Start: Mon 25 Nov, 2024 16:00 End: Mon 25 Nov, 2024 17:30
Location: Online via Zoom
Presented by: Fiona McIntosh, Simone Whitehead
The path to employment can be unclear for families of young people with disability. You may wonder where to begin and how to find work that suits your child’s strengths.
Getting started with customised employment begins by understanding a person’s unique strengths, work interests, and ideal conditions for success. This webinar will guide you through the first steps of the customised employment journey.
We’ll cover:
- What is Customised Employment and how it differs from traditional employment models.
- Learn how to develop a discovery profile that highlights a person’s skills, interests, and conditions for success.
- Identifying work interests, ideal work conditions, and potential contributions.
- Practical steps to develop an actionable employment plan, involving your child in the process.
Through real-life stories, interactive exercises, and guidance, this session will equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to begin the customised employment journey.
Who should attend
This webinar has been designed for families of students in or about to start years 7-12. People with disability who have already finished school and their families may also find it useful, but please note that much of the content will focus on topics relevant to students.
Good to know
- This is a free event
Other events in this series
This webinar is one of five events that can be enjoyed individually or as a series.
When you register for this event, you can register for others in the series via the same form.
The events in this series are
- Imagining a good life and meaningful work – Monday, 11 November at 4:30 pm (60 minutes)
- Finding quality support for customised employment using NDIS funding – Monday, 18 November at 4:00 pm (90 minutes)
- This webinar: Getting started with Customised Employment – Monday, 25 November at 4:00 pm (90 minutes)
- Finding Customised Employment and Work Experience – Monday, 2 December at 4:00 pm (90 minutes)
- Setting up a job for success – Monday, 9 December at 4:00 pm (90 minutes)
Meet the Speakers
Fiona McIntosh
Imagine More’s School to Work facilitator Fiona McIntosh will co-present this webinar. Fiona has extensive experience helping families start the Discovery process as part of the Customised Employment approach.
In this session, Fiona will provide practical guidance on how to begin exploring your family member’s strengths, interests, and ideal work conditions. She will also share examples of how families have used the Discovery process to identify meaningful, personalised employment opportunities for their family member with disability.
Simone Whitehead
Simone Whitehead is a part-time practice manager and mother of three. Her youngest, Milly, recently finished year 12. Over the past few years, Simone has used a Customised Employment approach to help Milly find meaningful and fulfilling work experience and employment.
In this session, Simone will share what she has learned about getting started with Customised Employment.