margaret halloran employment development officer
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Margaret Halloran
Employment Development Officer
Open Door is a project working with employers in the Border, Midlands, West (BMW) region to promote equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities using the supported employment model.
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Aimed at employers in the BMW region
Managed by the IASE
Aims to build awareness among employers to consider people with disabilities when recruiting Focus on people with disabilities who are not currently at work
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(in purple)The Border, Midland & Western (BMW) Region covers 13 counties, six border counties of Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan and Louth; the three western counties of Galway, Mayo and Roscommon and the four midland counties of Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath.
Official launch of Open Door in August 2013
What do we aim to achieve?
No.’s of employers that IASE will engage by April 2015 1,500No.’s of employers that have engaged in follow up supports 500
No. of employers that have provided jobs 60
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Target HR Managers/Directors and General Managers/Owners in Multinationals and SME’s in all sectors
Employer Relationship Management
The Open Door approach
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The Open Door approach Explain the supported
employment model and build continued awareness
Provide information on the services and supports available
The Open Door approach Demonstrate “the win win” for
employers Testimonials/resource packs Active engagement e.g. cold
calling, direct mailing, pre-arranged meetings
Link between service & employer
How are we doing this?
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We organise and hold employer focussed events in the BMW region counties
Keynote speaker of interest to target the audience Work with disability services in the region to have a presence at the events Efficient use of media to promote the event – both before and after
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Liaise closely with Chambers of Commerce, BNIs and other networking bodies to target the employers in the region
Consultations with employers
Successful networking
First Open Door employer event, Castlebar, September 2013
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• Employer packs• Open Door brochure• Supported Employment info sheet• If not recruiting now – what are the options,
other initiatives they can get involved in?• Frequently Asked Questions info sheet• Grants and Incentives available to employers
Resources to explain the project to employers
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Outcomes of Engagement to date (Q.3 2013)• Employers engaged 182 • No. of Support services 39• Work Placement (7 weeks) 1• Job Shadows 8• Jobs 1 (14 hours)
Open Door is a Disability Activation Project co-funded by the European Union under the European Social Fund (Human Capital Investment Operation Programme 2007-2013), and the Irish Government through the Department of Social Protection and Pobal.
Open Door is supported by the following agencies:
To find out moreIrish Association of Supported Employment No. 1, Údarás na Gaeltachta Industrial Estate, Belmullet, Co. Mayowww.iase.ie
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Thank you for your time