It's Autism Awareness Month, and the Black Country Job Support team are raising awareness by sharing how we
support individuals with Autism all year round.
Employment Retention & Supporting Neurodivergence
Retention Worker, Michelle, shares the ways in which the team support neurodivergent individuals and their employers in the workplace though
- Creating wellbeing action plans
- Health passports
- Negotiating reasonable adjustments
- Employer awareness workshops
Thrive into Work Neurodiversity Service
We’re celebrating the re-launch of the Thrive into Work Service as they get set to deliver employment support for a further two years. In addition, the Thrive into Work Neurodiversity services will support neurodivergent individuals across the West Midlands to gain and retain employment. The team support individuals who are:
- Out of work and want to work OR are on a period of sick leave or at risk of losing their job
- Have a neurodevelopmental condition such as autism or ADHD
- Are aged 18+ at the time of referral
The Thrive into Work Vocational Specialists can support by providing:
- One-to-one support to suit needs and employment goals
- Advice on benefits to find out if being in work could increase income
- Help with finding a job
- Continued support once in work
- Help talking to your employers about needs and adjustments at work
- Regular and ongoing support online or by phone
For more information please contact the team on:
Phone: 01384 324645
Email:
If you would like to make a referral to the service, click here.
Resources
We’re always learning here at Black Country Job Support. Here are some of the resources we’ve found useful, and hope you do to!
- NHS Health passports nhsemployers.org/publications/nhs-health-passport
- Employer advice & resources neurodiversityhub.org/resources-for-employers
- Ambitious about Autism ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk
- National Autistic Society autism.org.uk
- Employment Autism employmentautism.org.uk