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An introduction to Remploy. Mark Lunn Regional Director, London and South-East 23 rd July 2010. About Remploy. Remploy is a leading provider of job opportunities for disabled people and people facing complex barriers to employment
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An introduction to Remploy Mark Lunn Regional Director, London and South-East 23rd July2010
About Remploy Remploy is a leading provider of job opportunities for disabled people and people facing complex barriers to employment Our Mission: to transform the lives of disabled people and those experiencing complex barriers to work by providing sustainable employment opportunities
Delivering our mission • We deliver our mission and vision through: • Our Enterprise Businesses • Our Employment Services
Enterprise Businesses: • Network of 54 factory-based businesses • Direct employment of nearly 3,000 disabled people • Provide trainee placements for skills development • Produce and deliver world-class products and services across a range of sectors
Employment Services • Last year we supported 10,200 disabled and disadvantaged people into mainstream jobs through 40+ Branches • We deliver Welfare to Work programmes to help disabled and disadvantaged people to find and retain mainstream employment • We provide Wellbeing and rehabilitation services to help people stay in a job
Eligibility for Remploy Programmes • Voluntary provision, either self referral or referral by a partner organisation. • If a candidate has a mental health condition, or disability (self declared), they are eligible for support. Also if they have a health condition and are at risk of unemployment, we provide support. • We would strongly welcome joint working with specialist organisations
Remploy and the Army • Partnership with Career Transition Partnership, offering support to disabled service personnel • Partner in Army Recovery Capability project for supporting more disabled personnel • Rapid referral route to our support, with quick response times. • Significant planned growth in the volume of ex-servicepeople we support
Rehabilitation and Remploy • Remploy delivers all aspects of work related rehabilitation including: • Early and specialist support • Community rehabilitation • Vocational rehabilitation • We are committed to the highest professional standards and delivering new experiences for our customers
Our approach to service delivery • Early intervention • Person centred support to meet individual needs • Support to address vocational, physical, psychological and social aspects of injury or illness • Complimenting traditional medical models • Joined up working with medical, occupational health and vocational rehabilitation professionals • Effective partnerships with employers and employees • Services delivered by professional and associate members of the Vocational Rehabilitation Association
Benefits of working with Remploy • National agreements with major employers • Consistently high levels of service • Helping customers and service users regain control of their own future • Helping people transform their quality of life through independence, improved health and wellbeing and meaningful and sustainable employment
www.remploy.co.uk Mark.lunn@remploy.co.uk 0845 155 2606 Remploy Limited Waterloo Branch 202-206 Union Street Southwark London SE1 0LH