Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • Bradford Council •
Bradford Travel Training Unit • HFT • Project SEARCH • Southfield School
Bradford Project SEARCH
Open House Information Evening
Thursday 26th November 2015
6.00pm to 7.15pm
Sovereign Lecture Theatre,
Bradford Royal Infirmary,
Duckworth Lane, Bradford
BD9 6RJ
Project SEARCH is a unique opportunity for students with learning difficulties,
aged 18 to 25, to develop skills for the work place and be supported in their
search for employment.
Our graduates complete 900 hours of work
experience with support from a Southfield School tutor, HFT job coaches and
expert mentors provided by Bradford Teaching Hospitals.
Our Open House Information evening is chance to find out more about the
Project SEARCH programme, which is a partnership between Bradford Teaching
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, hft, Southfield School and Bradford District
Council. At the event you will be able to get information about the project,
meet the Tutor and Job Coaches and find out more about the employer.
Application packs for the September 2016 intake will be available at
this Open House Information Evening event.
What is Bradford Project SEARCH?
Project SEARCH is a unique opportunity for students with learning difficulties, aged 18 to 25,
to develop skills for the work place and be supported in their search for employment. Project
SEARCH started in the 1996 at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre, in America.
Since then, Project SEARCH has grown from a single program site in Cincinnati to over 200
sites across the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, and Australia.
Project SEARCH's primary objective is to secure competitive employment for people with
disabilities.
How does it work?
In Bradford, five partners work together to
make the project a success. These are:
Southfield School, HFT, Bradford Teaching
Hospitals Trust, Bradford Travel Training
Unit and Bradford Council. Project SEARCH
is an Annual Programme which provides
three, ten week "work rotations" for
students in their final year of education or
in their first year of supported employment.
It involves systematic instruction, learning
new tasks and skills and then building up
to a full role. Graduates completing the
programme will have obtained 900 hours
of work experience. Each Intern has a
mentor, who provides continual feedback
on performance and areas for learning to
ensure improvement.
We aim for our
mentors to be the best people at the jobs,
so that the Interns have good role models.
Who can apply?
The programme is open for young people aged between 18 and 25 who have a cognitive
learning disability.
We are looking for interns to start in September 2016 who are reliable, ready to work
hard and are committed to aiming for paid employment at the end of the programme.
Applications must be returned by Monday 18th January 2016.
To request an application pack, please email the Project SEARCH tutor.
Email: [email protected]