How Career Connect and Magenta Living are supporting local residents

Career Connect is working in partnership with Magenta Living to help residents in the Bidston Rise community access new opportunities, build confidence and take positive steps towards employment.

Through a place-based JobsPlus initiative, funded by the Department for Work and Pensions, our dedicated careers advisers are providing support to local people, helping to remove barriers and make employment support more accessible within the community.

Bringing careers support into the community

Based in a community house on the Bidston Rise estate in Wirral, the partnership brings careers support directly to residents, creating a welcoming space where people can access guidance and support closer to home.

Career Connect advisers Jamie and Aimee work alongside JobsPlus Manager Sally Ross to provide support to residents aged 16 and over. This includes personal coaching, wellbeing support and help to move into work.

By building relationships with local people and understanding their individual circumstances, the team can offer support shaped around each person’s needs and help them take their next steps.

Making a difference through partnership

The partnership is already making a positive impact in the local community.

During 2025/26:

• 30 residents signed up to receive support through the programme.
• 12 people went on to start work.

The work highlights the importance of having dedicated careers support within communities, helping people access opportunities and take steps towards employment.

Jamie Martin, Social Impact Lead at Magenta Living, said:

From job searching to starting work: Mir’s story

For Bidston resident Mir, the support he received through the programme helped him move forward after struggling to secure interviews during his job search.

With support from Jamie, Mir began to feel more confident in his approach to interviews and went on to secure several interview opportunities.

Reflecting on the advice that helped him, Mir said:

Mir has since started work and was also able to claim his into-work bonus through the scheme.

Creating brighter futures together

The partnership between Career Connect and Magenta Living demonstrates how bringing careers guidance and employment support into local communities can help people overcome barriers and access new opportunities.

By working together and building trusted relationships with residents, the team is helping more people take positive steps towards employment and create brighter futures.