Tuck by Truck provides self-service snack trays for the workplace. Trays are full of top-branded snacks and drinks that we replenish weekly…… keeping your hunger at bay!
How does it work?
We deliver a snack tray to your workplaceYou can purchase items as and when you needYou can customise your tray with your favourite snacks and cans of drinkWe can supply healthier snacks as well, including fruit. There’s no contract so you can stop and start whenever you likePaying is easy – simply place your correct change in the honesty box next to the tray meaning there’s no upfront fees to payWe will replace the snack tray weekly, fortnightly or whenever suits you and your business.
Benefits for your business:
Your staff will never be hungry!Your staff will not need to travel to the supermarket for their snacksConvenient resource that doesn’t take up much spaceIt offers work experience and paid work opportunities for people with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs.
Where do we operate?
Weymouth, Portland, Dorchester & surrounding areas
Please contact Luke for further details07763280268www.facebook.com/[email protected]
Darwin Enterprise (DE) was formed in 2013 and began to deliver alternatives to day care for adults with learning disabilities by setting up Tuck by Truck (TBT) in Weymouth, Dorset.
DE & TBT provides:A positive alternative to closing services; a progressive, work-focused alternative to day care leading to independence and employment for even the most severely challenged day care users. A financial framework which ensures costs are no more than existing budgets and reducing your local authority’s financial obligations within an agreed framework. An opportunity to devolve responsibility to specialists to help disabled people become more independent help and advice about employment barriers to manage transition.
And our enterprise:Operates in a business-like fashion offers a wide range of real work opportunitiesIs commercially focused to meet the needs of customersIs financially sustainable with a proportion of its income coming from the sale of goods and services. Offers opportunities to adults with complex needs ensures that disabled employees work alongside non-disabled employees. Develops independence and builds confidence outside of work. Provides opportunities for development into other sustainable employment Involves people with disabilities in decision making. Has a clear benefit for the local community. The service now operates from commercial working environments where service users interact with professional working people every day.
DE identified an urgent need to change day care services for people with learning disabilities away from the existing buildings-based large day centre style services. It also recognised the need to increase employment opportunities for people within the service. After a period of consultation with staff and service users it was obvious that service users wanted a choice. They insisted on being able to work if they wanted to and being paid for the work they did.It was also decided that although traditionally social business initiatives do not support people with complex needs, this would be a feature of Darwin Enterprise and is what makes it unique.
It provides a choice of work, training activities and a range of options for service users with complex needs, such as; paid employment, permitted work, work tasters, work experience and volunteering.The approach is based on individual action plans and providing choice for service users. In addition to work, experience accredited training is offered including life skills, job coaching, literacy and numeracy. It can also help to gradually move people out of a sheltered environment into open employment.
DE currently offers clients employment choices in:Tuck by Truck, snack delivery servicewith other businesses being explored for the future.
It is inclusive, with disabled and non-disabled people working alongside each other. It provides a mixture of work and training activities and a range of full time and part time options – paid employment, permitted work, work tasters, work experience and volunteering. Everyone has an individual action plan and, in addition to work opportunities, accredited training is available including life skills, job coaching, literacy and numeracy. Everything is geared towards helping people become more independent.
Luke Tomlin
