Employment Sub Group September 05

Who are we? Sue Graham – Learning Curve Sue Graham – Learning Curve Sarah Mepham – Mencap Sarah Mepham – Mencap Kirsty Armitage – Connexions Kirsty Armitage – Connexions Peter Lonergan – Disability West Peter Lonergan – Disability West Jon Cooke – Learning Curve Jon Cooke – Learning Curve Alison Turrell – Stirling Rd Centre Alison Turrell – Stirling Rd Centre Mayte Rodriguez – Social Inclusion Project – PCT Mayte Rodriguez – Social Inclusion Project – PCT Alison Sawyer – Service User Alison Sawyer – Service User

Involving other people We also want to invite people from other groups to some meetings to talk about how we can help each other We also want to invite people from other groups to some meetings to talk about how we can help each other

What are our aims? More paid jobs for people with a learning disability More paid jobs for people with a learning disability Work experience and voluntary work to give people skills and help them choose what sort of work they would like to do Work experience and voluntary work to give people skills and help them choose what sort of work they would like to do

Our Action Plan 4 Areas Training for staff Training for staff Transition Transition Finding more jobs Finding more jobs Help to stay in work Help to stay in work

What is happening? Training For Staff Support group for staff is starting in October We have made links with staff working in other boroughs Some staff have had benefits training Staff will be able to do an employment qualification

What is happening? Transition Connexions are providing information and advice to help young people find work Connexions are providing information and advice to help young people find work Transition information day planned for October Transition information day planned for October Transition workshops at St Anne’s school Transition workshops at St Anne’s school Information for carers will be available at the new carers centre Information for carers will be available at the new carers centre

What is happening? Transition Connexions and the Job Opportunities Team are going to work together to get in touch with employers to find more jobs Connexions and the Job Opportunities Team are going to work together to get in touch with employers to find more jobs

What is happening? Finding more jobs Working with other agencies to contact employers Working with other agencies to contact employers Learning Curve now have more staff to support people into work Learning Curve now have more staff to support people into work Made links with other groups to make sure employment is included in their plans Made links with other groups to make sure employment is included in their plans Economic Development Plan

What is happening? Finding more jobs 4 people with a learning disability have recently started working at the PCT 4 people with a learning disability have recently started working at the PCT Stirling Rd plan to create 2 paid jobs for people with a learning disability at Carlton Rd Stirling Rd plan to create 2 paid jobs for people with a learning disability at Carlton Rd People with a learning disability will get paid for interviewing staff People with a learning disability will get paid for interviewing staff

What is happening? Finding more jobs Ealing Consortium have recently employed 5 people Ealing Consortium have recently employed 5 people They want to make the Door to Door project into a Social Firm They want to make the Door to Door project into a Social Firm They plan to offer more people paid work and they have created a supported employment pay scale They plan to offer more people paid work and they have created a supported employment pay scale 2 receptionists 3 travel buddies 2 receptionists 3 travel buddies

What is happening? Finding more jobs We want to identify 2 people with high support needs who want to work We want to identify 2 people with high support needs who want to work This will be done through person centred planning This will be done through person centred planning We will apply for money from the Independent Living Fund to pay for a worker to support them in the workplace We will apply for money from the Independent Living Fund to pay for a worker to support them in the workplace ILF

Help to stay in work What is happening? We have started to find out who is already working We have started to find out who is already working We are setting up a support group for people in work We are setting up a support group for people in work Buddy scheme to support people in work – Learning Curve and Stirling Rd Buddy scheme to support people in work – Learning Curve and Stirling Rd

What is going well? 37 people in paid employment 37 people in paid employment 45 people in unpaid employment or work experience 45 people in unpaid employment or work experience

What is not going well? There are probably more people who have jobs that we don’t know about There are probably more people who have jobs that we don’t know about Nobody with high support needs has paid or unpaid work Nobody with high support needs has paid or unpaid work We need more staff or volunteers to support people while they are in work We need more staff or volunteers to support people while they are in work

Recommendations for the Partnership Board to consider More people need to know about the Independent Living Fund and how to apply for it More people need to know about the Independent Living Fund and how to apply for it Is there funding to employ a worker to find jobs in Ealing Council and set up a buddy scheme? Is there funding to employ a worker to find jobs in Ealing Council and set up a buddy scheme? ILF

How can the Partnership Board help? Put pressure on managers and directors working for Ealing to employ people with a learning disability Put pressure on managers and directors working for Ealing to employ people with a learning disability Some members of the board might know employers who are willing to offer jobs or work experience Some members of the board might know employers who are willing to offer jobs or work experience