Award of Mental Health Individual Placement Support Employment Service in Staffordshire

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Staffordshire County Council awarded a contract to Making Space for the provision of a mental health Individual Placement Support employment service within the County of Staffordshire.

The service delivers hope and optimism in its support to eligible adults, with the provider working in partnership with local agencies and groups to expand opportunities for service users, encouraging them to achieve their full potential and supporting them to gain sustainable employment.

The provision is underpinned by the philosophies of recovery, social inclusion, personal responsibility and people directing their own care, and is delivered in accordance with the key principles of the evidence-based Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach to vocational services.

The objectives include enabling service users to formulate, achieve and sustain vocational goals in a supportive and empowering environment; gaining and retaining quality, sustainable employment; developing skills through vocational training and practical work experiences as part of a clear route to paid employment; and assisting service users to retain employment, for example through support to negotiate reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 with their employer.

The contract value is £1,199,736.