School Leaver Employment Support
Individualised courses for school leavers with Neurodiversity
Courses and work experience will be delivered over a 48 week period with some breaks between modules to reflect on the learning as well as source work experience opportunities.
Introduction to SLES
Employ for Ability with Marymead is delivering individualised School Leavers Employment Support for people with an Autism diagnosis in 2021.
Each participant will receive a comprehensive review of strengths, goals and a tailored program that meets their needs of developing the skills and attitudes necessary to become a successful employee.
The tailored programs will incorporate courses on self development to learn about the important aspects of determining work interests as well as obtaining and sustaining employment.
The most important aspect will be putting all the learning together and participating in work experience opportunities across a range of roles of interest. All of this will be supported by autism trained consultants to maximise the results for each individual.
Individualised Focus
Individualised courses that will be offered in groups or one-on-one depending on need are as follows:
- Understanding Autism and identifying your strengths
- Theory of mind, learning different perspectives, and managing intolerance of uncertainty
- Managing comorbidities
- Time management skills using tools and techniques
- Emotion control – Zones program
- Social skills development – PEERS program
- Communication skills, verbal, written, non-verbal
- Self-regulation, managing anxiety and depression using mindfulness
- How to get to work
- Getting organised for work; tips hints, routines, hygiene, dress
- Unwritten rules of work
- Finance skills, pay, super, spending, planning
- Role of managers, supervisors, mentors and buddies in your career
- Refining your work readiness, 3 week part-time, project/assessment program
- Work experience
- Entrepreneurship – starting a micro business
- Finding and applying for suitable roles
- Meeting a new employer
Register for more information
For an in confidence conversation about SLES for autism and your suitability please call us for an initial consultation on 1300 619 768 or register below.Register your interest
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