Supporting homeless people to overcome barriers to employment and make a success of work.

St Mungo’s Clients

• Mostly homeless men over 30, but with specialist provision for females

• 69% with mental health and/or substance abuse needs

• 65% unemployed for at least 5 years• Poor work record, low confidence &

poor literacy & numeracy

Studio

• 1 staff, 10 trainees

• Offering Accredited Qualifications

• Budget of £80k

• Trading income

Bricks & Mortar

• One staff member & 12 trainees

• Accredited Qualifications

• High percentage of clients have substance use issues

• Budget £80k

ReVive

• One staff member & sessional staff

• 30 trainees in two Programmes: first stage accredited qualifications

• Second stage via actual work for 4 days a week with expenses & training credits

What makes SHEP successful?

• Accredited qualifications where clients do not need to be clean to start

• Tangible success indicators for clients

• Support of Literacy and other supports

• Clear exit strategies including Volunteering for the final step.

Our aim

“To use skilled

work to help our

clients achieve

sustained

Independence.”

So Why Programmes like SHEP?

• In 1983, 86% of Homeless people were in work, in 2009 this figures was only 4%

• Current projects do not recognise the multitude of issues of our clients and the distance they travel

• Projects such as SHEP show that they make a real difference, especially for clients with Substance Use and mental health needs.

Ready for Work

A Business Action on Homelessness initiative from Business in the

Community

Overview of the Ready for Work programme

Registration Day

Ready to GoTraining

Work Placement

Post Placement Support

Outcomes 2010/2011

•800 supported•309 found work

•274 sustained for at least 3 months•250 sustained for at least 6 months

•209 for sustained for at least 12 months

Outcomes – barrier breakdown (source: Business Action on Homelessness and Bain & Company)

Sustainment – what works for us

• Main reason clients leave work is completing temporary contracts.

• Critical to help clients get the 2nd, 3rd job

• Right people onto the right programme

• Involvement of business volunteers

• BAOH Ready for Work clubs:-• job coaching

• client support network session

• emotional resilience training

Work-too – inspiring clients early on

Stage 1

Agencies identify clients motivated to work

Stage 4

Clients undertake RFW programme or other employability programme

Stage 3

Pre-work activities delivered through BAOHe.g. Work Tasters,Employer-led training

Stage 6

On-going in-work support

from agency/BAOH

Stage 5

Post-programme support from BAOH and/or agency towards education/ employment/training outcomes

Stage 2

Pre-work preparation by agenciese.g. mental health support, skills training

Client journey into sustained work

Preparing for work In work

Questions

• What works in supporting homeless people or people from other disadvantaged groups into work?

• What are the key factors that clients drop out of work?

• What are the key factors that help clients sustain employment?