Supported Employment
Looking for supported employment in the UK? There are many options for people who are looking to get into employment but are struggling with physical or mental health problems.
Even if you are struggling with a disability or long-term condition, there is no reason that you won’t still have plenty to offer in a workplace, so finding employers who are happy to help can be beneficial to everyone.
What is Supported Employment?
Supported employment is a type of employment that is tailored to the needs of employees with disabilities or mental health issues. Supported employment helps these employees to find and maintain jobs in the community, with support from their employer and potentially from a job coach. Numerous grants and schemes can help to support someone finding work.
How Can Supported Employment Help?
There are many ways that supported employment can help both employers and potential employees. For employers, supported employment can help to create a more diverse and inclusive workforce. For employees, supported roles offered by an inclusive employer can provide support in the workplace and help to improve mental health and wellbeing.
There is help for people who find their ability to work impaired by their condition, employment support allowance in the UK is a benefit scheme for those with a disability or impairment that affects their work.
Examples of Supported Employment Roles
There are many different types of roles that are available through supported employment. Roles can include administrative work, customer service, retail work, IT work, and many more. Supported schemes will help to find roles that match the strengths of their employees.
Examples include:
- Working as part of a team in a retail environment.
- Assisting with physical labour if your condition allows, such as assisting gardeners or builders.
- Offering customer support such as IT support calls and answering support tickets.
These are just a few examples. Supported employment programmes tend to help people further by providing additional training and assistance while on the job. For instance, a scheme could help someone with anxiety by providing them with flexibility and even one-to-one support while they work.
Supported employment can help you get into a job that fits your needs better than ever before. It is great for people with disabilities but it also helps employers to create more diverse and inclusive workplaces.
Finding a Supported Employment Role
Supported employment UK is an umbrella term that covers many different types of job roles and one-on-one support, helping people get into jobs they love and access help while they are there, by coaches or employers.
Supported employment is a great way to get into the workplace if you have found yourself struggling with previous jobs because of your disability or mental health issues. Specific regional programmes exist across the UK and can give you the support you need, such as additional training and support in the form of a job search.
The key to supported employment is finding an accessible and understanding employer. Check out our disability jobs board for inclusive employers advertising roles that are suitable for people with mental and physical health conditions.
