Statement of ServiceSupported Employment
The aim of Supported Employment is to provide support so that people with a disability who face substantial barriers to employment as a result of their disability can work in their chosen career and, wherever possible progress into open employment as the requirement for support reduces.
Supported Employment is a general term that links all of the many services and techniques that help disabled people to get work.
People trained in Supported Employment learn how to help the disabled person to identify what skills they have, what sort of work they can do and then how best to get that job.
The emphasis is on finding out what each person wants to do and where his or her talents lie. The person is then introduced to an employment opportunity which matches his or her work profile. The assumption is that personal qualities which are assessed as problematic in one setting are often advantageous in another, more individually suited setting.
Even when the person starts work the help doesn't stop. The Supported Employment Service will work with the disabled person and the Employer to sort out any issues that may come up. Support is available for as long as needed.
Employment should only be considered if the job is a real one, i.e. would other wise be done by a non-disabled worker, and is valued by colleagues. Employers must operate going concerns. Their main purpose must be to offer goods and/or services (not simulated employment). Wages, pay intervals, and methods of payment at the going rate for the job: safe working conditions; hours similar to other employees: and job security and opportunities for advancement are key considerations. If the job is unpaid, then it must be time limited with a commitment from the employer to provide a fair wage at a set date.
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June 20, 2007
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