Project „return to work after oncological disease“

Amelie

reasons for execution of project

• longterm experience of Amelie with clients looking for job

• increasing number of oncological patients• frequent decrease of disability pension• Call for pilot project for this target group

Targets and flow of project

• 20.4.2013 – 19.4.2015• 4 x 5month long cycles (september 2013, january

2014, may 2014, october 2014)• Goal: identify weak and strong points, needs

: educate, explain, train : improve selfconfidence, share : find work : keep work

Key activities of project

• Work and motivation diagnosis on input and output• 11 basic education courses• Experience situation – test employment interview at partner

organisations

• Testing work skills • Job experience – training work posts • Support with keeping job• Counseling • Job opportunities fair

Number of participantsparticipants of all cycles

women 55

Men 4

Total 59

Possible leads 39

Most common diseaseDisease Share

Breasts cancer 54 %

Ovary cancer 15 %

Lymfoms 13,5 %

intestine and rectum cancer 5 %

Other 12,5 %

age of participantsage share

18 – 40 years old 27 %

41 – 54 years old 49 %

55 + 24 %

Highest educationeducation share

basic 2 %

Vocational training 10 %

High school 53 %

higher professional 3 %

University 32 %

degree of disability pensiondegree Share

1st degree 24 %

2nd degree 19 %

3rd degree 52 %

In process 5 %

Project yield

• Complexity, continuity• Safe net for clients – individual approach,

multidisciplinary team• Possible selfreflection – need to get up, get

dressed, contact with people, remember, focus...

• Mapping own needs and desires ??? Possible change of profession

Project yield II.

• Increase of selfesteem • New contacts, friendship • Better knowledge about employment of

oncological patients• Change of employers point of view • Success in finding job

succes in finding job

• 31 people found job (53 %) of participants (some people from group are not looking for job from meical reasons)

• Various forms of jobs (full time, part time etc)

types of jobs foundType Share Economical-administrative 42 %

Marketing and sales 16 %

Service 13 %

Social service 19,3 %

Public and state sector 3,2 %

Manual 6,5 %

Jobs in regionsregion Share

Prague 64,5 %

Central bohemia 32,3 %

other 3,2 %

Type of jobJob shareFull time 29 %

Part time 71 %

participant of project – Mrs O.F.

• 47 years old• Foreigner living in CZ for 19 years • When moved to CZ she worked as non qualified

employee, later got better job and studied and law school in prague

• In 2012 got cancer, she says also from a lot of stress• 2 years could not find job – lack of part time jobs,

foreigner, low self esteem• After project she found job – full time lawyer in state

sector

Participant – mr. M.H.

• 38 years old • Before cancer worked for various banks• In 2008 got cancer• In 2012 lost job and since then unable to find

one• In the end psychical break down• One month after completion of project he

found job as bank clerk in German bank