Scheme to help people with learning disabilities find work is celebrated

The success of an initiative to help people with learning disabilities find work is being celebrated – and more employers are being encouraged to get involved.

Enable is part of Shropshire Council, and works with employers to support adults with learning disabilities find meaningful employment.

The service held a celebration of achievement and recognition on Thursday 3 April 2014 at The Shrewsbury Club to mark the achievements of the people it has worked with over the past year.

Team members who support people with learning disabilities into employment wanted to celebrate their clients’ achievements and also thank the employers who have worked with them.

Lee Chapman, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for adult services – transformation and safeguarding, said Enable was an important service.

He said:

“The event was a great success and was attended by a range of employers from across Shropshire.  It was good to see some new employers coming along wanting to get involved, and I would urge all employers to find out more about this excellent scheme.

“The Shrewsbury Club, where the event was held, is one of Enable’s employer partners and their staff member, James Nightingale, loves working there.  James was one of Enable’s clients who gave a short presentation outlining his journey to employment.”

Tracey Newell, from Enable, added:

“We hope this event will encourage more employers to work with us.  Without the support from our employer partners, our clients would not have made the progress they have made.  We have worked with some great teams from organisations across Shropshire who have gone out of their way to help our clients learn their role and progress.”

If any employers are interested in working with Enable, call 01743 276900 for more information.