1. Review of Disability Employment Support Services in Edinburgh Pippa Coutts

2. Context City of Edinburgh Council Economic Development Promote the employment of ALL Edinburgh’s citizens Best way to support disabled people to achieve jobs people want.

3. Aims Ask disabled people in Edinburgh: – Do you want to work? – What do want the work to be like? – What support do you want to get and keep a job? Map services in Edinburgh that help disabled people to find and keep a “good” job Say what sort of service will support disabled people in Edinburgh to reach their employment goals.

4. What disabled people said We’d like more opportunities to work Work: – Makes you feel good – Makes new friends – ‘connection to society’ Like work that we can “manage with new health circumstances” or “fluctuating mental health” Respect, in the workplace. “I wouldn’t work here if people not nice”

5. What people said stops them getting a job Stigma- leading to discrimination Employers’ attitudes- lack of understanding Worry about loosing our benefits, especially if job doesn’t continue Don’t know how to go about getting a job Training doesn’t always link to getting a job Lack of confidence Poor employment support Fewer jobs and less choice of work.

6. Survey findings

7. Case Study Discuss this case study with the two people nearest you, and decide, from this person’s experience what you think would be the key features of effective employment support, and what barriers you are aware of locally to setting up such a service. www.allinedinburgh.org.uk

8. What disabled people want Paid work Suitable work: matching skills and interest and supportive environment Appropriate work: including part-time work Support to talk to employers; to negotiate reasonable adjustments Career progression: avoiding getting stuck.

9. Support people want Individualised services- – Going at own pace – ‘not a conveyor belt’ – One to one – ‘services focussed on me’ – Advisers who ‘stick by you’ Support to look for jobs for me: job matching, employer contact Ongoing support - to maintain employment

10. Support that was available Employment services in Edinburgh mostly offering training to disabled people Employment first model delivered by Intowork and Real Jobs Job readiness approach of the Strategic Pipeline not appropriate Employment services talking to employers don’t understand the needs of disabled people.

11. What support works best Supported employment is: 1.Goal is employment in real jobs 2.Everyone who wants to work can work 3.Place and train model – employment first 4.Look at all of life: education, training and social care services and health 5.Individual is at the centre of process 6.Money and benefits advice available 7.Follow on in work support provided.

12. The Scottish Approach to Employability Support Person-centred, flexible approach Designed and delivered in partnership Aim towards ‘real jobs’ Designed nationally, but delivered locally Contracts which are part payment on outcomes, and part progression payments Special programme for people with highest needs. Analysis of Consultation Responses, December 2015