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Project SEARCH Manchester. Project SEARCH is an employment based education programme for young people with a learning disability, based at Central Manchester.

Dec 29, 2015

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Page 2: Project SEARCH Manchester. Project SEARCH is an employment based education programme for young people with a learning disability, based at Central Manchester.

Project SEARCH is an

employment based education programme for young people with a learning disability, based at Central Manchester University Hospitals Trust.

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Overview:

• Learners are called ‘Trainees’ as they are training to do real jobs within the Hospital.

• 10 trainees are offered places on the Project.

• We work towards an Entry 3 Certificate.

• Over the year, trainees get to try out 3 different jobs within the hospital.

Our goal is paid work.

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9:00am Classroom session – working on portfolios.

Prepare for the day, targets, chance to ask questions, share ideas.

Travel to work at 10.15am 10:30am

Job placement

12:30pm

Lunch in staff area/ café

1:00pm Back to work

Continue with tasks. Travel back to classroom at 2.45pm 3:00pm Classroom session – Journals

Chance to think about the day – what went well? What did I enjoy the

most? What did I learn? Any problems? Share ideas and support one

another.

Finish at 3.30pm

Our timetable

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Types of job placement...

Dental Labs

Sterile Services

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Children’s Hospital

Appointment Centre

Post graduate education

centre

Pharmacy

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Children’s Hospital

Restaurant

St Mary’s Hospital

Clerical Assistant

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Medical Labs

Ward 76

Theatres Stock

Assistant

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Pharmacy Distribution

Safeguarding

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Developing independence

Travel training

Social activities

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Dragons Den

• We each did a presentation to a panel of Employers.

• It was a chance to tell them about our skills and experience.

• Some offered paid work or asked to meet us again.

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The future...Some trainees have been offered paid

jobs:

Chris – Clerical Assistant at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital

James – Sterile Services Assistant

Michael – Catering/ Retail Assistant at Sodexho

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• We are meeting with Managers from Central Manchester Hospitals Trust and external employers to identify paid jobs for all the other trainees.

• Trainees will still get support and guidance from Project SEARCH and those who have Care Managers can access Pure Innovations supported employment services.