Supported Employment

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Supported Employment

• Session 4
• Finding Jobs

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Timetable Session 4

• What gets people jobs?
• When networking does not work
• First contact with the employer
• Face to face contact
• The marketing edge
• BREAK
• Job Creation
• Disability Disclosure

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RelationshipMap
Personal Life
Community Life
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Advantages of using networks in job finding

• The job developer and job applicant gain
  credibility through a known relationship
• Important information can be gained about who to
  approach, the history and the needs of the
  business
• The contact may avoid initial screening out that
  often takes place
• It is easier to request support when there is a
  connection

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Organisational connections

• Board of directors of the agency
• Contractors and suppliers
• Teachers trainers
• Bankers and insurers
• Other placement professionals
• Maintenance services

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Community connections

• Church
• Adult education centres
• Swimming pool, leisure facilities
• Library
• Clubs and affiliations
• Local stores

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Tips for Telephone Contacts

• Choose your timing (early morning, midweek is
  normally best)
• Know who to ask for
• Dont ask to be put on hold. Call back
• Prepare to leave a recorded message
• Avoid discussions you are looking for a meeting
• Know when to quit

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Successful marketing

• Find out what the buyers needs are and then
  present the product in a way that fills those
  needs.
• Market the edge you have over your competitors
• Highlight the assets of the product and
  neutralise the liabilities

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The add-on-value of supported employees

• They have been profiled by professional
  employment specialists in order to identify their
  skills, abilities and motivation
• An employment specialist will be available to
  support the employer in training the new member
  of staff
• An employment specialist will be available to
  give ongoing support and advice to the employer
  in maintaining a successful working relationship
• People with disabilities are stable workers
  they are permanent members of their communities
  and become loyal members of the workforce.
  Although wages are important to them having a
  meaningful job is more important.

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Guidelines for disability disclosure

• Agree on what will be disclosed with the job
  applicant prior to meeting the employer
• Only disclose what is relevant for the job
• Do not use clinical jargon explain the
  disclosure in terms of how it affects the person
  in concrete ways
• Do not present a problem present the solutions