Supported employment
Find a supported employment placement if you are a young person with special educational needs and disabilities.
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Some employers offer supported employment. This is high-quality, personalised support for people with disadvantages or disabilities, which helps them find, access and stay in employment.
Supported employment providers can help with vocational profiling, job finding, find and engaging employers and on/off job support.
Jobs should be at least 16 hours a week.
Supported employment is guided by three main principles:
- The job should be in an integrated work place.
- The jobholder is paid the rate for the job.
- Everyone has the right to end their reliance on welfare benefits.
Supported employment programmes in or near Lewisham
There are supported employment programmes in and around the borough:
- Aurora Options
- Circle Collective
- Employ Me (a Mencap specialist programme)
- Groundwork London
- Ignition Brewery
- PLUS Pretty Little Cupcakes
- Rushey Green Time Bank
- Seetec
- Toucan Employment
- Twelve01
- WorkFit (Down’s Syndrome Association)
Published on: 06/08/2025