The Zink Project – Rise Employability Programme & Recovery Space

Project Description

The RISE project supports people in recovery into jobs, education or training.  Our qualified work coaches will help you identify what sort of work you want then take the necessary steps to get you there.  It’s all at your own pace and meetings can take place local to you.  There’s even the opportunity of a paid micro job to get you started.

Zink HQ is in Buxton and we can meet you in Glossop, New Mills and Bamford.

We are also an official Derbyshire Recovery Space

Derbyshire County Council fund us to provide a recovery space for people in recovery from substance use. A recovery space is somewhere people can go to connect with other people to support their recovery, improve their mood, confidence, physical health and reduce stress.

So… call into Zink HQ and:

• Chat to one of our recovery crew who have their own experiences of substance harm,
• Join in with uplifting activities to mix, learn and challenge yourself – ask for a timetable, every day is different,
• Have a Sober Social evening (fun, friends, games laughter and, occasionally….Karaoke!)
• Join in with a team challenge: Dragon Boat Racing, Buxton Carnival, Swim the Channel…
• Meet NA (Wednesdays 7-8.30pm),
• Make an appointment with a Lived Experience Recovery Supporter,
• Get a good hot lunch or coffee and cake in our eco-café.

Find out more about Derbyshire’s Recovery Space’s here.

Extra support from Zink

As well as 1-2-1 work coaching specifically to support people in recovery towards jobs, training or volunteering, Zink has a weekly timetable of activities including (all free except where noted):

• • Walking
  • School of Rock is £5 (£2.50 if you bring in evidence of receipt of Universal Credit)
  • Swimming meet up with free tuition or coaching (only pay entry from week 4 onwards)
  • skate boarding with coaching
  • IT workshop for beginners upwards
  • Art and Craft Company (£3)
  • Piano Club (free coaching for beginners up)
  • Sober Socials in the evening
  • Vinyl Revival – classic albums played in full
  • Knit Happens
  • Let’s Game: nostalgic video gaming
  • Board games
  • Group games like quizzes and bingo
  • Zink & Swim – general swimming or coaching if you want to improve or are starting from scratch.
  • Speak Easy – informal, off the record conversations with the police.
  • Walking groups including short strolls and good conversation or longer hikes in the hills and moors.
  • Project Unity: LGBTQ+ peer support group.
  • Stop Smoking  – support from Live Life Better Derbyshire.
  • Autistic Adults Support Group.
  • Neuro Hub – for people age 25 and under.

There’s advice available, a neuro hub for children and young people and opportunities to volunteer and even set up your own project! At the centre of Zink is a Community Eco Café with half price meals for those on income based benefits so lunch can be as little as £1.25 surrounded by friendly company and a warm, welcoming atmosphere.