Information for support workers

Find guidance and resources to help you support disabled adults in Derbyshire with employment, volunteering, and accessing community opportunities.

• Access to Work
  Financial and practical support to help disabled people and those with health conditions overcome barriers in work, including funding for adjustments, equipment, travel, and specialist support
• Community connectors
  Personalised support to help autistic people and people with a learning disability connect with activities, opportunities, friendships, volunteering, education, and employment in their local community
• Derbyshire jobs
  Browse and apply for jobs across Derbyshire, including roles with councils, schools, and partner organisations
• Disability confident employers
  Find employers across the UK that have committed to creating more inclusive workplaces through the government’s disability confident scheme
• Disability Employer Engagement Derbyshire (DEED)
  Free training, advice, and support for Derbyshire employers with disabled workers
• Disability employment service (18+)
  Free one-to-one support for disabled and neurodivergent adults, or those with a long term health condition, helping people access training, volunteering, work experience, in-work support, and paid employment
• Supported internships
  Work-based programmes for young people with an EHCP, offering real workplace experience and personalised support to help them prepare for and secure paid employment
• Supported learning
  Accessible learning opportunities for adults with additional needs, helping learners develop confidence, independence, social skills, and skills for everyday life, further learning, volunteering, or work
• Unstoppable (18 to 21)
  A free 6 month support programme for 18 to 21-year-olds to build confidence, gain qualifications, improve wellbeing, and move towards employment, education, or volunteering
• Volunteer passport
  A free accredited course that helps current and future volunteers build confidence, develop essential skills, and gain a recognised certificate for volunteering and future opportunities