Beyond Boundaries
Empowering Neurodivergent Adults for Employment Success
The Beyond Boundaries project is our all-age employment support for neurodivergent adults in the Barnsley area. We are delighted to be working in partnership with Barnsley Council to enable us to bring our specialist employment support to individuals in the Barnsley area.
This project provides holistic support to help individuals understand their own needs, develop employability skills, and provide support and connections to help adults progress towards their goals and aspirations.
Individuals have access to weekly support sessions with a Specialist Employment Coach who will provide them with bespoke one to one support to overcome barriers and progress towards their goal, whether this be employment, education, or further training.
What Support does the programme offer?
Our Beyond Boundaries programme offer the following support:
- Develop personalised action plan to help overcome barriers
- Learn employability skills in preparation for entering paid employment
- Identify goals and aspirations
- Introductions to employers
- Visits to workplaces and support to attend job fairs
- Opportunities to meet employers and experience the world of work
- Support to access volunteering, training or education
- Support with CV writing and interview practice
Eligibility
To be eligible for this programme you must meet the following criteria:
- Live in a Barnsley Council area
- Be over the age of 16
- Not currently accessing any other employability projects
- Not be in employment, or full time education, or training
- You do not need a formal diagnosis to access this support
The programme is currently funded till March 2025.
How to access this programme
Contact us:
employmentsupport@autismplus.co.uk or on 0114 3840284.
We will contact you to arrange an initial appointment. If you would like us to contact someone on your behalf, then please let us know when you contact the team.
“We are delighted to be able to bring our Specialist Employment Support to Barnsley. This is a fantastic opportunity to connect local people in Barnsley to training and opportunities to suit their needs and we are delighted to be able to offer this support locally”
Skills & Employability South Yorkshire is delivered by Barnsley Council.
The programme is part-funded by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.
This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
