We can work with you to:

• Identify your current skills;
• Highlight any education or training needs;
• Search for jobs;
• Help you apply for jobs;
• Support you at your interview, if necessary;
• Link with employers;
• Find work related benefit information; and
• Link with other specialist agencies such as a disability employment adviser at Jobcentre Plus.

We will help you create a customised employment plan that will recognise your strengths and abilities as well as areas of vocational interest or expertise.

We can help you to find either paid or voluntary work by matching your abilities and interests to the most suitable vacancy. We can help you find employment that matches your individual wishes, for example we will help you find work, even if you only want to work for an hour a week. We can not only help you with searching for jobs but we can help you apply for suitable positions and provide support for any interviews you get.

Support for people with little or no work experience

We have helped people with different amounts of work experience to find meaningful and stimulating work with local businesses. These include people who have had no work experience at all, have just left school or further education, or who have been carers for some time.

There are many options available for you, even if you think you do not have enough experience or you have been away from the world of work for too long. Some of the ways we can help are:

Skills training
We can offer advice on gaining further skills through local training providers.

Work experience and job tasters
We can negotiate with local employers on your behalf for work experience and "job tasters" to develop your skills and work experiences before supporting you to find paid work.

Working interviews
We can also support an employer to offer a "working interview" if appropriate. This is a way of interviewing an individual "on the job", if a traditional style interview was not the best way of showing a person's skills. It could be described as a "reasonable adjustment" under the Disability Discrimination Act, to enable job seekers to access the job market.

Finding what employment and training options are available

There are many options available for employment and training but finding the right information can sometimes be difficult.

We publish a guide to employment and training options for people seeking employment or training, taking you through the options available for your circumstances.

Once you have found a job

After you have found a job, we can provide job support from your first day at work until you are fully independent.

We can also arrange relevant training if required. For more information on how we can support you in work, see the help and support in work page.

Useful downloads Supported employment service [4Mb] [pdf] This leaflet explains how the supported employment service aims to provide support to jobseekers with disabilities; and carers, to find paid employment in local businesses.   Related Pages Disabled people - employment and training schemes Weblinks Please note: All external websites open in a new browser window and NYCC is not responsible for the content of external websites. GOV.UK - finding a job Links to information about finding a job on GOV.UK, including applying for the access to work grant; help with moving from benefits to work; applying for a job grant when you stop benefits and start work; and looking for work if you're disabled. NHS Choices - work and disability If you're disabled, you may be worried that your disability will limit your job prospects, or that you won't be able to find work at all. This page provides details of the guidance, support and training available to help disabled people into employment. Contacts Harrogate supported employment service Tel: 0845 300 7451 or 01609 536720 Full details for Harrogate supported employment service Malton supported employment service Tel: 01609 534217 or 01609 534230 Full details for Malton supported employment service Northallerton supported employment service Tel: 01609 535335 Fax: 01609 772610 Full details for Northallerton supported employment service Scarborough supported employment service Tel: 01609 534217 or 01609 534230 Full details for Scarborough supported employment service Selby supported employment service Tel: 01609 535950 Full details for Selby supported employment service Skipton supported employment service Tel: 01609 536750 Full details for Skipton supported employment service