National Occupational Standards

This standard is about ensuring own practice adheres to the relevant ethical principles, values and codes of ethical practice that apply within supported employment. SKA SE01 | View full standard | Welsh Language Version

This standard is about enabling those people who have disabilities and/or disadvantages to raise their aspirations and to make informed decisions about employment. It also identifies how the supported employment practitioner works with families, communities and other partners to address their concerns and to enable prospective job seekers to raise their aspirations for work. In the context of this standard the term "job seeker" applies to an individual seeking some form of supported employment. SKA SE02 | View full standard | Welsh Language Version

This standard is about the supported employment practitioner identifying the needs of the individual in terms of their skills, abilities and experiences to enable a good job match. It includes finding ways to address any difficulties in their personal circumstances that might create a barrier to paid employment. SKA SE03 | View full standard | Welsh Language Version

This standard is about working with job seekers to develop and agree development plans that meets their employment, personal and financial needs. SKA SEO4 | View Full Standard | Welsh Language Version

This standard is about engaging with employers to enable them to understand the benefits of developing processes and practices to recruit and retain a diverse workforce. It includes providing support to the employer to review their employment practices, to facilitate workforce diversity, while at the same time meeting their business needs. SKA SE05 | View full standard | Welsh Language Version

This standard is about working with job seekers and employers to match individuals to jobs based on the job seeker's needs, skills and abilities, and available employment opportunities. It includes carrying out job analyses and assessments to ensure that employment opportunities are suitable and reflect the aspirations of the job seeker, their health, safety and wellbeing is addressed and that there are support structures in place. SKA SE06 | View full standard | Welsh Language Version

This standard is about enabling individuals in paid employment and their employers to have the support and resources they require to be productive in work and do a job which meets the employer’s requirements. It enables the practitioner to explore and use proven techniques to support task training, problem solving and coaching in the workplace. It includes working with the employer and employee to identify and obtain any special resources or assistive technologies to enable the individual to do their job and become as independent as possible in the workplace. This also includes identification of funding sources that may be available to enable the job seeker to enter and perform productively within the workplace. The standard also identifies help to those employed to play a full role in the social life of the workplace. SKA SE07 | View full standard | Welsh Language Version

This standard is about the way in which the supported employment practitioner develops their own competence and practice through supervised guidance, communities of practice, review and reflection. SKA SE08 | View full standard | Welsh Language Version