In the graduation thesis I research a work process of a social worker at Wise Employment and the role of a social worker at including people with disabilities into Australian labour market. In the first part of the theoretical work, I present the concept of people with disabilities, their position in society, and the importance and strategies of employing people with disabilities. In the second part of the theoretical introduction, I focus on the presentation of the system of social services in the direction of employment and present the providers of employment services in detail. I researched the work process of a social worker at a provider of employment services for people with disabilities Wise Employment, the participant’s life circumstances, the obstacles they face in the job search process and the support the participant receives in the job search process. I was also interested in how support for people with disabilities and employers in employment takes
place, what obstacles employers and people with disabilities face in employment, and what employment programs Wise Employment provides for their participants. As part of the research work I used various methods of data collection, namely interviews with the social worker and the participant, observation with participation and studying the files of the participant. The research was done with a person with personal experience and with employed social worker. Eight interviews and one participatory observation with a participant were conducted on Wise Employment, as well as an in-depth interview with a social worker from the same organization. I also researched the reactions of employers when contacting the social worker at the employment office. The interviews has shown that the person with disability faces many obstacles in his environment, when looking for a job as well as at work, and employers also face a number of obstacles. Important support in the employment process is provided to participants and employers by social workers at the employment provider and the various employment programs that they implement.
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