12th Conference EUSE Lisbon 2015

1. “ Improving Diversity through
Supported Employment ”

2. Vocational Profiling
– A new approach
Kirsty Spencer &
Louise Macrory
hosted by:
In association with:

3. About Orchardville...
• Charity established in 1981
• 280 service users per annum
• Employ over 50 staff
• Turnover 1.1 million per annum
• Funded by ESF, Department of Health,
Employment and Education

4. Social Enterprises
• Orchardville Company
• Allotment
• Echo-Deco

5. •Orchardville Business
Centre
•The Orchard Café
•Espresso East

6. VIDEO CLIP

7. Profile of Service Users
• Young people with learning
Disability and/or Autism
• Special Education
• Limited experience or
knowledge of world of work
• Limited decision making
skills
• Independence

8. Why change was needed
• Growth of Social enterprise & increasing focus on
transitions groups.
• Re-evaluate and review the fit of social enterprise
within the supported employment model.
• Improvement to vocational profiling needed.
• Young people indecisive
• Taster/job sampling more effective

9. Our New Approach
• Extended period of vocational profiling available
through social enterprises
• Development of 2 smaller social enterprises to meet
demand
• Retraining of staff in social enterprise hubs
• New resources developed-skills evaluation, Social Impact
Tracker, reflective diary
• Improved internal communication with all stakeholders

10. Benefits/Outcomes
• Highlights Skills, Abilities and Talents
• Identifies support needs
• More time to make decisions
• Job sampling opportunities with 1-1 support/guidance
• Personal capability skills e.g independence, social skills,
confidence.
• Realistic action plan
• Relationship building with young person and family

11. Case Study - Connor

12. Case Study - Hayley

13. • Questions
• Thank you