The professional guidance program is aimed both at people who reside permanently in the Foundation’s Social Integration Residences, at individuals that attend the Day Center and at people with intellectual disabilities who reside with their families but equally claim the right to work.
Specialized Job Coaches undertake the market research to find the appropriate position in which a person with an intellectual disability can work, always taking into account their interests and capabilities. They then monitor the individual’s progress and development in the workplace, contact the employer and record the needs and responsibilities of the position in order to provide the individual with the orientation and training to meet the requirements. At the same time, they maintain in constant contact and inform the family about each professional development and performance.
The “Supported Employment” program also provides career guidance services to people with intellectual disabilities with the aim of properly informing them about the range of career options as well as ways of their smooth integration into work and society.
With the support of the Department of Social Inclusion and through the “Supported Employment” program, today 23 people with intellectual disabilities are successfully employed in the open labor market, in supermarkets, hair salons, and dairies, hospitals, libraries and they receive, in addition to their salary, the satisfaction of productive employment and equal treatment in society.
Social Inclusion
Employment plan, with the support of the Department of Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities.
“Agios Stefanos” Organization participates in the “Supported Employment Scheme” by operating two employment programs since 1998. The scheme is aimed at adult people with intellectual disabilities who wish to join the open labor market.
Through our Organization, fourteen people with disabilities are employed in various businesses such as Supermarkets, Companies, Clinics, Hairdressers, Doctors’ Offices, etc. Support and transportation to and from the workplace is provided by two trained Job Coaches with experience in support plans for people with disabilities.
Work Supervisors:
Christina Stylianou (Sociologist)
Stephanie Rodosthenous (Psychologist)
Photos from the workplace of our people employed through the supported employment program along with their colleagues.
PROJECT PURPOSE:
Employment in the open labor market through the provision of support by a job coach to people with intellectual disabilities who face difficulty, due to their disability, in finding and maintaining independent and suitable employment.
WORK GUIDE:
We provide career guidance to people with intellectual disabilities, consulting with employers to provide appropriate employment conditions, creating a favorable working environment in the workplace in collaboration with the employer and other staff, as well as providing guidance/support in the workplace depending on the personal needs of individuals and the requirements of specific jobs. Copyright © 2025 Agios Stefanos Foundation. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy