Careers advice

Get help to plan your next steps with our free careers advice service for disabled young people.

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Are you thinking about your future?
We can help you plan your next steps in education, work, or training.
We’ll help you develop the skills and confidence you need too.
Who can get help from Amazing Futures Careers?
We mostly work with young people who are not in employment, education or training.
To get help from us, you must be aged 16 to 25.
You must live in Brighton & Hove.
You must have disabilities or additional needs.
You must not go to school or college.
If you live in East Sussex we can tell you about other organisations that can help you.
If you go to school or college, we can tell you how to contact the careers adviser at your school or college.
How can Amazing Futures Careers help?
If you are eligible for support from Amazing Futures, we will meet with you to discuss how we can help.
We can meet online or in person at the Youth Employment Hub – it’s up to you.

 

This is Dara. She is our careers adviser. You can learn more about Dara on our Meet the team page.

 

We can support you to make an action plan. We’ll help you think about what you want to do and how to make steps towards it.

We can provide training sessions on things like writing CVs, applications and interviews.
We can explain what support you can get at work, and what your rights are.
We have lots of useful resources on our website here:
Education and employment
We offer advice, but we cannot offer long term support, or support in a crisis.
How can I get support from Amazing Futures Careers?

Do you need help planning your next steps in education, employment or training?

If you’re a young person aged 16+ with disabilities or additional needs in Brighton & Hove, our free careers advice service might be able to help.

I don’t know what kind of job or course I want to do.
I don’t know what kind of job or course I want to do.
I know what I want to do but I don’t know how to get there.
I know what I want to do but I don’t know how to get there.
How can I get support at work with my disabilities and additional needs?
How can I get support at work with my disabilities and additional needs?
I need advice about CVs and job interviews
I need advice about CVs and job interviews

We’ll support you wherever you are in your journey: whether you’re looking for work now, or just starting to think about the future.

We’ll help you to figure out the best next steps for you, and to feel ready to take them.

Who can get help from Amazing Futures Careers?

To get support from Amazing Futures Careers you must:

  • be aged 16 to 25
  • live in Brighton & Hove
  • be disabled or have any kind of additional needs, for example autism, learning disabilities, mental health difficulties, physical disabilities (no diagnosis required)
  • not currently be in school or college

We mostly work with young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET).

I live in East Sussex, can you help me?

Amazing Futures Careers is not currently available in East Sussex due to lack of funding. We are occasionally able to provide some support to young people at our East Sussex groups.

If you’re a young person with additional needs living in East Sussex, we can provide details of places to go for careers support.

I still go to school/college, can you help me?

Unfortunately, we can’t offer careers support to young people who are still in school or college. We can advise you on how to get help from careers advisers at your school or college though, and what services are available to you after you leave school.

Dara, a young woman with wavy brown hair, and sunglasses on top of her head.Hi, I’m Dara!

I meet with young people at the Youth Employment Hub in Brighton, or online. I promise I’m super friendly (and chatty!), and happy to answer all your questions.

If you want to know more about me, check out my bio on our Meet the team page.

Looking forward to meeting you!

How can Amazing Futures Careers help?

There are a few different ways we might be able to help:

Create an action plan

We can support you to make an action plan. We’ll help you think about what you want to do and how to make steps towards it.

Grow your skills at a training session

Our training sessions can help you learn the skills needed to find a job, or a college or training placement. For example CV writing, applications and interviews.

Learn about your legal rights

We can help you understand what support you’re entitled to at work, and what your legal rights are as someone with a disability.

Online resources

You can find loads of useful education and employment advice and information on this website, including

  • Getting your first job
  • Support at work
  • Work and benefits
  • Volunteering
  • Supported employment
  • EHC plans and annual reviews

and more!

If you get in touch we’ll start by having a meeting to see what we can do to help. We can meet online or in person – whatever you prefer.

Be aware, Amazing Futures Careers can’t offer long term support, or support in a crisis.

Boy using phoneGet in touch

If you have questions or want support from Amazing Futures Careers, contact us:

You can ask your parents or carers to get in touch for you if you prefer.