Dont Waste Talent & Odsp Employment Supports Asma 8th June 2012
- 2. For Clients With Disabilities Discover the skills you have to offer in the workplace Learn what job help is available to you Connect with people who can get you started on the path to employment. The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) recognizes that people with disabilities can and want to work. Community service providers have already helped thousands of people who have a wide range of disabilities find jobs. Employers need your skills. We're here to help. What are you waiting for? Put your skills to work!
- 3. Join the ODSP Employment Supports Program It has a wide range of free services, like job placement job retention support to help you find and keep a job.
- 4. Employment Supports matches a client to a community service provider who can: Provide job placement assistance and job retention supports Work with you and your employer to make sure your job is a good fit Help resolve any problems you may have with your employer or co-workers Help you to become self-employed Help with disability accommodations.
- 5. To be eligible for Employment Supports, you must: be 16 years of age or older be a resident of Ontario have a disability that is expected to last a year or more have a disability that makes it hard for you to find or keep a job, and legally entitled to work in Canada.
- 6. Additional benefits are available to people who are receiving ODSP Income Support. A paid job will increase your total income with the following benefits: $500 in any 12-month period to help pay for uniforms, equipment and professional fees Help cover the costs of child care $300 per month for disability related work expenses
- 7. Be the person, not the disability. During a job interview Help employers focus on you as a person, and not on your disability. Employers want to know you can do the job. So Be prepared to tell them what you have to offer. Before the interview start thinking about the talents and job skills you can bring to the workforce.
- 8. You have more to offer than you think. Join the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Employment Supports Program. You can take advantage of a wide range of free services, Job placement Job retention support, to help you find and keep a job. To find out more, contact your local ODSP Employment Supports Office.
- 9. EMPLOYERS Dont let good talent go to waste! The Ministry of Community and Social services has more than 100 Ontario Disability Support Program Employment Supports Service Providers. These service providers, which are independent of the ministry, offer helpful employment services to employers looking for talented employees.
- 10. E馨沿鉛看霞艶姻壊 and Managers across Ontario need to Understand what hiring people with disabilities can bring to their business Learn tips to make their workplace and hiring practices more inclusive Connect with an organization that can help them find a qualified candidate.
- 11. Myths Facts Employees with disabilities are People with disabilities cant keep just as productive and dependable up with other workers and take sick as their co-workers without days more often. disabilities. A person with a disability cannot It is important not to make work in a position requiring assumptions about a person with a physical labour. disability and what they are able to do. Accommodations and supports in The vast majority of people with the workplace would be difficult disabilities do not require special and costly. workplace accommodations which could be less than $500. The laws regarding termination of employees for cause are no It would be difficult to terminate different for a person with a an employee with a disability. disability than for a person without a disability.
- 12. Open your search for talented employees and make your workplace accessible by hiring employees of all abilities to compete in the marketplace. Create an inclusive workplace. Provide job-related support, ensure that any accommodations provided are effective, and follow up later to see if something needs to be changed. Allow enough time for training new employees. Make sure your employees have everything they need to do their job, including any accommodations that they may require. Make your workplace accessible
- 13. Many people with disabilities are educated, experienced and qualified to meet your workforce needs. People with disabilities have skills and experience that can add value to your workplace. Talent is standing by. Don't waste it.
- 14. Contact an Ontario Disability Support Program Employment Supports Provider in your area to help you find your next talented hire with Job Matching Job Development Job Coaching Job Trials On-the-job-training Job Accommodation Assistance Disability Awareness Training Workplace Assessibility Assessment Assessible Technology Training Make the call and join the hundreds of Ontario employers who have hired through an ODSP Employment Supports Service Provider. Thank you