Helplines Partnership lists helplines providing support for disability and mental health have Work Coaches at Jobcentres to help you find a job or gain Job Centre Plus new skills and tell you about disability-friendly employers in your area. They can also refer you to a specialist work psychologist if appropriate, or carry out an ‘employment assessment’ Leonard Cheshire Disability provides an internship and professional development programme for talented students and recent graduates with disabilities, Mind provides information on how to be mentally healthy at work National Autistic Society provides work preparation programmes for graduates with Autism and Asperger Syndrome (job search and work preparation handbook available from Careers & Employability Service) Remploy Employment Advisers offer employability skills and recruitment support. Referrals are via Jobcentre Plus after an initial meeting at Remploy to see if it is for you Dudley is the nearest office to Worcester. Rethink Mental Illness outlines what support is available to help you find work, advice re benefits and local support groups Richmond Fellowship is a specialist mental health services provider offering individual placement and support programmes in selected areas of the UK provide specialist support and advice to help National Institute for Blind People find employment, start a business and stay in work. Action for Blind People merged with them in 2017 and still offer skilled employment advisers based in teams around the country to provide specialist support to people who are blind or partially sighted and their employers. Shaw Trust is a national charity that supports people with a disability or health condition into work, gain skills and take control of their futures. Referrals through the Job Centre Plus for Work Choice or Work Programme. Also offer Talent Match for those unemployed for a year professionals can refer directly to Shaw Trust in Worcester – Useful Resources EHRC Employment: statutory code of practice, includes information about reasonable adjustments in the workplace Gov.uk provides information about the Disability Confident scheme www.gov.uk/recruitment-disabled-people/encouraging-applications National Careers Service offers information advice and guidance on learning, training and work.
Helplines Partnership lists helplines providing support for disability and mental health Job Centre Plus have Work Coaches at Jobcentres to help you find a job or gain new skills and tell you about disability-friendly employers in your area. They can also refer you to a specialist work psychologist if appropriate, or carry out an ‘employment assessment’ Leonard Cheshire Disability provides an internship and professional development programme for talented students and recent graduates with disabilities, Mind provides information on how to be mentally healthy at work National Autistic Society provides work preparation programmes for graduates with Autism and Asperger Syndrome (job search and work preparation handbook available from Careers & Employability Service) Remploy Employment Advisers offer employability skills and recruitment support. Referrals are via Jobcentre Plus after an initial meeting at Remploy to see if it is for you Dudley is the nearest office to Worcester. Rethink Mental Illness outlines what support is available to help you find work, advice re benefits and local support groups Richmond Fellowship is a specialist mental health services provider offering individual placement and support programmes in selected areas of the UK National Institute for Blind People provide specialist support and advice to help find employment, start a business and stay in work. Action for Blind People merged with them in 2017 and still offer skilled employment advisers based in teams around the country to provide specialist support to people who are blind or partially sighted and their employers. Shaw Trust is a national charity that supports people with a disability or health condition into work, gain skills and take control of their futures. Referrals through the Job Centre Plus for Work Choice or Work Programme. Also offer Talent Match for those unemployed for a year – professionals can refer directly to Shaw Trust in Worcester Useful Resources EHRC Employment: statutory code of practice, includes information about reasonable adjustments in the workplace Gov.uk provides information about the Disability Confident scheme www.gov.uk/recruitment-disabled-people/encouraging-applications National Careers Service offers information advice and guidance on learning, training and work.
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