New staff at the Music Gym

At the beginning of November two of our volunteers at the Music Gym switched their status to that of employees. We were aware that Valuing People Now advocates more employment for people with learning disabilities but that’s not the reason we took them on. We did it because they’d been doing such a good job for the past year as receptionist and assistant facilitator that we felt it only right they become paid members of the team.

In addition to being a big step for the two individuals it marks a milestone for ChoicES at Working Wonders in Hastings, which one of them attends. The centre exists to find employment for its users and this is the first paid placement. The first of many we all hope. With that in mind we’ve just heard that we’ll be given funding from the local Learning Disability Development Fund for Breakout Media to make a film of their experiences which can be distributed to other potential local employers.