Information for employers

Kent Supported Employment helps employers to recruit and retain staff with creative solutions and disability training awareness.

We can:

• help you to recruit and retain staff with a disability, by offering creative solutions and support.
  
• work with local employers across Kent to help recruit, support and retain the workforce. We enable employers to benefit from skilled motivated staff and reduce recruitment costs.
  
• support employers to find the best person for the job. We train staff to support the employee through the development of natural support strategies.

Our free service includes:

• Accurate skills matching of clients to vacancies.
  
• Providing support at interview and inductions.
  
• Full health and safety risk assessment with recommendations for adjustments.
  
• Job coaching in the work place where necessary.
  
• Signposting to funding for reasonable adjustments under the Disability Discrimination Act and training grants.
  
• On-going support to assist people to develop in their roles to take on new responsibilities.
  
• Support for employers to help retain existing staff with a disability.

You can find out how employers are involved in Kent Supported Employment from our collection of employer's experiences. 

We are always looking to build relationships with local employers, if you can offer opportunities such as work experience, work tasters or have positions to fill, we would like to hear from you, so please contact KSE.

We also provide a selection of other links to related websites and our partners.