Looking for work is not always easy, particularly if you’ve been out of work for a while. Dorset Supported Employment Service from Pluss offers 1:1 support to help you build your confidence and succeed in the career of your choice.
If you live in Dorset* and have a learning disability or autism our services can help you get ready for and find paid work.
We will help you develop your confidence, skills and find the right job for you.
* Dorset Council area, excluding Poole, Christchurch and Bournemouth.
#NoOneLeftBehind
Eligibility
We work with people with a learning disability, autism and additional physical or sensory disabilities from the age of 16 – 65.
The individual should be known to Dorset Adult Social Care and have care act eligibility needs.
Our support is built around you and your support network:
Personal Development: help to build your confidence
Job Search: CVs, applications and interview
Training: from basic skills to professional qualifications
Benefits Advice: helping you apply for financial support
Work Trials: working interviews and routeways in the sector of your choice, so you can try out jobs and gain experience
And once you’re back in work, the support continues:
Mentoring: we stay in regular contact with you
Job Coaching: to help you learn work tasks
Access To Funding: for equipment to help you do your job
Whatever Else You Need: anything from help with travel to clothes for interviews
🎬 Supporting neurodiversity
Take a look at this video, voiced by Phoebe who is sharing her story to help employers know what support they can provide neurodivergent colleagues.
Pluss works in partnership with Dorset Council to deliver this service
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