Employment advice and support: Help to Work
Connect to Work: A new scheme that will help out-of-work residents secure and keep employment is being rolled out in Adur and Worthing. To find out more see:
Other help and advice: If you have been made redundant, or are at risk of being made redundant, you may be feeling worried about the future. Adur & Worthing Councils have joined forces with several partner organisations to provide good information, advice and guidance in relation to employment issues.
Below you will find a range of useful information and links to key services and support:
Redundancy: your rights
Have you been made redundant? You may be entitled to:
- Redundancy pay
- The option to move into a different job
- Time off to find a new job
Know your redundancy rights and entitlements - on the GOV.UK website.
If you believe your employer hasn't applied the correct process, contact ACAS or Citizens Advice.
Video: Money Helper - Redundancy and losing your job
How to get financial help and claim benefits
You may be able to claim benefits if you have:
- Lost your job
- Working reduced hours
- Check your entitlement - on the Entitled To website
You can find helpful advice about paying your mortgage, credit cards and household bills on the:
If you need help with food, see:
Childcare
To find out how to get help with childcare, see:
- Tax-Free Childcare - on the GOV.UK website
- Help to pay for your childcare - How to apply for 30 hours free childcare - on the childcare choices GOV.UK website
How to find job vacancies
To help you find a job read these tips and advice.
Employers advertise their jobs in a variety of places. These include:
Dedicated local jobs board websites:
National job websites:
- Find a Job - on the GOV.UK website
- Indeed
- Reed
- Agency Central website
- Find and apply for an apprenticeship - on the GOV.UK website
Fine tune your working life. Find out how flexible working options can fit around you and learn new skills to suit your changing needs:
How to write a CV, prepare for job interviews or access careers advice
Information, advice and guidance to help you make decisions on learning, training and work is available, see:
- Advice to improve your CV and job applications, and to help you do well in interviews - on the job help campaign (JobCentre Plus) section of the GOV.UK website
- National Careers Service
- Lifeworks (Royal British Veterans Enterprise - RBVE)
If you are a housing association tenant, you may also be able to access additional support:
How to find training courses or apprenticeships
Our local colleges and universities have a range of training courses and apprenticeship opportunities (apprenticeships are open to ALL ages). These are a great place to start, with many courses free or at reduced cost. Some courses will be paid for by an employer:
- Chichester College
- Greater Brighton Metropolitan College (MET)
- University of Brighton
- University of Chichester
- Skills Toolkit - on the GOV.UK website
You can find out how Apprenticeships work on the Apprenticeships in Sussex website.
You can review all apprenticeship opportunities in our area on the GOV.UK website.
For a full list of local training organisations that provide local apprenticeship opportunities see the Apprenticeships in Sussex website.
How to start your own business
If you are considering starting up your own business, the Chichester Business Hot House Programme offers local information and live webinars to get you thinking. You may also be able to access a grant.
The following websites are also useful starting points:
- Set Up a Business advice - on the GOV.UK website
- Worthing and Adur Chamber of Commerce
- Business Startup Loans
Help if you are self-employed
Video: Money Helper - Financial support if you're self-employed
See also:
How to look after your mental health and emotional wellbeing
If you are struggling with your mental health as a result of being made redundant, here's a list of organisations that can help you:
Support for those with a disability or learning difficulty
There is specialist support for those that have a physical disability, are a carer or have a learning difficulty or autism:
- If you have a physical disability or are a carer you can get support from Workability
- Do you or someone you know, have a learning disability or Autism? You can get support from Aldingbourne Trust website and Supported Employment West Sussex
Youth Employability Hub
The Youth hub at the Sidney Walter Centre is run in conjunction with the DWP.
Open Monday - Thursday 10am to 4pm the hub is a space any young person aged 16 to 24 can access personalised careers and wellbeing support from the SID Youth programme workers and attend their Universal Credit appointments in the more relaxed environment of the hub.
Don't know where to start?
Connect to Work: A new scheme that will help out-of-work residents secure and keep employment is being rolled out in Adur and Worthing. To find out more see:
Page last updated: 07 July 2026