The aim of Communities that Work! is to reduce worklessness in the St Helen’s and Rother wards of Chesterfield.  The project is a unique partnership between Jobcentre Plus, the Coalfields Regeneration Trust and Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust.

The team operates independently of these major organisations and can be found in the heart of the community, on Bacons Lane in Rother and at the Parish Centre in St Helens. 

We look to provide practical help and support to residents,  whether they are looking for employment or need help to cope with ill health or family problems.  At the same time we also support firms who employ residents from Rother and St Helen’s, by providing “in work support” for anyone moving into a job and specialist advice to employers around health matters including managing sick absence.

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