Employability at The Percy Hedley Foundation
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Employability at The Percy Hedley Foundation
David Barker MBE
Director of Adult Services
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Aims of the Presentation
Explore Employability and Social Enterprise in the broad context of our service users
Show a few film clips
Answer any questions
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The Percy Hedley Foundation
Established 1953 Aims to promote the needs, rights and
aspirations of disabled people through the provision of high quality, specialist services
Nursery, 2 schools, Post 16 facility, FE College, day service, residential service, sports academy
450 staff
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The Percy Hedley Foundation
• Works with profoundly impaired disabled people
• Increased importance of advocacy and employability
• Karten support at Able 2 day service and Karten Media Suite
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Example Policy Drivers
– Valuing People– Supporting People– Improving the life chances of disabled
people– Independence, well being and choice– Learning for living and work
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Messages from policy drivers
More choice of activities and more service flexibility Individualised budgets as part of a range of funding
mechanisms Greater ownership and control of services -
Advocacy Progression towards independence More community based services Flexibility learning towards outcomes Person centred plans Moves towards employability
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Ex PHF School pupil research
September 2007 Questionnaires sent to all students leaving
PHF schools between 1995 and 2005 Age range approx 18-28 41 replies from 137 questionnaires (30%)
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Housing
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I live in my own place I live in rentedaccommodation
I live with my parents I live with friends I live in a residentialcare home
I live in residentialcollege
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Employment
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FT Paid employment PT Paid employment Voluntary work College Unemployed
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Relationships
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Married with children Married no children Boyfriend or girlfriend No boyfriend or girlfriend
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Service expectations
More choice, flexibility and control More community based services Social enterprise opportunities Mixed package of services across a number of
locations Person centred services Advocacy Housing options Employability Opportunities
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Advocacy
Advocacy
Person Centred Planning
RepresentationalAdvocacy
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Advocacy definitions
Advocacy – Speaking up for yourself or having someone speak on your behalf
Representational advocacy – Electing representatives to service steering group, Management committee and Executive committee
Person centred plans – services build around the individual not individuals fitting into services
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Social Model
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Employability
Delivered via two mechanisms– Employability Project (Demand side)
– Projects (Supply side)
(Print, Catering, Music Studio, Karten Media Suite)
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Disabled People
EmployersLabour Market Intermediaries
Employability Project
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Employability Project
Partnership
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Employer Engagement Tools
Events– Megaquiz– Business breakfasts– Fashion shows– Awards ceremony
Publications Employability Centre
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Employability Centre
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Projects
Print Catering Music Studio Karten Media Suite
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Idea – Karten media suite
Everything in one place ‘Real’ work experienceCheap but commercial ratesEmerging social firm or social
enterprise
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Real work experience
Working conditions Real work to do Business park location Open to the public for business Training opportunities Some paid employment opportunities
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Social Enterprise
Social purpose is central to what we do Social enterprise is a model linked to social
justice Social enterprises growing in number and
importance The right business model for us
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Social Enterprise opportunities
Move from day service user to Project Worker
Training in social enterprise undertaken with a group of people already operating a social enterprise
Business plan completed Development of ceramics business
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Karten support – CTEC centre
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Thank you
A few film clips then any questions
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