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The changing landscape of employment support over the next five years

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Date: 
Wed, 20/03/2013 - 09:15 - 12:45

Venue: Leengate Legends Lounge, Chesterfield Football Club, The PROACT stadium, 1866 Sheffield Road, Chesterfield, S41 8NZ
Cost: No charge

This conference is for policy and decision-makers plus front-line teams concerned with the commissioning and delivery of employment support in Derbyshire and the Sheffield City Region. It is hosted by the Help to Work Plus project, part of the European Union partnership between public, private and third sector employment services initiative - PARES.

Senior Employment Officer (Enable)

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Location: Sandwell
Salary: £23,548 per annum

Enble is delivering a brand new employment service for people with learning disabilities in Sandwell. This service will support people with learning disabilities into paid employment opportunities

Job Coaches (Shaw Trust)

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Location: Coalville, Leicester
Salary: £15,034 - £16,705
Vacancy reference: ST/1688

Key Purpose of Post:
To train and support people with learning disabilities working in integrated settings.

There are 5 posts for a partnership project with Stephenson College to deliver supported internships. It is one of 15 pilot projects commissioned by the Department of Education (for more information see - http://www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople/send/sen/a00211325/se...).

Midlands network meeting postponed

Submitted by Huw on Mon, 14/01/2013 - 11:38
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The BASE members network meeting scheduled for 17 January in Kettering has been postponed.

It is now likely to take place in Coventry on 8 February but please check at http://base-uk.org/regions to confirm this. Please note that you need to be logged in to access the page.

Supported Employment Practitioner training

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Date: 
Mon, 18/02/2013 - 09:30 - Thu, 21/02/2013 - 17:00

Venue: Brandon Trust, Unit G01, Kestrel Court, Waterwells Business Park, Waterwells Drive, Quedegley, Gloucestershire GL2 2AT
Cost: £550 (members), £700 (non-members)

This course is now full

This 4 day training course for supported employment practitioners covers all the tasks, responsibilities and duties that are necessary to provide and deliver a comprehensive, high quality supported employment service.

The course content includes:
• Values and Supported Employment
• Engagement & referral
• Vocational profiling

Files: 
application/msword iconBooking form
application/pdf iconCourse content and learning outcomes

Employment Works Team Manager (South Staffordshire and Shropshire NHS)

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Location: St George’s Hospital, Corporation Street, Stafford, ST16 3SR / 2-3 Tipping Street, Stafford
Salary: Band 6
Hours: 37.5 (Permanent contract)

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the development of employment support for people in South Staffordshire and Shropshire. Working with new and existing partners, you will be a key person in taking the Service User Employment Strategy forwards.

Are you able to:

M&S to recruit disabled workers at Castle Donington distribution centre

Submitted by Huw on Mon, 01/10/2012 - 14:27
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Retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is to recruit for 1,000 new roles in a new 900,000sq ft distribution centre in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, due to open in early 2013.

The company has said that a new branch to its Marks & Start employability scheme, itself part of a wide environmental and ethical programme Plan A, will play a part in recruiting, training and employing people with disabilities and health conditions to work at the facility.

Training Officer - Disability Employment (Shropshire Council)

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Location: Enable, Shropshire Council (Shrewsbury)

Salary: 25 hours a week @ £14609 (fte £21,621)

Temporary for one year

Enable is Shropshire Council’s Supported Employment service, providing help to people with disabilities in moving towards paid employment and voluntary work.

Enable has a new and exciting opportunity for a Training Officer to work across our teams. The successful candidate will develop and provide training courses to both professionals and clients in mental health, learning disability and other sectors.

Employment Works Team Manager (Staffordshire)

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Location: Foundation House, St George’s Hospital, Corporation Street, Stafford, ST16 3SR
Salary: Band 5 (£21,176 - £27,625)
Hours: 37.5 (Permanent contract)

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the development of employment support for people in South Staffordshire and Shropshire. Working with new and existing partners, you will be a key person in taking a new Employment Strategy forwards.

Are you able to:

Nottinghamshire consults on supported business provision

Submitted by Huw on Wed, 12/10/2011 - 19:47
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Nottinghamshire County Council is to consult on changes to some of its subsidised trading services which provide supported employment for disabled people. Councillors will debate the proposals at Full Council on 22nd September.