A Step In The Right Direction – A coaching and mentoring project
STEPS is an intensive coaching and mentoring programme that support individuals to address the barriers preventing them from moving forward to access employment, training, or education opportunities. Using coaching and mentoring techniques, STEPS gives people an opportunity to explore possibilities, make informed choices and set a realistic action plan, working at a pace to suit them. Outcomes of the project are different for every individual, but the aim is to give both practical and emotional support to enable people to achieve their goals.
STEPS works with people across Lincoln with a variety of issues including.
- Job searches
- Training
- Volunteering
- Family relations
- Housing
- Advocacy
- Poor mental health
- Drug and alcohol misuse
- Independence skills
- Developing new interests
About Developmentplus
Working with over 250 beneficiaries a year developmentplus runs several projects including STEPS, a one-to-one coaching and mentoring programme; Bridging the Gap, a Reducing Reoffending Project; Better Together, a collaboration project, a Neighbourhood Working project; The Pitch, a men’s suicide prevention group; and our homelessness advocacy support project “Project Compass”. Our projects are supported by a team of dedicated development workers who bring an array of skills to their roles and are all passionate about supporting people from all backgrounds in moving forward with their lives.
developmentplus has 24 years’ experience of working alongside disadvantaged and vulnerable people to help them identify issues which have a detrimental effect on their lives and then to develop solutions focussed pathways for moving forwards. We work alongside people in their community, facilitating their involvement in decisions that affect their lives, supporting them to identify and develop initiatives that they feel will improve their quality of life.
In most recent years, our core delivery has been based around 1-1 coaching and mentoring programmes as outlined above working with beneficiaries from a broad background including individuals with poor mental health, ex-offenders, individuals furthest from the employment market and rough sleepers.
Contact us
If you’re ready to take a step towards what you want, would like more information or to refer someone onto the project, you can visit our website https://developmentplus.org.uk/ . You can also contact contact Alexandra Chambers on 07468 126037 or Alexandra.chambers@developmentplus.org.uk