A Job Coach as a way of increasing employment of disabled people
Name of institution: State Fund For Rehabilitation of Disabled People
Type of the organization: Thematic scope of the project: - Access to employment and social inclusion
- Education and training
Problems to be solved (justification of the need of the transnational cooperation): Poland provides systematic assistance for supported employment of disabled people. Nevertheless, accepted methods do not ensure individual support for people with disabilities who are not able to take advantage of various means of support without an additional state’s aid.
The key point in supported employment of disabled people is a role of a job coach. His task is not only to support a disabled person, but also to search actively for job opportunities for this person as well as reach a potential employer and give him or her essential help and information. Also, effective work of a job coach demands a close cooperation with professionals from various fields as they have to perform their roles at different stages of supported employment of people with disabilities.
The aim of this project is to establish a standardized recruitment system that is going to provide a professional and individual support for disabled people to help them enter labour market at least in the first three months of their employment. Moreover, a job coach would monitor the careers of disabled people after this period as well.
The innovative character of this project is associated with development and implementation of standardized procedures of recruitment, training, monitoring and managing activities performed by a job coach.
Objectives to be achieved: The final product of this project are the guidelines on a profession of a job coach for people with disabilities. The guidelines are going to consist of the following components: Set of tools needed for the recruitment of a job coach: creating a profile of a job coach (key competences) establishing criteria of selection for candidates method of measuring criteria of selection Set of tools for training of job coaches: establishing standards of training creating a programme of training Set of tools for monitoring and managing the activities of a job coach
Main transnational activities (as provisionally planned, to be confirmed with partners): The main transnational activities are going to focus on exchanging experiences between partners about employment of disabled people in their countries, especially regarding the following aspects: the role and tasks of a job coach, the role and tasks of people who work with a job coach, the role and tasks of a body responsible for implementation of supported employment for people with disabilities, methods of completing and financing the activities. Moreover, the transnational cooperation includes organising seminars, translating and publishing reports and studies as well as study visits.
Planned deliverables & outcomes of TNC: The projects stages are as followed: Diagnosis and analysis of a problem For example: organising 4 seminars to discuss problems of supported employment of 80 disabled people from State Fund For Rehabilitation For Disabled People (PFRON), Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (MPiPS), partners; 20 disabled people from each partner at a seminar (transnational cooperation) (about 13 % of a budget), translating and publishing 10 publications/reports/case studies about the issue of supported employment of disabled people (transnational cooperation) (about 3,7 % of a budget), 4 study visits (1 study visit - 10 participants): representatives from PFRON, MPiPS and partners (transnational cooperation) (about 3,7% of a budget). 2. Creating a PartnershipFor example: Establishing rules and principles of cooperation as well as establishing a division of activities between partners, Creating decision-making process within the partnership. 3. Implementation stage For example: organising 2 seminars concerning the issue of supported employment of disabled people for 40 representatives from PFRON, MPiPS and partners, each seminar 20 people (transnational cooperation) (about 2,1 % of a budget), 1 study visit – 10 participants: representatives from PFRON, MPiPS and partners (transnational cooperation) (about 0,9 % of a budget),
Target group: - Unemployed
- Long term unemployed
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities
Stage of the implementation: Project Idea (projects in preparation phase without grant awarded)
Budget of the project in EUR: 1865857000
Budget of transnational activities in EUR: 0
Duration of the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): 01/11/2012-31/10/2014
Duration of transnational activities within the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): 01/11/2012-31/10/2014
Contact person: Jolanta Waszkiewicz;Wiktoria Gajdziewska
Phone: 00 48 22 505 53 90;00 48 22 505 56 87
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