Support Change. Live Life. Change Lives The Aldingbourne Trust helps local business, communities, and people with learning disabilities to reach their potential and enjoy life, together

Charity, 1978 Adults with Learning Disabilities Range of Services Day & Residential Employment Support Training Social Enterprises Visitor Attraction Other

WorkAid &Training Voluntary, Paid employment Accredited Training Support with C.V, Interviews, Job coaching, Travel Training

WSCC the Tasks…. We recognise People with Learning Disabilities and Autism face barriers to work We commission WorkAid and Workability to help these customers find work We want to be an ‘exemplar’ employer and lead the way in offering work opportunities Chief Exec’s programme – from the top! Employment = less dependence so reduces our spend

5 Our Progress WorkAid helped us develop a supportive recruitment process We are identifying suitable job opportunities We use WorkAid to support our employees We produced helpful guidance for our managers (Intranet) ‘Easy Read’ staff handbook We aim to be ‘Inclusive’

* PRESENTATION TO CORPORATE LEADERSHIP TEAM * PRESENTATIONS TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAMS * INTRODUCED A NEW LD EMPLOYEE

7 Identifying Suitable Roles Any Contract Type inc. casual or temporary Any hours can be just a few, usually part time Typically Grade 1, 2 or 3 Job Match – the role profile needs little change, it is the candidate who needs a little more training (reasonable adjustment) Identify roles, speak to manager and refer to EF Refer to Intranet for Toolkit Direct Recruitment from there

8 Employment Options Job Match: Catering roles in schools, Admin roles, Data Analyst Job Create: Admin roles in Office Services, Event Assistants (new innovation),Grounds Assistant Job Carve: Water Testing Assistant roles Suppliers are a key audience Roles only need be a few hours

Water Testing Assistants New Statutory duty for Facilities Officers Rather than add new task, carved Trained Employment Advisors Pilot in Chichester Area successful Tasks Completed quicker than calculated: sharing roles in Bognor = cheaper Further roles to follow

WSCC Jobs Roles can be with our Suppliers The Aspiration is 40 jobs, currently we have 25…. ◦ 5 Advertised soon How can you help? ◦ Entry to District and Boroughs

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Contacts: Rachel Smither, WorkAid Manager /