| Disability
Employment Advisors (DEA)
Disability Employment Advisers (also called DEAs) provide
specialist support to people who are recently disabled, or
those whose disability or health condition has deteriorated
and who need employment advice.
They provide support to disabled people who are having difficulty
in getting a job because of their disability, and also to
employed people who are concerned about losing their job because
of a disability.
What
kind of help can a DEA offer?
DEAs can provide a range of support, advice and information
including:
• Employment Assessment, to find out how your disability
or health condition affects the type of work or training you
want to do.
• Employment Rehabilitation
• Job seeking advice and support
• Training advice and information.
• Job Introduction Scheme which pays a grant to your
employer for the first few weeks in a job, helping to pay
towards wages or other employment costs
• information on WORKSTEP which provides supported job
opportunities for disabled people facing more complex employment
barriers
• Information on the Disability Symbol and employers
• Details of the New Deal
Contact
your Jobcentre Plus office or Jobcentre
Access
to Work advisors (AtW)
(AtW) Advisers have specialist knowledge of the Access to
Work program which provides support to disabled people and
their employers to help overcome work related obstacles resulting
from disability
What
kind of help can an AtW Adviser offer?
• Information on the Access to Work program.
• Assessment of your needs.
• Details on available grants that may be available,
through the Jobcentre Plus, towards any extra employment costs
which result from disability
To make an appointment with your local AtW advisor Contact
your local Jobcentre Plus Disability Service Team
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