Support In Work
Workable (NI) is a Department for Employment and Learning programme providing flexible and individual support to meet the needs of disabled employees and their employers in a wide variety of jobs. Disability Action operates the programme across Northern Ireland.
The programme can help employers recruit or retain disabled staff and can support disabled jobseekers to be successful in employment through providing practical support in the workplace. The range of supports offered are derived from the organisation’s experience of service delivery, from best practice in the model of Supported Employment and from the feedback gained from service users.
The menu of supports will be tailored to individual need as expressed by prospective employees and employers and consists of pre-placement supports, on-site and off-site supports. The supports we can offer include:
- Assistance with job matching/job finding
- Effective workplace support to disabled employees – mentoring/advocacy, reinforcing positive behaviours
- Job coaching – assisting employees to gain the workskills for the job
- Monitoring reasonable adjustment – advice and assistance on successful reasonable adjustments
- Liaison with support networks – family and other support agencies
- Support to the employer – an innovative range of training options for employers and co-workers.
- Financial assistance to employers – to be negotiated at an individual level where necessary
If you would like more information on Workable (NI) please Contact a Placement Officer at Disability Action who will give you advice on the programme.
Disability Action
Portside Business Park,
189 Airport Road West, Belfast,
BT3 9ED
| Telephone: | 028 9029 7880 | |||
| Textphone: | 028 9029 7882 | |||
| Fax: | 028 9029 7881 | |||
| Email: | hq@disabilityaction.org |
You can also contact the Disablement Employment Advisor at your local Jobs and Benefit Office.
