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Supporting homeless people to overcome barriers to employment and make a success of work.

Supporting homeless people to overcome barriers to employment and make a success of work. St Mungo’s Clients. Mostly homeless men over 30, but with specialist provision for females 69% with mental health and/or substance abuse needs 65% unemployed for at least 5 years

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Supporting homeless people to overcome barriers to employment and make a success of work.

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  1. Supporting homeless people to overcome barriers to employment and make a success of work.

  2. St Mungo’s Clients • Mostly homeless men over 30, but with specialist provision for females • 69% with mental health and/or substance abuse needs • 65% unemployed for at least 5 years • Poor work record, low confidence & poor literacy & numeracy

  3. Studio • 1 staff, 10 trainees • Offering Accredited • Qualifications • Budget of £80k • Trading income

  4. Bricks & Mortar • One staff member & 12 trainees • Accredited Qualifications • High percentage of clients have substance use issues • Budget £80k

  5. ReVive • One staff member & sessional staff • 30 trainees in two Programmes: first stage accredited qualifications • Second stage via actual work for 4 days a week with expenses & training credits

  6. What makes SHEP • successful? • Accredited qualifications where clients do not need to be clean to start • Tangible success indicators for clients • Support of Literacy and other supports • Clear exit strategies including Volunteering for the final step.

  7. Our aim “To use skilled work to help our clients achieve sustained Independence.”

  8. So Why Programmes like SHEP? • In 1983, 86% of Homeless people were in work, in 2009 this figures was only 4% • Current projects do not recognise the multitude of issues of our clients and the distance they travel • Projects such as SHEP show that they make a real difference, especially for clients with Substance Use and mental health needs.

  9. Ready for Work A Business Action on Homelessness initiative from Business in the Community

  10. Overview of the Ready for Work programme Ready to Go Training Work Placement Post Placement Support Registration Day • Outcomes 2010/2011 • 800 supported • 309 found work • 274 sustained for at least 3 months • 250 sustained for at least 6 months • 209 for sustained for at least 12 months

  11. Outcomes – barrier breakdown (source: Business Action on Homelessness and Bain & Company)

  12. Sustainment – what works for us • Main reason clients leave work is completing temporary contracts. • Critical to help clients get the 2nd, 3rd job • Right people onto the right programme • Involvement of business volunteers • BAOH Ready for Work clubs:- • job coaching • client support network session • emotional resilience training

  13. Work-too – inspiring clients early on Preparing for work In work Stage 1 Agencies identify clients motivated to work Stage 2 Pre-work preparation by agencies e.g. mental health support, skills training Stage 3 Pre-work activities delivered through BAOH e.g. Work Tasters, Employer-led training Stage 4 Clients undertake RFW programme or other employability programme Stage 5 Post-programme support from BAOH and/or agency towards education/ employment/ training outcomes Stage 6 On-going in-work support from agency/BAOH Client journey into sustained work

  14. Questions • What works in supporting homeless people or people from other disadvantaged groups into work? • What are the key factors that clients drop out of work? • What are the key factors that help clients sustain employment?

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