WorkAbility is a new employment service for people with disabilities to support them into employment, self-employment, or access training and upskilling opportunities.

WorkAbility is for people aged 16+, who self-identify as having a disability, and live in the South County Dublin area. We recognise that each participant’s interests and journey is different, and we're committed to providing a person-centred and strengths-based service.

 

WorkAbility aims to:

• Improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities. 
• Engage and build capacity of community employers to support people with disabilities into employment and career progression. 
• Create and maintain relationships with stakeholders, and bolster networking connections across services to support people with disabilities. 

Participants can avail of the following: 

• 1-1 mentoring and support 
• Tailored personal employment development plan 
• CV and cover letter writing workshops 
• Career guidance  
• Work experience placements 
• Self-employment and entrepreneurship workshops 
• Receive relevant certification opportunities e.g. Barista skills, manual handling, fire safety, security, bookkeeping, and more. 
• Support finding next steps with employment, further education and training opportunities 

Please confirm that you understand and agree with the following statement: 

''I authorise South Dublin County Partnership (SDCP) to securely share relevant information that the WorkAbility team may require for the purpose of supporting me. I authorise the WorkAbility team to disclose, in strict confidence, such information with the referrer for this purpose. I also authorise the storage of such information and/or reports on a computer database, to be maintained by SDCP, on the basis that the information will be stored and disclosed in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)''

Please confirm that the person you are referring understands and is in agreement with the following statement:

''I authorise South Dublin County Partnership (SDCP) to securely share relevant information that the WorkAbility team may require for the purpose of supporting me. I authorise the WorkAbility team to disclose, in strict confidence, such information with the referrer for this purpose. I also authorise the storage of such information and/or reports on a computer database, to be maintained by SDCP, on the basis that the information will be stored and disclosed in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)''