1、Supported EmploymentA Creative SolutionSeptember 2019Welfare to WorkOur Vision:Equality of opportunity for people disadvantaged in the labour market to access paid employmentOur Purpose:SUSE is the lead body for supported employment in Scotland,working with all who have a professional interest in su
2、pported employment,to develop the understanding,adoption and quality of supported employment.susescotland.co.ukSUSE A consensus supported employment works Current Developments:Supported employment is being professionalised Creative tools and programmes being piloted Supported employment fills a gap,
3、and evidence it is cost effective More needs to be done to redesign existing services and increase supported employment.Key Messages“At every qualification level,disabled people are more than three times more likely than non-disabled people to be without a job but want to work”The Perfect Partnershi
4、p,EHRC 2019.The Current SituationSupported Employment Services provide individualised support to secure people with disabilities,long term conditions and multiple barriers to work a sustainable,paid job in the open labour market.Supported Employment WorksScotland:Local authorities should establish s
5、upported employment services(Scottish Parliament,2019)The Supported Employment Framework for Scotland(COSLA and The Government 2019)UK Valuing People Now(2009,England)Review of specialist employment services(Sayce for DWP,2019)DWP Work Choice Supported Employment in PolicySupported Employment in Pra
6、cticeSuccess Factors:Meeting the needs of individual and employer Job matching Ongoing supportEmployers say:“suits her,suits us”“know what our requirements are”“amazing during redundancy consultationsCurrent DevelopmentsClydeside Community Initiative Scottish Business Diversity Winners 2019 EUSE Sta
7、ndards The Supported Employment Framework SQA PDA in supported employment practice,level 7 and level 8 National Occupational Standards.S.E.Professionalisation PDA in Supported Employment Practice at SCQF level 7 Values and Principles Engaging with Clients Promoting Equality and Diversity in the Work
8、place On and Off the Job Support.A pilot of the PDA is being offered by Stow and Motherwell colleges from November 2019.New Qualification PDA in Supported Employment Advanced Practice at SCQF level 8 Knowledge and skills to:manage staff and resources in supported employment services develop and sust
9、ain relationships with employers and relevant partner agencies 4 component Units:2 mandatory and 2 optional Units.New Qualification DWP Work Choice DWP Innovation Fund Social Impact Bonds Perth YMCA and Greater Merseyside Connexions Right to Control Pilot in Stockport Mix of DWP and Local Authority
10、Money Personalised Budget Pilot.Paid 3*2,000Delivering SE Payment by results Self Directed Support Self Employment Individual Placement and Support(IPS)in Scotland Project Search Promoting enhanced Access to WorkDelivering SE current initiatives Partnership between college,employer,se provider 2 Exi
11、sting Sites in North Lanarkshire 1 New Site in South Lanarkshire Sept 2019 4 New Sites starting in 2019Aberdeen,Glasgow,East Ayrshire,Falkirk 3 Additional Sites in the development phaseThe Scottish Centre fore Learning Difficulties scld.org.ukProject Search Evidence based supported employment for pe
12、ople with mental health issues Recommended in the 2019-2019 Mental Health Strategy Employment support workers within CMHTs IPS Pilots Sites run by SAMH with 3 NHS Boards;The Works in NHS Lothian;NHS GGC and NHS Highland.IPSIt costs to get people into work but it pays.Supported employmentHealth and s
13、ocial careCost BenefitEstimated cost per employment outcome between 7,000 and 10,000:North Lanarkshire Supported Employment cost per job was 7,216(2019)Kent Supported Employment Service 9,900 per personReal Job cost per job 8,725 per jobCost per job outcome For the individual:People with learning di
14、fficulties 62.30 per week better off in work For Local Authorities:11,200 pp for day services.9,910 pp for S.E.For the Health Service:Spending pp on MH Services declined by 60%(Schneider et al).For Government:Potential saving of 12p for every 1 investedBenefits are greater than the costs Providers:d
15、elivering quality,overcoming fears,delivering within a personalised marketplace Commissioners,health and social care professionals:The presumption of employment Commissioners:reconfiguring services in line with the evidence base Policy makers:promoting existing policyThe ChallengeSupported employmen
16、t:Reduces need for adult health and social care Focuses on improving outcomes:Securing employment for disabled people Tackling inequality Tackling poverty Contributes to a vision of a Wealthier,Healthier,Safer and Stronger Scotland.A Creative SolutionPippa CouttsScottish Union of Supported Employmen
17、tpippa.susebtinternetsusescotland.co.ukContact Do you commission/operate a supported employment service locally?Is it external or internal What are the job outcomes?(%age of people into work)Who is it targeting?(learning disability only?)How long is the service funded for?DiscussionHow have you been
18、 doing?“Recommendation 16 Same As You?”:Local authorities need to give much greater priority to developing a range of employment opportunities for people with learning disabilities.And,with Health Boards those authorities should lead by example in employing more people with learning disabilities.Sec
19、tion 26 of the Mental Health Act(2019):Local Authorities shall provide services for wellbeing and social development including:assistance for such of those persons as are over school age in obtaining and in undertaking employment.Burns,T.,Catty,J.,Becker,T.et al.(2019)The effectiveness of supported
20、employment for people with severe mental illness:A randomized controlled trial.The Lancet,370,1146-1152DWP,“Realising Ambitions”,Crown Copyright 2009Kilsby M.,Beyer S.“Financial Cost:Benefit Analysis of Kent Supported Employment”Interim Report March 2019 Radar“Supporting Sustainable Careers”,2019Sai
21、nsbury Centre for Mental Health,Briefing 41“Commissioning What Works.The Economic and Financial Case for Supported Employment”Office for National Statistics(2009),Labour Force SurveySchneider et al.,Impact of supported employment on service costs and income of people with mental health needs(Journal of Mental Health,2009).References
