1 / 10

Title

Pathways to Work Progress Report Jon Adams & Rina Jelenkovic, WorkDirections UK. Title. Who are WorkDirections?. Title. Part of an international group with 18 years’ experience of welfare-to-work Operated in UK since 2002 and supported over 20,000 people to find suitable employment

tamarr
Download Presentation

Title

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Pathways to Work Progress Report Jon Adams & Rina Jelenkovic, WorkDirections UK Title

  2. Who are WorkDirections? Title • Part of an international group with 18 years’ experience of welfare-to-work • Operated in UK since 2002 and supported over 20,000 people to find suitable employment • Responsible for delivery of six Pathways to Work contracts • Work with JSA, lone parent and IB customers • Will support over 98,000 IB customers in six Pathways to Work Districts over three years Body Copy

  3. Pathways to Work Policy Background Title • First time mandatory activity has existed for people on health-related benefits • Built on success of NDDP • 2.6 million people remained on IB • Identified need for early intervention • Successful pilots carried out by JC+ • Recognised benefits of integrating health and employment services Body Copy

  4. Pathways to Work Programme • Who is eligible for Pathways to Work? Title • Mandatory customers • People making a new claim for IB • People with most severe health conditions exempt • Voluntary customers • Existing IB claimants Body Copy

  5. Pathways to Work Programme Title • Mandatory Programme • 5 mandatory work-focused interviews • All other participation voluntary • Options to participate in NDDP and Condition Management elements • Voluntary Programme • Participation in all elements is voluntary Body Copy

  6. Our Pathways to Work programme • ‘Personal pathway’ to employment Title • Our Pathways programme is designed to enable more people to go back to work and, because they are better able to manage their health, to stay in work • From their first WFI, we will help each individual to create a ‘Personal pathway’ to employment • They can access the services they need from our ‘Choices menu’, e.g.: • Job brokerage with personal advisor • Debt, homelessness, training support • Condition Management Programme • These services are delivered mainly in-house, with some provision by external specialist organisations Body Copy

  7. Partnership in Service Delivery Title • Working with specialist employment organisations • MIND and other advocacy services • Attraction of ESF and other supplementary funding • Maintaining strong links with JC+ • Links to health services Body Copy

  8. Progress so Far Title • More than 10 000 mandatory clients have started the programme • More than 7000 people have volunteered to join the programme • 35% of voluntary clients have moved into employment; on target to exceed 50% over the life of the contract • Engagement of mandatory clients in job-seeking activity remains a priority Body Copy

  9. Our Pathways to Work programme • Condition Management Programme (CMP) Title • Condition management is about identifying and reducing people’s health-related barriers to work • WorkDirections’ CMP is run by in-house Chartered Physiotherapists and Psychologists / Occupational Therapists, and overseen by Lead Health Professionals • It involves increasing customers’ activity levels and restoring functional capacities • An important part of CMP is challenging and changing beliefs and behaviours • We educate customers about their health condition and empower them to manage their health better Body Copy

  10. Our Pathways to Work programme • Condition Management Programme (CMP) Title • All customers will be able to access this specialist health support on a voluntary basis • Our health specialists will offer one-to-one consultation and group workshops/classes covering areas such as: • Managing injury and illness and coping with pain • Health and exercise advice • Coping with depression, anxiety and stress • Building confidence and motivation • Uniquely, our CMP is integrated with a customer’s job-seeking activities, so health specialists, employment advisors and customers work together Body Copy

More Related