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Employability at The Percy Hedley Foundation. David Barker MBE Director of Adult Services. 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. The Percy Hedley Foundation.
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Employability at The Percy Hedley Foundation David Barker MBE Director of Adult Services
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
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
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
Example Policy Drivers • Valuing People • Supporting People • Improving the life chances of disabled people • Independence, well being and choice • Learning for living and work
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
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%)
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
Advocacy Advocacy Representational Advocacy Person Centred Planning
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
Employability • Delivered via two mechanisms • Employability Project (Demand side) • Projects (Supply side) (Print, Catering, Music Studio, Karten Media Suite)
Employability Project Disabled People Employers Labour Market Intermediaries
Employability Project • Partnership
Employer Engagement Tools • Events • Megaquiz • Business breakfasts • Fashion shows • Awards ceremony • Publications • Employability Centre
Projects • Print • Catering • Music Studio • Karten Media Suite
Idea – Karten media suite • Everything in one place • ‘Real’ work experience • Cheap but commercial rates • Emerging social firm or social enterprise
Real work experience • Working conditions • Real work to do • Business park location • Open to the public for business • Training opportunities • Some paid employment opportunities
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
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
Thank you • A few film clips then any questions ?