Employability at The Percy Hedley Foundation

David Barker MBE

Director of Adult Services

Aims of the Presentation

Explore Employability and Social Enterprise in the broad context of our service users

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The Percy Hedley Foundation

Established 1953 Aims to promote the needs, rights and

aspirations of disabled people through the provision of high quality, specialist services

Nursery, 2 schools, Post 16 facility, FE College, day service, residential service, sports academy

450 staff

The Percy Hedley Foundation

• Works with profoundly impaired disabled people

• Increased importance of advocacy and employability

• Karten support at Able 2 day service and Karten Media Suite

Example Policy Drivers

– Valuing People– Supporting People– Improving the life chances of disabled

people– Independence, well being and choice– Learning for living and work

Messages from policy drivers

More choice of activities and more service flexibility Individualised budgets as part of a range of funding

mechanisms Greater ownership and control of services -

Advocacy Progression towards independence More community based services Flexibility learning towards outcomes Person centred plans Moves towards employability

Ex PHF School pupil research

September 2007 Questionnaires sent to all students leaving

PHF schools between 1995 and 2005 Age range approx 18-28 41 replies from 137 questionnaires (30%)

Housing

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I live in my own place I live in rentedaccommodation

I live with my parents I live with friends I live in a residentialcare home

I live in residentialcollege

Employment

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FT Paid employment PT Paid employment Voluntary work College Unemployed

Relationships

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Married with children Married no children Boyfriend or girlfriend No boyfriend or girlfriend

Service expectations

More choice, flexibility and control More community based services Social enterprise opportunities Mixed package of services across a number of

locations Person centred services Advocacy Housing options Employability Opportunities

Advocacy

Advocacy

Person Centred Planning

RepresentationalAdvocacy

Advocacy definitions

Advocacy – Speaking up for yourself or having someone speak on your behalf

Representational advocacy – Electing representatives to service steering group, Management committee and Executive committee

Person centred plans – services build around the individual not individuals fitting into services

Social Model

Employability

Delivered via two mechanisms– Employability Project (Demand side)

– Projects (Supply side)

(Print, Catering, Music Studio, Karten Media Suite)

Disabled People

EmployersLabour Market Intermediaries

Employability Project

Employability Project

Partnership

Employer Engagement Tools

Events– Megaquiz– Business breakfasts– Fashion shows– Awards ceremony

Publications Employability Centre

Employability Centre

Projects

Print Catering Music Studio Karten Media Suite

Idea – Karten media suite

Everything in one place ‘Real’ work experienceCheap but commercial ratesEmerging social firm or social

enterprise

Real work experience

Working conditions Real work to do Business park location Open to the public for business Training opportunities Some paid employment opportunities

Social Enterprise

Social purpose is central to what we do Social enterprise is a model linked to social

justice Social enterprises growing in number and

importance The right business model for us

Social Enterprise opportunities

Move from day service user to Project Worker

Training in social enterprise undertaken with a group of people already operating a social enterprise

Business plan completed Development of ceramics business

Karten support – CTEC centre

Thank you

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