Supported Employment Service (Wokingham)
We offer specialist employment support, job coaching, work experience and support to help you find and keep voluntary or paid work.
We allocate each customer a Job Coach who provides support to enable individuals to reach their employment goals.
Vocational profiling
We work with you to understand your strengths, skills, experience and goals to match you to the right job.
Job matching
We help you to understand job descriptions, safety in the workplace, the working environment and match you to a job that’s right for you.
Job coaching
We will provide one-to-one support in the workplace to help you learn your new role.
Career development
We work with you to adapt and develop your skills and experience to help you reach your goals.
Ability Travel
We also offer tailored, practical support to help you learn how to travel independently.
Useful Links
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- CLASP - self-advocacy group for people with learning disabilities in the Wokingham Borough
- Send Voices Wokingham - SEND Voices Wokingham is a Wokingham based, parent led charity. They are the independent voice of families, representing their experiences with the aim to improve lives.
- SENDIASS Wokingham - free, confidential, impartial advice, guidance and support for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
- Autism Berkshire - Autism charity in Berkshire, delivering specialist services, training and social and leisure activities throughout the county, guided by a team of trustees with personal and professional experience of autism.