Hackney Supported Employment Service

Service details

Who are we?

Hackney Council’s Supported Employment Service can help people with disabilities who live in Hackney find work matched to their individual needs and interests.

Helping people find the work they want empowers them, helps them meet other people, make friends and earn their own money.

Supported employment is an evidence based and personalised approach to working with people who have significant disabilities including:

  • learning disabilities
  • autism and/or
  • mental health difficulties

Supported employment can help support people to find, try out and keep real paid jobs.

 


What do we do?

As part of the service's individualised approach Hackney Council’s Supported Employment Service may undertake a Vocational Profile. This means they will talk with you to help them better:

  • Identify your job preferences
  • Advise you on suitable types of jobs
  • Understand any learning needs
  • Identify any existing individual skills
  • Build on previous work experiences

 

Hackney Council’s Supported Employment Service can also help with:

  • contacting employers and finding work opportunities that meet your individual needs and interests
  • filling in job applications and writing covering letters
  • advice on making health conditions known to an employer
  • help explaining periods of unemployment
  • help explaining convictions to employers
  • writing a new CV or updating one you already have
  • supporting you and employers to find suitable recruitment methods
  • supporting you during the recruitment & selection process (including interview techniques)
  • helping you decide on suitable job goals
  • supporting you and employers with Job Coaching so that you can learn the skills needed for the job while already working
  • support with work related training
  • provide ongoing support when you are in employment or on a placement to help resolve problems that might be experienced in the work place

Notes

Hackney Council’s Supported Employment Service also supports employers by encouraging them to be positive about the skills that people with health and social care needs bring to the business and to reduce barriers to recruiting and retaining employment for people who are affected. They can help employers understand more about making reasonable adjustments that may be needed for potential employees.

SEND Local Offer

Local Offer Age Bands
Preparing for Adulthood 14-18
Young Adults 18 - 25
SEN Provision Type
  • Targeted
  • Specialist

Who to contact

Telephone
020 8356 5700 (and ask for the Supported Employment Team) 020 8356 5700 (and ask for the Supported Employment Team)
E-mail
supportedemployment@hackney.gov.uk
Website
app.opportunities.hackney.gov.uk/.../support
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Where to go

Name
Hoxton Opportunity Hub
Address
137-139 Bowling Green Walk
Corner of Pitfield Street
Hackney
London
Postcode

N1 6AL

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Venue Notes

Nearest Tube Stations: Old Street,

 Nearest Overground Stations: Shoreditch High Street, Hoxton,

Buses: 55, 243,  

Wheelchair accessible i.e. un-stepped access/ramp and lift

Time / Date Details

Time of day
  • Morning
  • Afternoon
Session Information
Monday - Fridays 9am - 5pm

Other details

Referral required?

Yes

Referral Details

People who can self refer or be referred to this service include: 

  • people with learning disabilities
  • people with mental health conditions
  • people with substance misuse issues
  • people with Sensory, Visual, Physical or Hearing impairments
  • Autism 
  • young people in transition from childhood to adulthood
  • those with unstable or fluctuating physical and long-term health conditions

You can make an online referral using the Hackney Works referral form. Choose the supported employment option listed on the form.

Make an online referral here.

There is a printable referral form which can be completed when contacting the service with help if you need it.

To find out more download the Hackney Supported Employment Service referral form from the download section of this page. 

If you do not fit this criteria but would like help finding work contact Hackney Works employment service

What to do if you have a complaint

If you have any feedback about the service you received – something you like or are not happy with; then do talk about it with the person who worked with you so that they can try to reslove any problems or look at how they deliver their service.

If you would like to talk with the manager of this service email Anna-renee.paisley@hackney.gov.uk

If you are still not happy with the service you can raise your concerns formally. This means someone who is not part of the service will look at your feedback or concern and see if anything can or needs to be done to help make things better.

If you need to make a formal complaint you can use the London Borough of Hackney complaints procedure.

Costs

  • This service if free to use

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