project search manchester. project search is an employment based education programme for young...
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Project SEARCH Manchester
Project SEARCH is an
employment based education programme for young people with a learning disability, based at Central Manchester University Hospitals Trust.
Overview:
• Learners are called ‘Trainees’ as they are training to do real jobs within the Hospital.
• 10 trainees are offered places on the Project.
• We work towards an Entry 3 Certificate.
• Over the year, trainees get to try out 3 different jobs within the hospital.
Our goal is paid work.
Project SEARCH is
a partnership between:
9:00am Classroom session – working on portfolios.
Prepare for the day, targets, chance to ask questions, share ideas.
Travel to work at 10.15am 10:30am
Job placement
12:30pm
Lunch in staff area/ café
1:00pm Back to work
Continue with tasks. Travel back to classroom at 2.45pm 3:00pm Classroom session – Journals
Chance to think about the day – what went well? What did I enjoy the
most? What did I learn? Any problems? Share ideas and support one
another.
Finish at 3.30pm
Our timetable
Types of job placement...
Dental Labs
Sterile Services
Children’s Hospital
Appointment Centre
Post graduate education
centre
Pharmacy
Children’s Hospital
Restaurant
St Mary’s Hospital
Clerical Assistant
Medical Labs
Ward 76
Theatres Stock
Assistant
Pharmacy Distribution
Safeguarding
Developing independence
Travel training
Social activities
Dragons Den
• We each did a presentation to a panel of Employers.
• It was a chance to tell them about our skills and experience.
• Some offered paid work or asked to meet us again.
The future...Some trainees have been offered paid
jobs:
Chris – Clerical Assistant at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
James – Sterile Services Assistant
Michael – Catering/ Retail Assistant at Sodexho
• We are meeting with Managers from Central Manchester Hospitals Trust and external employers to identify paid jobs for all the other trainees.
• Trainees will still get support and guidance from Project SEARCH and those who have Care Managers can access Pure Innovations supported employment services.