- Work together to build a vocational profile which highlights your skills, abilities and job preferences.
- One-to-one support to help you search for jobs and apply for them.
- Help you prepare for job interviews which may include practice or 'mock' interviews.
- Arrange work trials to help you practise your skills and try out different types of jobs.
- Travel training to ensure you can get to and from work.
- Your Employment Development Worker will support you for the first few months while you learn the skills you need and feel confident in your new role.
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Welcome to Employment Support Services. We are a specialist service working within Community Learning MK enabling adults with SEND, disabilities, health conditions and complex needs to gain successful employment.
Supported Employment - SEND
Our key priorities are to:
- ensure more people with SEND and learning difficulties have the opportunity to work.
- promote the benefits of supported employment with local employers.
- ensure people with SEND and learning difficulties are given the support necessary to find sustainable and meaningful employment.
Once a referral has been made ...
- Initial Assessment - One-to-one meeting to discuss personal details, likes and dislikes and job aspirations.
- Training Needs and Assessment - Mini work-related tasks to see skill levels and training needs including vocational profiling.
- Application Stage - One-to-one support with applying for jobs, preparing for work, work experience opportunities and developing skills.
- Employment Gained - We will monitor progress with you and your employer, to establish ongoing support needs.
- Independent Employment - We will fade our support once you are trained and offer further support if needed in the future.
Connect to Work
Coming soon!
Connect to work is a UK Government funded program designed to help disabled people, people with health conditions, and individuals with complex barriers find and maintain employment. The program aims to connect individuals with appropriate job opportunities and provide support to help them succeed in the workplace.
Contact Details:
- Phone: 01908 252323
- Email: connect2work@milton-keynes.gov.uk
- Website: South Midlands Authorities - Connect to Work
Pathways to Employment course
We offer a 10-week course to help complete a detailed profile of individuals. The course covers skills required within the workplace including communication, workplace behaviours and interview skills. At the end of the 10 weeks, a pathway to employment will be established and an Employment Development Worker will be allocated.
Click here to register for the Pathways to Employment (YTP00051) course. You will need to keep selecting the 'Something Else' option until you find the course listed under Section 5 for Inclusive Learning.
If you are a parent or carer of someone with care and support needs or if you have care and support needs yourself, you can contact the adult social care hub for more information.
Employment Support Services
Employment Support Services contact information
- 01908 252688
Community Learning MK, Civic, 1 Saxon Gate East, Milton Keynes MK9 3EJ