Employing people with learning difficulties

wilkies5

Is there a website which offers employment advice on how to assist young adults with learning difficulties?

My son doesn't want to go to college when he leaves school, but look for a local job, in packing for example.

Having real problems finding organisations which offer a good level of supervision for employees who potentially may be more vulnerable because of their learning issues.

Can anyone help?

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saintjammyswine

Are you comfortable telling us what level of difficulties and/or any diagnosed conditions?

Oldernotwiser

Has he discussed his plans with Connexions and does he have a back up plan if he doesn't find work?

It isn't usually a good idea for someone with learning difficulties to drop out of education so early.

jamespir

im not sure if they offer the service in england or scotland but theres a place called avenues to work near us (used to be pathways ) and they help find people with disabilities find work

19lottie82

www.remploy.co.uk

good luck x

wimblewomble_2

Can't verify this, but worth a look? hope this helps. and good luck.

http://www.shaw-trust.org.uk/home

saintjammyswine

There are many, many organisations that offer assistance ranging from help for parents/carers, direct help to those with difficulties to employment opportunities within safe, caring and experiened environments.
It depends on the nature and severity of the difficulites though.

Horace

Both the Shaw Trust and Remploy are good at helping people with disabilities find work.

I know people who have used both and considered using them myself when I was having difficulty (am partially sighted) finding the right work for me.

dmliverpool

wimblewomble wrote: »

Can't verify this, but worth a look? hope this helps. and good luck.

http://www.shaw-trust.org.uk/home

Hi there is also a organisation called Pluss that offer a better service than Shaw trust however they are a little smaller. Generally such organisations that help people with disabilities into work usually do it via referral from the Jobcentre Plus specialist staff that have assessed a persons capacity to work.
This is generally with people over the age of 18.

Connexions is being wound do as a service throughout the country or being re-branded (depends who you ask) and the time is now for you to get support.

If your child is over 16 you can start by going to the your local jobcentre as they can either deal with him or refer him to the right service. Do keep contact phone numbers and names etc as its easy to get lost in the system if you know what i mean.

Remploy are great for helping people into work the only issue is that the service is heavily subscribed and many people who find work via remploy stick to there jobs so there is no turn over making it a long wait to get a work trial or work placement with a view of getting a referance.

http://www.pluss.org.uk/:cool:

J_i_m

Depending on the severity of his difficulty it might also be an idea to actually encourage him to go to college anyway.

For example, he could train to do a practical job such, like painting/decorating/carpentering/ you get the drift. These are skilled jobs and would probably pay better than packing... they might also do much better for his confidence, self esteem and sense of pride as well

chewynut

If he's old enough to attend the Jobcentre, I'd strongly recommend that you ask to see your local Disability Employment Advisor. I see mine because I'm deaf and she's absolutely brilliant. But obviously it could be different with yours.

DEA's can refer your son to Remploy, or, if you're lucky, there are a series of small colleges in the country that specifically cater towards disabled people trying to either find work, or get back into work after an accident ended a previous career and they need retraining. I think there's only four in the country and they have waiting lists depending on what course he might want to do.

This is the one I went to: http://www.portland.ac.uk/

I hope this helps.