Supported employment, quality of jobs and employment typicalness: The experience of the Engage to Change project

Vigna, Elisa, Meek, Andrea and Beyer, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2072-540X 2024. Supported employment, quality of jobs and employment typicalness: The experience of the Engage to Change project. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 37 (3) , e13226. 10.1111/jar.13226

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Abstract

Background: Paid employment represents a challenge for people with an intellectual disability and/or autism. This paper analyses the quality of jobs offered by the Engage to Change project and their relationship to the ‘typicalness’ of the employment offered. Method: Data on the quality of 384 paid jobs were collected, including hours worked and wages earned, and reported social integration at work. The typicalness of the employment experience was assessed for 141 young people, using the Index of Typicalness of Placement Questionnaire. Results: The Engage to Change project offered a wide range of jobs. There is no difference in the typicalness of the employment experience in relation to the interactions in the workplace, but there are some differences in the recruitment process for men and women. Conclusion: Job coaches should make sure that, despite the procedures being ‘atypical’ for the workplace, the outcome is ‘a typical employment experience’ for each employee.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Additional Information:	License information from Publisher: LICENSE 1: URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	1360-2322
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	25 March 2024
Date of Acceptance:	2 March 2024
Last Modified:	25 Mar 2024 16:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/167536

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