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Margaret Halloran

Margaret Halloran. Employment Development Officer. Open Door is a project working with employers in the Border, Midlands, West (BMW) region to promote equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities using the supported employment model. Aimed at employers in the BMW region

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Margaret Halloran

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  1. Margaret Halloran Employment Development Officer

  2. Open Door is a project working with employers in the Border, Midlands, West (BMW) region to promote equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities using the supported employment model.

  3. Aimed at employers in the BMW region • Managed by the IASE • Aims to build awareness among employers to consider people with disabilities when recruiting • Focus on people with disabilities who are not currently at work www.iase.ie CONNECT WITH US:

  4. (in purple) The Border, Midland & Western (BMW) Region covers 13 counties, six border counties of Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan and Louth; the three western counties of Galway, Mayo and Roscommon and the four midland counties of Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath. www.iase.ie CONNECT WITH US:

  5. Official launch of Open Door in August 2013

  6. What do we aim to achieve?

  7. The Open Door approach • Target HR Managers/Directors and General Managers/Owners in Multinationals and SME’s in all sectors • Employer Relationship Management www.iase.ie

  8. The Open Door approach • Explain the supported employment model and build continued awareness • Provide information on the services and supports available www.iase.ie

  9. The Open Door approach • Demonstrate “the win win” for employers • Testimonials/resource packs • Active engagement e.g. cold calling, direct mailing, pre-arranged meetings • Link between service & employer

  10. How are we doing this? www.iase.ie CONNECT WITH US:

  11. We organise and hold employer focussed events in the BMW region counties • Keynote speaker of interest to target the audience • Work with disability services in the region to have a presence at the events • Efficient use of media to promote the event – both before and after www.iase.ie CONNECT WITH US:

  12. Liaise closely with Chambers of Commerce, BNIs and other networking bodies to target the employers in the region • Consultations with employers • Successful networking www.iase.ie CONNECT WITH US:

  13. First Open Door employer event, Castlebar, September 2013

  14. Resources to explain the project to employers • Employer packs • Open Door brochure • Supported Employment info sheet • If not recruiting now – what are the options, other initiatives they can get involved in? • Frequently Asked Questions info sheet • Grants and Incentives available to employers www.iase.ie www.iase.ie CONNECT WITH US: CONNECT WITH US:

  15. Outcomes of Engagement to date (Q.3 2013) • Employers engaged 182 • No. of Support services 39 • Work Placement (7 weeks) 1 • Job Shadows 8 • Jobs 1 (14 hours)

  16. Open Door is a Disability Activation Project co-funded by the European Union under the European Social Fund (Human Capital Investment Operation Programme 2007-2013), and the Irish Government through the Department of Social Protection and Pobal. Open Door is supported by the following agencies:

  17. To find out more Irish Association of Supported Employment No. 1, Údarás na Gaeltachta Industrial Estate, Belmullet, Co. Mayo www.iase.ie opendoor@iase.ie Telephone (097) 82894 Fax (097) 82895 CONNECT WITH US:

  18. Thank you for your time www.iase.ie CONNECT WITH US:

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