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Our Supported Employment service works with adult residents of the Royal Borough of Kingston with learning disabilities, autism, or mental health issues to take steps towards employment, training, or volunteering.
 
We recognise that people with disabilities can face additional barriers to finding paid work. We help clients to identify employment goals that are in line with their skills and preferences. Our employment support workers then work closely with each client to create a personalised plan to help them to work towards these goals.
 
Things that we can support with include CV writing, job applications, interview preparation, and identifying helpful workplace adjustments depending on individual needs. Employment support workers can also support with communication with potential employers and be a vital link to ensure your career is a good match. Our supported employment service follows the British Association for Supported Employment framework of Place, Train and Maintain.

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Kingston Supported Employment Service FAQs

  • What is employment support?
    Our employment support workers will help your personal goals towards finding a job, volunteering, education and training. Our team use a person centred approach and will support you with writing a cv, applying for jobs, preparing for interviews and advising on reasonable adjustments.
  • How long do you support clients?
    We support clients for up to 12 months and up to 6 months whilst they are in employment. We understand that sometimes life happens and there may be times when a break from support is needed and we would factor this in on a case by case basis to ensure that everyone has the support they need.
  • How often will I meet my employment support worker?
    Our sessions are usually fortnightly but clients do have the option to meet monthly. We offer face to face support and online support via teams or zoom.
  • How long will it take me to get a job?
    Finding employment ranges from person to person, the more you engage and are motivated to find work the easier it should be. There is no set time frame, but we aim to get clients into employment as soon as possible but it is dependent on their personal goals. We do not have jobs readily available, as we use a person centred approach towards employer engagement.
  • What is in work support?
    Once a client has been supported to find employment, we provide up to 6 months of in work support. This includes regular communication with your Employment Support Worker to ensure you sustain your employment. We may also keep in contact with employers to support with any reasonable adjustments or challenges that may arise.

Our impact

The number of clients that gained vocational outcomes… 0

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Testimonials

  • “I would say that you have been very supportive to our clients and they could see the light at the end of the tunnel working with yourself, your skills and empathy has been great for our clients and they find it easy to connect with your service.”
    Mahmoud Jum’ah, Health & Wellbeing Practitioner For MIND
  • “I think the service is a very good one. Having them in-house it makes it a lot easier for patients to meet with them and for us to support. It’s easier for the patients to trust and work with them which is a very good thing and the staff are fantastic, very personable and very good team players” –
    , Team lead for Early Intervention Service, BEH Trust
  • “Your ES’s are both amazing and have made life so easy for us for supporting our client into work, really helpful, great to have this service integrated into our team”
    , Social Worker in South Locality, BEH Trust
  • “Service users in therapy leave your sessions feeling more confident and often reminded of their skills and abilities that hadn’t been at the forefront of their minds. This empowering approach is so valuable (especially so when conversations are often focused on problems) and really helps with therapy when goals are around feeling more confident and returning to work/activity. Thanks very much.”
    THPTS Clinician, THPTS Clinician
  • “I’m meeting all different types of people and learning something that I still enjoy even though it’s not in my interest and field but I’m learning other things. Access has been very positive for me based on my enquiries helping me find my part time jobs. I’m feeling confident in a positive way.”
    Access Client, Access Client
  • “I was struggling with my mental health and learn something new. It has helped me in many ways – more confident to ask for help when it is needed, communicate with other peers and enjoying sewing. The staff are brilliant, very caring, helpful and encouraging. Each day is difficult to get out of the house and stressful for me but when I attend Sew and Support course it helps me to relax”
    Sew & Support Client, Sew & Support Client
  • “I have seen a difference within myself and am not afraid to attend events/workshop or meet new people by myself. This helped me to open up as a person and able to articulate what I would like to do,”
    Business & Enterprise Client, Business & Enterprise Client
  • “Working with  WWT Business & Enterprise has been an amazing and helpful experience for me.  Due to my ongoing mental health struggles I was feeling very overwhelmed and anxious about starting my business, but communicating with Faisal from the get go really helped me clear my head and get a better understanding of what I need to do in order to be successful. 
    WWT Business & Enterprise Client, WWT Business & Enterprise Client
  • “I really am grateful for having Working Well Trust put their time and effort in supporting me on my employment journey. Not only did they help me to believe and have faith in myself, but they have guided me in a way where I don’t have to feel as if I am pressured to rush things. Where I can take on challenges at my own pace and still achieve my goals.”
    Tower Hamlets IPS Client, Tower Hamlets IPS Client
  • “I finally feel as though the work has paid of and the support received has been incredible, I am hoping to continue in building my confidence’
    Enfield IPS Client, Enfield IPS Client
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