Neurodivergent Support

The provider has been contracted to deliver against their submitted proposal (schedule 1).

The provider's is to target the following group of people:

• Economically inactive adults.

• Socially excluded unemployed adults whose needs which cannot be, or have not been, appropriately met through mainstream provision (e.g. DWP's Restart, Work & Health Programme)

The provider is to ensure that 50% of the participants who sign up to the programme are economically inactive

• The provider will be specifically looking to support participants who are:

• Neurodivergent individuals of working age (16 years plus) from across the Barnsley area.

• Individuals who are struggling to access mainstream provision, or those that fall in between the gap of services.

• Individuals who have a diagnosis/ are seeking a diagnosis or suspect they have neurodivergent traits.

The provider's performance will be measured against the following outcomes:

• 40 Individuals engaged in the provision. Eligibility based upon UKSPF Eligibility criteria.

• 35% of those individuals where appropriate moving into; Paid Employment, Internships, Apprenticeships, Volunteering or Education.

• 80% Reporting an increase in Confidence.

• 100% able to successfully use digital devices to search for employment.

• 50% of participants to have been offered a mock interview.

• 1 Employer Focussed Session focussed on raising awareness of Neurodiversity in the workplace.