Our Businesses

KibbleWorks is our enterprise and employment hub. It offers a spectrum of training and employment opportunities for young people who are in care/ preparing to leave care, or whose needs cannot be met within their own communities.

Using a traditional pre-apprenticeship model to support a young person who has a range of social, emotional, behavioural and educational difficulties, the staff must demonstrate leadership skills whilst acting as role models and providing structured boundaries. The staff are dual-qualified, having a trade and having completed/working towards SVQ3 in Social Care, leading on to an HNC.

The young person will work within this structured environment alongside an Enterprise Coordinator, picking up a range of skills specific to the job at hand, as well as transferable skills such as team working, how to behave and how to expect to be treated in the workplace, time management, punctuality and customer service.

Young care leavers have been identified as a group most likely to be unemployed, imprisoned, at risk from substance abuse, self-harm and depression. Planned throughcare programmes with effective continuing personal support in the period after leaving care, plus improved access to employment, education and training have been identified as the key components to promote inclusion of this disadvantaged group.

KibbleWorks aims to work towards a solution for this by providing employment and training for young people with full support of a key worker. The goal is to provide the young person with a fair chance for their journey into adult life, and to allow them to develop skills that will prepare them for the future.

KibbleWorks comprises:

• Project OsKar - Reuse and recycling centre
• FLT- Offers theory and practical training on counterbalance and reach forklift trucks in a warehouse environment. The training is accredited by AITT and is available to individuals and groups
• MetalWorks- Manufactures and repairs gates, fences, railings and garden furniture, as well as bespoke items such as candlesticks, fire guards and bedsteads. Jobs are individually priced
• GroundBreakers– Offers all aspects of horticultural work, from garden maintenance to hard and soft landscaping
• RoadWorks– Carries out maintenance checks on vehicles, including checking to pre-MOT standard, safety and weekly maintenance checks, with a full service and vehicle repair and valet service
• FrameWorks- First-class picture framing service. Frames are hand made and suited to customers’ individual requirements
• Knibbles- Catering services. Prepares and delivers a selection of buffet options at a range of prices for functions in surrounding communities
• PromoWorks- Designs and produces promotional and personalised products, including mugs, T-shirts, mousemats and canvas art
• MowerWorks– Carries out all aspects of repair, maintenance and servicing to grass-cutting machinery
• Kibble Construction - Offers employment and training for young people aged 18-24 in the construction industry