Careers information

C+K

C+K Careers provide careers information, advice and guidance for children and young people with SEND across Kirklees. This includes advice about colleges, employment and where appropriate moving into adult social care.

C+K Careers have Careers Advisers operating in secondary special schools, helping young people with their transition to further education, training, work or social care. We can also support young people to access other opportunities such as supported internships and volunteering.

C+K Careers Chat

This is a service for young people to call for careers support, advice and guidance on:

college or sixth form
exams
future options
apprenticeships and training
applications, CVs and interviews
employment skills
work and volunteering
health
money, housing, family worries and more

There's lots of ways to get in touch and it's open Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm

Ring 01484 213856

Email chat@ckcareers.org.uk

Ring 01484 213856

Email chat@ckcareers.org.uk

How do I get help from C+K?

If there is a C+K careers adviser in your son/daughters school you can request an appointment for them via the careers lead in school

If there is not a C+K careers adviser in school you can ask the careers lead in school who their careers adviser is and request an appointment via them
You can also contact C+K Careers for information advice and guidance via the C+K My Directions website (opens link in new window) or via their C+KChat service (opens link in new window

Can you help me get a job?

C&K Careers can help you to look for volunteering opportunities which can sometimes lead to a job or to other opportunities including:

Supported Internships
Apprenticeships

More information about help to get a job can be found in the Employment Options area of Preparing for Adulthood

For some young people with profound disabilities and learning needs, going into employment or further education is not a realistic option.

Where a young person (18+) and their family decide that a social care route would be the most appropriate next step, we can support them to make a referral for support via Community Health and Social Care (formerly known as Gateway to Care).

Community Health and Social Care will support you in making a referral to the Specialist Adult Pathway Team within Social Care. At this point, the support from C&K careers would end and the Specialist Adult Pathway Team would take over looking at the most appropriate support and setting available.

For more information please go to the transferring to adult social care Local Offer page.

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Last updated: 03/06/2025

Useful links

Careers information

Useful links

C+K Careers

TSL Kirklees

Kirklees Employment & Skills

REAL Employment

National Careers Service