Dawn is the Employability Training Manager at West Kent. Since joining in 2019, her dedication to helping residents has been inspiring. She has helped them gain skills and confidence. As part of our 35 years of West Kent campaign, we want to highlight her team’s work and how it reflects our vision and values.

In this video, Dawn talks about her role at West Kent. She set up a hybrid training hub. She also supports young people with mental health issues since the pandemic. Her team’s work spans generations. It helps older residents rediscover their skills. It advises those in work poverty. And, it ensures job seekers have access to digital tools.

West Kent's employment and training team helps create stronger, more inclusive communities. 

To find out more about 35 Years of West Kent, please visit 35 years of West Kent.

Staff training - Tuesday 1 April

Our customer services team will not be available from 8am to 1pm tomorrow, 1 April 2025, due to staff training. Our out of hours provider will take any emergency calls during this time. If you have an emergency, please call 0800 169 1122 as usual.

 

West Kent progresses the development of the new Woodland Place community, set to provide 106 new homes

Woodland Place is the newly branded scheme in Allington, Maidstone, and sits on the land known as Castor Park. The new development is currently in construction and is set to provide over 100 new homes for with a mix of social rent, affordable rent and shared ownership tenures.