Supported Employment

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Our Vision: Equality of opportunity for people disadvantaged in the labour market to access paid employmentOur Purpose: SUSE is the lead body for supported employment in Scotland, working with all who have a professional interest in supported employment, to develop the understanding, adoption and quality of supported employment.

www.susescotland.co.uk

SUSE

Supported Employment Services provide individualised support to secure people

with disabilities, long term conditions and multiple barriers to work a sustainable, paid

job in the open labour market.

Definition

• Strategic, co-ordinated approach with long-term funding

• National Framework for supported employment in Scotland

• Scottish Government work with Local Authorities to establish a method of funding supported employment.

Equal Opportunities Committee

Context: National Outcomes

• We all realise our economic potential • We live longer, healthier lives• We have tackled the significant

inequalities in Scottish society • We have improved the life chances for

children, young people and families at risk

• Paid work

• Suitable work

• Appropriate work

• Career progression

Context: Aspirations of disabled people

Disability Employment ReviewEdinburgh, 2013

Edinburgh Work Aspirations

• Personalised Support• Peer Support• In-work support• Assess disabled people’s full support needs• Greater control over career journeys, and

more effective support• Engage with and Support Employers. sources: 2013, “Work in Progress”; SUSE research with DPOs, CEC Disability

Employment Review.

The Support Disabled People Want

The 5 Stage Approach to Supported Employment

The Framework for Supported Employment in Scotland

Engagement Vocational Job Finding Employer On / Off the Jobby SE Service Profiling Engagement Support and

Aftercare

Supported Employment Stages – supporting the aspiration towards 16+ hours of work

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• Stages 3,4,5 of supported employment• Major responsibility of Employment Support

workers. • Support employers to overcome issues, such as

apprehension, e.g. around Disability, Legislation, sickness absence, H & S.

• Support individuals to overcome low self-esteem, disclosure, access to transport or building, communication and others.

Working with Employers

• Reliant, motivated

• Positive impact on colleagues

• Adaptations can benefit all

• Good PR

• Can have an affinity with clients

Working with employers: opportunities

Critical Success Factors

• Trusting relationship between the employee and manager;

• A real job for the employee; • Good fit between the job and the

individual’s skills and aspirations;• A situation that suits both the employer

and the employee.

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• Engage with employers and employer intermediaries

• Provide support and advice: support disabled employee champions to provide this

• Set up peer networks for disabled employees• Create opportunities for disabled people to be

employed, and for their career progression• Transfer knowledge, e.g. between managers.

SUSE Working with Employers

• BASE and SUSE Quality Standards discussion paperhttp://www.susescotland.co.uk/

• COSLA, Joint Improvement Team (2009) “Supported Employment Scoping Exercise Final Report”

• Coutts, P., Riddell, S. (Nov, 2012) “Employers Views of Supported Employment for Disabled People in Scotland”•EUSE Conference 2013 presentations, “Reflection on the development, evolution and challenges of supported employment”. http://www.eusedublin2013.com/index.php/presentations•IRISS and SUSE videos 2013 “Journeys into Employment” http://content.iriss.org.uk/journeys/•NDTI “Research into Employment Support for Disabled People”http://www.ndti.org.uk/major-projects/employment-support-for-disabled-people/•Radar (2010) “Supporting Sustainable Careers”,•RNIB, Scope, Mind, Action on Hearing Loss et al (2013) “Work in Progress” •SQA (2012) PDA Level 7 Supported Employmenthttp://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/GF3R47.pdf

Resources

Scotland:• The Supported Employment Framework for Scotland (COSLA and The Government

2010) – clear role for Community Planning Partners• Working For Growth (Scottish Government, 2012)• Mental Health Strategy, 2012-2015• Scottish Autism Strategy• Equalities Outcomes – Public Sector Specific Duties

Supporting Policy

Pippa CouttsScottish Union of Supported Employment

pippa.suse@btinternet.com

http://www.susescotland.co.uk

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