Download - Kirsty Spencer
“ Improving Diversity through
Supported Employment ”
Vocational Profiling – A new
approachKirsty Spencer & Louise Macrory
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About Orchardville...
• Charity established in 1981• 280 service users per annum• Employ over 50 staff• Turnover 1.1 million per annum• Funded by ESF, Department of Health,
Employment and Education
Social Enterprises
• Orchardville Company
• Allotment
• Echo-Deco
•Orchardville Business
Centre
•The Orchard Café
•Espresso East
VIDEO CLIP
Profile of Service Users
• Young people with learning Disability and/or Autism
• Special Education• Limited experience or
knowledge of world of work• Limited decision making
skills• Independence
Why change was needed
• Growth of Social enterprise & increasing focus on transitions groups.
• Re-evaluate and review the fit of social enterprise within the supported employment model.
• Improvement to vocational profiling needed.• Young people indecisive• Taster/job sampling more effective
Our New Approach
• Extended period of vocational profiling available through social enterprises
• Development of 2 smaller social enterprises to meet demand
• Retraining of staff in social enterprise hubs• New resources developed-skills evaluation, Social Impact
Tracker, reflective diary• Improved internal communication with all stakeholders
Benefits/Outcomes
• Highlights Skills, Abilities and Talents• Identifies support needs• More time to make decisions• Job sampling opportunities with 1-1 support/guidance• Personal capability skills e.g independence, social skills,
confidence.• Realistic action plan • Relationship building with young person and family
Case Study - Connor
Case Study - Hayley
• Questions
• Thank you