What we provide
We partner with a wide range of construction organisations who both employ our participants directly or use the services of our Building and Decorating Social Enterprise.
Our training programme is developed in conjunction with our partners to respond to the shortages of employees within certain sectors in the industry.
We seek to fill the skills gap to become a “go-to” for the construction industry who know they can come to us for much needed enthusiastic employees.
The support of these industry partners is key to what we do enabling us to get more people from prison into paid jobs. We regularly host events in the prisons and invite organisations into the prisons to meet and interview potential employees whilst they are still in training. We also take people in individually to tour our training centres and meet people keen for employment in the industry post release.
Our clients include large Housing Associations, Local Authorities, Construction Companies and Corporates.
Being part of what is often referred to as an exciting, vibrant Social Enterprise movement means that by working with us procurement departments are delivering the principles of the Social Value Act. In addition private individuals reach us for their own personal projects.
Sectors we’ve worked in
About us
It all began with a great idea in 2010, a Social Enterprise that trained and employed people leaving prison as painters and decorators. The Social Enterprise is still going strong today. It continues to offer painting and decorating services, but has expanded into fire door safety, general building and grounds maintenance, emergency repairs, and refurbishments. Their team has grown into skilled tradespeople who act as role models and mentors for trainees and new recruits who join them all the time.
Since 2010, Bounce Back has supported around 10,000 people across London with their training and employment needs.
They run employability programmes across London and diversionary activities for young people at the point of custody. They have training hubs in four London prisons. City & Guilds and their network of employers wo continue to collaborate with them to enable them to offer training that leads to jobs.
Our Social Mission
Bounce Back is a Training Charity and Painting & Decorating Social Enterprise working inside & outside prison to train people from custody into employment to either become professional decorators for their own business or skilled construction workers for the building industry.
They have 6 training centres across HMP's Brixton and Wandsworth and more in the community. They train in Painting and Decorating, Dry Lining and Scaffolding with their centres sponsored by Corporate Partners including Landsec, Alandale, Knauf, Endon and Nevill Long. They prepare people for employment equipping them with skills and qualifications for the construction industry so that they can move into full time work on release with one of their partner organisations or within their social enterprise.
They also work with other prisons to provide employability skills and CSCS training and they offer invaluable additional practical support to both those leaving prison and their employers. They work with individuals through their release, bridging the gap and remaining with them for up to a year.
For those that join their Social Enterprise they provide work experience, continuous training and employment. They have a team of 30 qualified painters and decorators available for work on private and commercial projects.