“ Improving Diversity through

Supported Employment ”

Make it easy for employers

Kaarina Latostenmaa

hosted by:

In association with:

Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

Mood for Work

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Many models focus on jobseekers

What kind of information and services

the companies need

Survey of 120 employers (handout)

We asked about mental health rehabilitees

Attitudes seemed not to be the main problemLack of cases about successful recruiting

Only one of 120 knew what a job coach is (supported employment)

What they really needed was service!

- Holistic and from a same person- Company-specific and continuing - Understandable language

Services for entrepreneurs and support for the jobseeker is not the whole picture

How to make it easy for employers?

Employer counselling

1. Case management: Holistic services for employers

2. Service coordination: Making the process fluent and desirableby networking

Piloting

1. Case management for employers2. Service coordination for experts3. Success storys

Results (handout)

Encouraging success stories in media

Entrepreneur Jari Nikkanenand many others

Local key operators (at all levels) engaging in cross-sectorial work

“In my role as an authority it ’s very importantto understand the importance of work and employer contacts.”

Päivi Jalonen, social worker, Pori Psychiatric Policlinic

Entrepreneur Christine Hart –Merimaa and Susanna

“It`s essential to tell about the hidden work potential of .people from special groups.”

Predictive communication and service

“The point in employer councelling is that there is someone to look after the whole process – someone to make it easy for employer”

Key persons

Pekka Niemelä, owner of a building companyBoard Member of Satakunta EntrepreneursPresident / Mood For Work steering group

• Support for the whole work community

Booklet about introduction and information based on a thesis made by Satu Boelius

”When entrepreneurs get to know the service and it’s significance for rehabilitees, employers and society they might get inspiration for employing rehabilitees – that’s how it goes!”

Jarmo Metsämäki, Car service entrepreneur, The 1. WINNY award winner

Let`s remember the same language and

make it easy for employers

Thank you!

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