ELITE Celebrate In-Work Achievements for People with Learning Disabilities
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Kathy Rivett Assistant Chief Executive Officer ELITE Supported Employment Agency Ltd
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Equality Linked Into Trained Employment
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What is ELITE ? We are an Employment Agency for people with disabilities
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ELITE Staff Team
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SHINE Everyone can have the chance to shine
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EDUCATE INSPIRE
MOTIVATE CELEBRATE
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We believe that anyone who wants to work can do so regardless of their disability given the right guidance, training and support.
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ELITE can provide that support and have been doing so for 20 years.
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Question: Put your hand up if you have a disability and would like to have a job?
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By a job we mean:ďƒ˜ Working in open employment
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ďƒ˜ Working alongside non disabled colleagues
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ďƒ˜ Being paid the going rate of pay for the job
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Benefits Increased Confidence Learn New Skills Being Part of a Team Gain Experience Make friends
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Earn Money Increased self Esteem Having a purposesomething to do Helps you contribute to society Have a structure in your day
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How can you find work and stay in work? ďƒ˜Use a Supported Employment Service
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ďƒ˜ Get to know them and they will get to know you.
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ďƒ˜ The right job matching
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ďƒ˜ Good Employers
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Congratulations Mark 10 Years service
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Congratulations Kathleen 10 years service
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2003 – referred to ELITE Attended a Personal Development Course Placement in a Bakery Interview in Tesco
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Various Employer Contacts made by ELITE Work Experience in Somerfield Work Experience moved to Matalan Good Reports
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September 2004 – Offered 16 hours paid employment with Matalan Had a job trainer from ELITE to help me ‘Buddied up’
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ďƒ˜ Matalan Star
Employer Award 2005
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Tills packing bags Swiping cards Dealing with money Speaking to customers Using the scanner
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ďƒ˜ I work on the Shop Floor tidying the stock in the Home wares Department
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Children’s Department
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ďƒ˜ Ladies wear
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SHINE
Congratulations Kathleen over 10 years working in Matalan
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Inspire
Educate
SHINE Celebrate
Motivate
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Question: Hands up if you have a disability and would like to have a job.
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Thank you for listening ELITE SEA Ltd Tel No.: 01443 226664 Web: elitesea.co.uk