FST Enfield
Location: Enfield Town, Edmonton
- About the project
- Business Services
- Work placements
- Work-related skills and qualifications
- Referrals
- Our funders
- Contact us
About the project
FST Enfield was set up in 2004 to provide work placements for people with mental health problems and other disadvantages. We operate as a social enterprise carrying out small building projects, painting and decorating jobs and hard landscaping contracts. These external work activities are supported by a fully-equipped office team responsible for a wide range of computer, accounting and clerical duties.
We have built up an excellent team, working with 60 people over the last year. FST Enfield is a genuine working environment providing opportunities for workforce members to develop a range of practical and administrative skills. In 2006 we won FST Project of the Year award and one of our workforce members, Duane Green, won Achiever of the Year. Recent projects include the refurbishment of a three-storey Georgian building and a major hard-landscaping contract including the design and build of a decking area, laying a patio and erecting a six-foot high fence.
Business services
We provide the following services to private, public and corporate clients:
• Painting and decorating.
• Renovation and refurbishment.
• Small building work.
• Hard landscaping including patios, decks, fencing, turfing and grounds clearance.
• General maintenance.
Work placements
At FST Enfield, we provide a number of practical work and training opportunities in the following sectors:
• Painting and decorating.
• Renovation and refurbishment.
• Small building work.
• Hard landscaping.
• Administrative and clerical.
• Customer service.
Work-related skills and qualifications
Our work placements provide on-the job training. Each worker has a personal development plan which tracks their progress towards becoming ready to move on to paid employment, alternative voluntary work or further education.
FST Enfield offers workforce members the opportunity to learn ‘on the job’ and acquire the following skills:
General
The basic skills required by employers such as timekeeping, ability to work in a team and a positive attitude towards work.
Office administration
All aspects of office administration including computer skills, data inputting, following office procedures etc.
Financial administration such as working with invoices, petty cash, processing cheques, paying suppliers, ordering supplies etc.
Practical skills
Carpentary, painting and decorating, carrying out building repairs, working with power tools and grounds maintenance.
Customer service
Understanding the need to deliver high-quality service, dealing with customers, promoting business services.
Referrals
• Self-referral or carers.
• GPs.
• Community mental health teams.
• Tulip Outreach Services.
• Employment agencies.
• Voluntary organisations.
• Forensic service.
Why I refer people to FST Enfield
“I have no hesitation in referring clients to First Step Trust. I have found that once people have started, they not only increase in confidence and are able to rediscover former skills or learn new ones, but they are also more able to try out other activities on their own. An initial visit to FST can become an opportunity towards future personal progress.” Margaret Garrod, Social Worker
Our funders
FST Enfield would like to thank our funders, London Borough of Enfield’s Adult Social Services, for their continuing and generous support.
Contact us
FST Enfield
Project Manager: Brian Meakins
187 Angel Place,
Fore Street,
Edmonton N18 2UD
Tel: 020 8807 6856
Fax: 020 8884 2336
Email: Please use our enquiry form
Visitor information
By bus: 34, 149, 259, 279, 349 and 444.
By rail: Go to Silver Street station then 1 minutes walk.
By tube: If travelling from central London, go to Seven Sisters then take the 259 towards Edmonton Green Bus Station or 349 towards Glyn Road (approx. 30 minutes).
By car: Near by street parking available.