Support for specific disadvantaged groups...
Elaine works in a care home and has a mild learning disability. See how we supported her and her employer.
One in four of us can expect to experience serious mental health problems during our lives. We have worked to support many people with mental health needs into employment and this case study shows some of the factors that can help to make it successful.
We have offered a supported employment service to minority ethnic communities since 2003 and this paper shows just how we can help. The service is now part of the Routeways to Work project and you can find out more about it on our Projects and Strategy pages.
During the Embracing Diversity project, Bury EST piloted some local work with the NCH Extra Mile service to support young people who had been in local authority or foster care, into employment. This document shows some of the learning from that pilot.
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Supporting jobseekers and employers...
We ran a very successful job retention service with GPs at Redbank health centre. This paper documents the lessons learned. The service produced very successful outcomes for the majority of people who used the service and was very popular with GPs and their patients.
Workstep is an employment programme for disabled jobseekers and funded by Jobcentre Plus. This case study describes the programme. See our Projects pages for more information about Workstep.
Our Employer Forum on Diversity meets quaterly to exchange best practice in the recruitment and retention of diverse workforces. This document describes how the forum was established and some of the factors that have made it so successful.
We produced a Findings paper on supported employment techniques during the Embracing Diversity project. This paper lists many of the factors that can contribute to the successful placement of people into paid work.
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