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Supported employment (for employers)

People with autism or learning disabilities deserve the same opportunities in life as their peers, including paid employment. We believe supported employment is everyone’s responsibility.

Benefits to your business include:

  • increased productivity
  • reduced staff turnover
  • improved staff morale
  • small costs, big benefits
  • enhanced corporate social responsibility

Benefits to the employee include:

  • improved health and wellbeing
  • increased social inclusion
  • better financial independence
  • development of productivity and confidence
  • higher quality opportunities in employment and training

Key steps for an inclusive recruitment approach:

Step one: review your recruitment and selection process

Step two: job specification

  • use a strength based approach to capitalise on staff skills to meet your business needs
  • consider job carving and job design

Step three: advertise and demonstrate that you are Disability Confident

  • create easy to read job applications
  • promote a guaranteed interview scheme
  • ensure the job advert represents staff diversity

Step four: interviewing

Step five: job offer

Step six: employment commences

  • work in partnership with job coaches from Supported Employment Services to develop an action plan that clearly identifies the steps to support and retain the progression of the new recruit - email supportedemploymentservice@salford.gov.uk to arrange
  • designate a mentor for the new employee

Consider committing to one or more of the following:

  • becoming an advocate or lead for supported employment in your organisation
  • becoming a Disability Confident employer
  • hosting a work experience placement or a work trial
  • creating a paid role for a person with a learning disability and/or autism
  • hosting an employer visit or work taster
  • sharing with others what you do as a business or in your role
  • becoming a member of the Mayor’s Employment Charter

Useful links:

If you would like to find out more about supported employment or to pledge to support any of the above, please email supportedemploymentservice@salford.gov.uk or telephone 0161 793 2533.

Meet our Supported Employment key worker team!

The team support and help residents to develop key skills, find work opportunities, build experience and confidence so that they're ready for the world of work. Our team offer one-to-one support, including in-work training and guidance for both participants and employers, which can include workplace adjustments.

Displayed in order: Lynne, Lorraine, Agata, Dishalni, Emma

Lynne, keyworker, sat with bookshelves behind

Lorraine, keyworker, sat with bookshelves behind

Agata, employer engagement consultant, sat with bookshelves behind

Dishalni, keyworker, sat with bookshelves behind

Emma, team manager, sat with bookshelves behind

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This page was last updated on 11 April 2024

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