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Empower: Journey to Employment Project for ESA Claimants

The "Journey to Employment" project by the DWP supports ESA claimants in the WRAG, helping identify barriers and develop In-work Support Plans. Focusing on ability over disability, it promotes tailored adjustments. This voluntary program aims to enhance wellbeing, social inclusion, and confidence. The Job Club offers a 12-week course addressing barriers, beliefs, self-care, and more. Access is through job centre work coaches only. Providers in London include organizations like Camden Society and Mencap, offering job training, apprenticeships, and social enterprises. Additional programs like iPlan to Work and iCHOOSE cater to specific needs for learning disability and employment support.

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Empower: Journey to Employment Project for ESA Claimants

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  1. Journey to Employment

  2. Journey to Employment • New DWP Project being rolled out across the UK • Aims to support ESA claimants placed on WRAG • Helps individuals to identify barriers to employment & develop In-work Support Plans • Shift of focus from disability to ability & promote tailored reasonable adjustments. • Voluntary (no sanctions to benefits) & Pan-disability • KPIs focused on individual measures of wellbeing, social inclusion & levels of confidence

  3. The Job Club • 12-week course • Identifying barriers | empowering & disempowering beliefs | Self-care • Condition Management | Peer Support | Reasonable Adjustments • Disclosures | Interviews | Access to Work • Referrals to services • Can only be made by jobcentre work coaches • Provision & course structure likely to vary among providers

  4. London Providers • The Camden Society • Islington, Highgate • Richmond Aid • Harlesden, Brixton • Twining Enterprise • Woolwich, Lewisham • Royal Mencap Society • Woolwich, Lewisham • Peter Bedford Housing Association • Hackney

  5. Camden Society’s Employment Services • On the job training & apprenticeships • Social Enterprises: Cafes, Garden Centre, Mailing Business • Exclusive Apprenticeships for people with learning disabilities/difficulties • iPlan to Work • Pre-employment training & support programme funded by Camden Adult Community Learning & the SFA. Individuals must be aged 19+ & have a learning disability • iCHOOSE • Employment support for individuals who do not live in areas where provision is readily available.

  6. Thank you! Thank You Daniel Estrada – Community Employment Specialist Email: daniel.estrada@thecamdensociety.co.uk Mob: 07941 123822

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