IASE Supported Employment

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IASESupported Employment

• National
• Job Shadow Day
• 23rd April 2008

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Supported Employment National Job Shadow Day

• Job Shadowing is a nationwide initiative
  dedicated to giving people with disabilities a
  unique opportunity to shadow a workplace mentor
  (company employee) as he or she goes through a
  normal day at work

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Supported Employment National Job Shadow Day

• The ultimate goal of the National Job Shadow
  Event is to mobilise the employment of people
  with disabilities, while raising awareness of
  Supported Employment

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Background

• Need to raise awareness of Supported Employment
• We identified and researched ways to achieve this
  among
• Employers
• People with disabilities
• Communities
• Job Shadow

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International Job Shadow Events

• Chamber of Commerce Savannah, Georgia
• University of New Mexico
• American Association of People with Disabilities
• Marie Curie Association of Bulgaria

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Why hold a Job Shadow Day?

• To raise awareness of Supported Employment
  amongst all stakeholders and the general public
• To encourage greater understanding, acceptance
  and support from employers, people with
  disabilities and public (value for money)
• To assist in opening doors / removing barriers /
  changing attitudes and perceptions
• To promote integration of people with
  disabilities
• To generate interest and participation from
  employers
• To raise the profile of Supported Employment and
  IASE

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Benefits to Job Seekers

• People with disabilities can view the Job Shadow
  Day as an occasion to learn about potential job
  opportunities
• Job shadowing provides an insight into all
  aspects involved in a particular job
• It provides participants with a close up look at
  how skills already learned are utilised in the
  workplace
• Through exposure to a work setting, participants
  can learn more about job requirements, employer
  expectations and professionalism
• Job Shadowing will enable people with
  disabilities make more informed career decisions
• Job Shadowing has the potential to identify /
  secure jobs.

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Benefits to Employers

• An opportunity-
• For public and private employers to recruit
  employees
• To demonstrate positive leadership in their
  communities
• To promote and encourage an inclusive workplace
• To access a pool of potential employees
• To gain greater understanding of disability
• To attract positive media attention

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Benefits of National Approach

• Greater impact on all stakeholders
• Generate interest which, in turn, will encourage
  media interest
• Capacity to put Supported Employment into the
  public arena - implications for future funding
  and development of Supported Employment
• Capacity to make Supported Employment a familiar
  term / concept with employers and the public in
  general
• Success can provide scope to hold and develop
  annual National Job Shadow Days or maybe week?

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Structure 1
Job Shadow Steering Committee
Regional Co-ordinators
Job Shadow Facilitators
Job Seekers
Employers
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Job Shadow Steering Committee

• Tony Reilly Tel [phone]/emailtonyreilly_at_me
  sa4.com
• David Walsh
• Brenda Tallon
• Sarah Togher Tel [phone]/emailiase_at_iol.ie
  
• Dermot Cunningham
• David Ryan
• Greg Barry
• Kevin Aylward

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So Far.

• Extensive project research
• Steering committee established
• Business Plan completed
• Initiative launched
• Web presence for Job Shadow Day
• Steering Committee has met with Regional
  Co-ordinators

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Next Steps

• Regional Co-ordinators to meet with Branches to
  identify Job Shadow Facilitators
• Establish reporting and progress monitoring
  system
• Job Shadow Facilitators, in turn, will link with
• Members
• Local employers
• Job seekers
• Service providers
• Ultimately, with leadership, co-ordination and
  resource materials from IASE, each regional
  branch will organise activities that bring people
  with disabilities and employers together on Job
  Shadow Day

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Who can help make it happen?

• Job Seekers
• Families
• Disability Service Providers
• FAS
• IBEC, ICTU etc
• Employers Mentors Public private
• Chambers of Commerce
• County Enterprise Boards

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Getting the ball rolling
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Job Shadow Launch
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