Wigan Council Supported Employment Service (SES) aims to enable individuals with a disability to access and sustain paid employment in an open labour market. The service follows the 5-stage Supported Employment Model and aligns to the Supported Employment Quality Framework. We believe, that with the right support and the right job, anyone who wants to work, can work.
We support disabled people in the borough by focusing on what people can do, identifying skills, strengths and talents. By getting to know the people we support, we aim to match them to right employment opportunities.
Our team of qualified Employment Coaches will help you with:
- Sourcing Work Placement opportunities to build your skills
- Applying for jobs, interviews, and supporting you with work trials and working interviews
- Identifying suitable opportunities to accurately job match you to right role
- Provide in work one-to-one job training and identify natural workplace support
- Applying for Access to Work support
- We’ll keep in touch to make sure things are going well with you and your employer.
All Employment Coaches are trained in Level 3 Practitioners Certificate in Supported Employment and aim to create the best opportunities for disabled people to find paid employment.
Eligibility and criteria
We can support you if:
- You live in the Wigan Borough
- You are aged 18+ and have a disability, are neurodiverse and /or have a long-term health condition
- You want to gain paid employment
- You need support to get a job
- You are motivated to work
- You are not currently in paid employment
- You do not have any other employment support (excluding a Work Coach from your local Job Centre)
- You aim to work independently after an initial period of support or have support to do so.
Information for Employers
The service supports employers to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects local communities. We aim to support employers to be more inclusive, connecting to an untapped workforce and a hidden talent pool of individuals who want to work.
Working with employers is an integral part of the Supported Employment model. Providing support to you as an employer is the key to a successful employment journey for all.
With a personalised approach to match the people we support into an employment setting; we know that sourcing the right person to do the right job can be highly successful.
By working in partnership with us you will get:
- Free support from trained Employment Coaches in the workplace.
- Advice on implementing best practice in recruitment and selection stages that will diversify your workforce.
- Support with Disability Confident schemes
- Advice and support about reasonable adjustments in the workplace.
We are only a phone call away should you need extra support from our service and it is completley free!
Useful links
Follow our Supported Skills and Futures Facebook page (external link).