''Be Somebody Who Makes Everyone Feel Like A Somebody''
Our Story
About Us
Our Time To Shine is a Community interest cleaning company that specialises in providing mentoring, training, education and a career path for those with disabilities.
Our time to shine provides a range of cleaning services within
the commercial, healthcare and domestic setting. We will be hiring those with
disabilities and offering each person a traineeship through Mencap, which will then lead on to a 12 month apprenticeship that will help to
build their confidence, build their work skills and gain a NVQ level 2 qualification in the cleaning sector, they
will be able to earn a wage whilst doing on the job training. Each individual
will be paired with their own mentor throughout their journey.
Our Story
Jade our founder developed an idea to start a cleaning business after she spent a few years cleaning properties in South East London.
She felt she gained the necessary skills and knowledge to start her own domestic cleaning company, she started to create business cards, post on social media and by handing out leaflet's to local homes and business's from there she started to establish a name for herself.
Having acquired new skills She was learning about the most efficient cleaning methods and gaining business knowledge through taking part in webinars, online classrooms and Southwark Libraries Start Up business Course. Where she develop Our Time To Shine a cleaning company with a purpose.
Jade & her mentor Dean Williams came up with a cleaning company that specialises in helping those with disabilities and young people gain employment by offering them training and an apprenticeship program.
Which brings us to today Our Time To Shine is looking to expand into commercial cleaning where we will specialise in hiring those with disabilities. Each individual will go through a traineeship with Mencap which will then follow on to a apprenticeship. After the training each individual will have the opportunity to join the team.
Preparing For The Future Of Cleaning
Best Cleaning Techniques.
We are always planning for the future. We pride ourselves on being an innovative cleaning company, always keeping up to date with the latest technology and updating our training so cleaners are trained with the latest and best cleaning techniques.
Training & Supervision
The appropriate training is given and monitored to ensure our cleaners follow the required guidelines to ensure we deliver a high standard of cleaning service. Training in the performance of task also includes the correct use of cleaning products and materials which is monitored with direct onsite supervision. All cleaning products are colour coded to ensure they are used in the right area to minimise cross contamination.
The vision behind Our Time To Shine
Our Vision
Jade our founder started Our Time To Shine in 2018 with a vision to improve living and working environments for those with disabilities, by offering the best cleaning services.
The company has been built around the needs of our customers and understanding how we can help them to make a difference in their lives.
First and foremost, here at Our Time To Shine, we make sure we hire and train all our cleaners, so they gain the experiences to excel at their job.
Our Approach
We believe that appreciation and gratitude help in enhancing the performance of our staff. Our goal is to create a positive experience for all staff, which would stimulate learning and continuous improvement. We strive to offer support to our cleaners.
What we do?
We offer professional cleaning services including domestic and commercial cleaning services.. We specialise in office cleaning, domestic cleaning, end of tenancy cleaning and deep cleaning. Our certified operatives also offer antiviral disinfection services.
What We Do
We are a community interest cleaning company, that will be hiring those with disabilities. We are based in (London SE16),
Each individual will firstly complete a 6-12 weeks traineeship through (Mencap) which will then lead on to joining our 12 Month NVQ level 2 health care cleaning apprenticeship, delivered through (The institute for apprenticeship) We will also be carrying out domestic and commercial cleaning services.
We provide each individual their own mentor to help support and guide them throughout their journey.
We have experienced the struggle those with additional barrier needs face on a daily basis within the work setting. We believe each person should have the opportunity to work in a environment where they will not be treated differently/unfairly
We believe providing apprenticeships will help to build confidence, and working skills in our apprentices and also in our clients. We support our social purpose by creating training & employment opportunities, raising awareness around the stigma attached to those with disabilities can not work, and over time building future entrepreneurs.
Our Time To Shine Goal
Apart from our domestic clients we have serviced and continue to service, We would like to expand and supply our services to offices, restaurants, clubs, galleries, shops, nurseries, workshops, and undertake work on behalf of property management companies, estate and letting agents. Our goal is to provide high-quality cleaning services to residential and commercial customers at an affordable price. Most of Our Time To Shine Cleaners’ work follows from clients’ references. We have a strict vetting process when we employ new cleaners so that our customers can be confident in using Our Time To Shine. Our Cleaning team are all fully trained to ensure that you are getting professionals working for you.
Why We Do It
Employing people with learning disabilities
We want a world where people with a learning disability have the same access to meaningful paid work as everyone else.
We work with organisations to improve the employment prospects of people with a learning disability. We offer free learning disability awareness training to all employers.
People with a learning disability are less likely to have a job than the general population.
The statistics on this are that:
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6% of adults with a learning disability known to their local authority in England are in paid work (NHS Digital 2018)
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17% of all adults with a learning disability in England are in paid work (Emerson and Hatton 2008)
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52% of people aged 16 to 64 with any type of disability in Great Britain are in paid work (ONS 2019a)
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76% of people aged 16 to 64 in the general population in England are in paid work (ONS 2019b).
England Employment Facts
People With A Learning Disability
7,907 people with a learning disability aged 18 – 64 were in paid employment in 2017/2018 in England.
This is 6.0 of adults with a learning disability who are known to their local authority.
London & The East of England
London and the East of England has the highest proportion pf adults with a learning disability known to their local authority in paid employment, at 7.5%
Men & Women
A higher proportion of men with a learning disability known to their local authority 6.6% are in paid employment than Women with a learning disability known to their local authority (5.2%)
Adults In Paid Employment
6% of adults with a learning disability known to their local authority in England are in paid work (NHS Digital 2018)
4.2% of adults with a learning disability were in employment in Scotland in 2018 (SCLD 2018)
The Welsh government does not publish data on how many people with a learning disability in Wales are in paid work. However, the Labour Force Survey (LFS) provides data on the economic activity of people in Wales aged 16-64 who have a disability according to the Equality Act 2010 definition of disability.
The LFS found that 47.3% of adults with a disability in Wales were employed in 2018, compared to 80.6% of people who were not disabled (StatsWales 2019).
The Northern Irish government does not publish data on how many people with a learning disability in Northern Ireland are in paid work. However, the LFS provides data on the economic activity of people in Northern Ireland aged 16-64 who describe themselves as having a long-term disability (NISRA 2018).
The LFS found that 34.9% of people with a disability in Northern Ireland were employed in 2018, compared to 80.1% of people who were not disabled (NISRA 2018)
The proportion of adults with a learning disability in paid employment varies by region.
London and Eastern regions have the highest proportion of adults with a learning disability known to their local authority in paid employment, at 7.5% in both, closely followed by Yorkshire and the Humber, at 7.4% (NHS Digital 2018).
In England, a higher proportion of men with a learning disability known to their local authority (6.6%) are in paid employment than women with a learning disability known to their local authority (5.2%) (NHS Digital 2018).
There is very little current data on the proportion of all adults with a learning disability who have paid jobs in England, but past studies have suggested that about 17% of all working age people with a learning disability have a paid job (Emerson & Hatton 2008)
Percentage of people in paid jobs
In 2008, Emerson and Hatton estimated that:
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17% of all working age people with a learning disability had a paid job.
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28% of working age people with a mild or moderate learning disability had a job
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10% of working age people with a severe learning disability had a job
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0% of working age people with profound and multiple learning disabilities had a job
Types of Learning Disability
28%
28% of working age people with mild or moderate learning disability has a job
10%
10% of working age people with a learning disability had a job.
0%
0% of working age people with profound and multiple learning disabilities had a job
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