera Care, one of our employer partners.
Who is Work and Health Programme Pioneer for?
We support people in Wales who are not in work, education or training, and face one or more of the following barriers to employment:
- Disability or health condition recognised under the Equality Act 2010
- Ex-offender or offender
- Carer, ex carer or care leaver
- Homeless, or dependent on drugs/alcohol
- Former member or partner of current/former member of His Majesty’s Armed Forces
- Member of His Majesty’s Armed Forces reserves
- Refugee, Afghan resettler or Ukraine evacuee
- Young person in, or at risk of being in, a gang or serious violence.
You must also:
- Be over 16 and live in Wales
- Have the right to live and work in the UK
- Have access to public funds (such as benefit payments)
- Not have participated in another Work and Health Programme
- Not be in any type of employment including zero-hour contracts, or about to start work.
Eligibility and referrals are at the discretion of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Complete the form below and a member of our team will be in contact.
Experts in helping people find work and getting through challenging times
Finding a job can be an anxious time for some people. We understand the concerns, challenges and barriers faced by many. That is where we can help.
At Maximus, we have been helping people into work for more than 75 years with 300k+ into sustainable employment. Whether you have a disability, health condition or criminal record, or you are a parent, carer or veteran that has been out of work for a while, we have the right support for you.
If Work and Health Programme is not right for you, why not look at our other employment support programmes in Wales.