Mick brushes up his job skills
Date published: 15 January 2014
Mick Reid, 54, from Brookside Crescent, Alkrington, had worked for 33 years as a brewery drayman, but he had been out of work for over a year and was short of confidence when he heard about the RBH volunteering programme.
The experience and training he received enabled him to get a permanent job as a mobile caretaker with the mutual housing provider, giving his self-esteem a big boost in the process.
Mick said: “Being out of work was soul-destroying - I sent off hundreds of CVs and rarely received a reply.
“Volunteering for RBH as a caretaker helped me build up my confidence and got me back in the routine of getting up each morning to go to work.”
In addition to gaining valuable experience, Mick also went on a range of courses including health and safety, manual handling and working at heights.
“It would have cost me hundreds of pounds to do those courses if I hadn’t been with RBH,” he said.
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