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Access All Areas
Tracey PriestleyHuman Resource Officer – Equalities and Well-being
Background• RMBC’s desire to employ more people
with a Learning Disability
• Increasing numbers of unemployed – how could the Council help?
• Initially an RMBC project but grew
• Partnership Working
Gaining Agreement
• RMBC’s Chief Executive and Senior Managers
• Local Strategic Partners Chief Executive’s
• Job Centre Plus
TimelineDecember 08 RMBC agreement
January 09 - Partner organisation ‘buy-in’ - Publicity materials developed
February - Links with work preparation providers - Article in Rotherham News
March - Publicity materials distributed - Launch Event
Ongoing Placements arranged and monitored
Publicity Materials
Designed by
SpeakUp
Printed by
AdVenture
Rotherham News
March 2009 May 2009
Launch Event - Partner Organisations
Placement Providers Work Prep Providers
Launch Event• 27 March 2009• Attended by 108 people - 73 interested in a placement
• 18 Information stalls• Catering – provided by staff and service users from
RMBC’s Learning Disability Day Services
Budget £500 - sponsored by:
Placement Process
• One application for all• One to one meeting• Meeting with Manager• CRB, if needed• Placement starts• Monitoring• Evaluation
Placements• Administration - all organisations
• CCTV - South Yorkshire Police
• Community Safety Team - South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
• ‘Hands On’ roles - working alongside caretakers, electricians, estates staff, gardeners, plumbers, storekeepers – RMBC & 2010 Rotherham Ltd
• Reception areas - Rotherham College, South Yorkshire Police
Tom• Has not worked since 2007 – working with BTCV
• Has a musculoskeletal problem
• Asked for NHS admin placement
• Given IT placement with NHS Rotherham – successful
• Now working for NHS , via agency, 40 hours a week
Quotes from Tom
“ This project appeared to be a great opportunity to get myself back in the mainstream work place. It also allowed me to build on my C.V and gain a work reference. Another benefit was that I had a say in what type of work I would be doing.”
“[the job] couldn’t have happened without the help and support of yourself and many others who have helped me a long the way. I would certainly advise others who have been out of work for a long time to consider AAA.”
Steve• Age 55
• 27 years experience in building industry – mainly domestic • Wheelchair user 95% of time • Placement – 2010 Rotherham Ltd
Rob• Age 30’s, Asperger’s Syndrome, working with Remploy
• Asked for data input work •On discussion did not want interruptions that could put him off his tasks • Placement – RMBC, transferring information to an IT system – placement going very well
Gillian• Age 22
• Working with Mencap
• Not sure what she wants to do
• Placement in a Children’s Centre – varied work – cooking, working with children and admin
James
• Last worked in 2003
• Has a mental health condition
• Volunteers at Voluntary Action Rotherham
• Wants to work in voluntary sector
• Clerical placement at a day centre run by a charity
• Has applied for permanent clerical job
David• Age 64, wants to work as a cleaner or gardener
• Learning Disability Day Service Centre – gardening placement
• Mencap offices – cleaning placement, potential to
move onto a work trial
Sue Last worked in August 2008 – senior Manager role
Developed mental health condition
Wanted to move into support/coaching job
Placement found at Drop-In Youth group
Finished placement to start new job with RMBC at the Ministry of Food – a partnership with Jamie Oliver
• Working with Mencap and Project 400 – an RMBC project in the Learning Disability Service providing horticultural training
• Wanted a ‘hands on’ placement
• Caretaking team placement
• Excellent feedback so far
John
Karen• Age 30, never had paid worked
• Working with Mencap
• Has Level 2 NVQ in Business Administration
• Did a placement in 2008, successful
• Interviewed for two jobs, but unsuccessful
• Now doing an AAA placement in a Housing office and in the NHS to increase her experiences
What Have We Learned?Positives
• Well received
• Willingness to offer and support placements
• Increasing awareness about what people can do
• Strengthened partnership working
• Individual’s feedback
• and – people are starting to get jobs
What Have We Learned?Challenges
• Time – much more than anticipated
• Finding placements
• Placements for ‘vulnerable’ people
• Funding for adjustments
• Support – level needed by some people
What Next...• AAA will continue in current format until
March 2010
• Evaluation
• Will always provide placements for disable people but the scale may be different
ContactTracey Priestley
01709 823715
tracey.priestley@rotherham.gov.uk
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