
Belonging Matters and Rotary Employment Partnership
The Community Employment Partnership (CEP) is an initiative of Belonging Matters which is based on the Rotary Employment Partnership in Alberta, Canada.
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Who you know can be a key to finding a job, but often people with intellectual disability and autism do not have the same opportunities to make social connections and develop networks.
​The Community Employment Partnership (CEP) works with job seekers to identify and harness their own networks and connections in the community. It also works alongside service clubs and businesses to enhance their understanding about intellectual disability and autism and how they can tap into their networks to find meaningful job opportunities for people with disabilities.
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One network that CEP has partnered with is Rotary who have a strong history of community service.
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Rotarians also have a lot of business networks, so are an ideal partnership to assist people with a disability to find work.
Why is Employment Important?
Employment is important for all people; it gives us a sense of self-worth, purpose, financial security, relationships and friends.
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However, people with intellectual disability and/or autism are one of the most underemployed groups in Australia, with only 16% of people employed in the open market and only 5% who have paid work as their main source of income.
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The Community Employment Partnership (CEP) aims to address some of the barriers to employment and increase our collective response to improve employment outcomes for people with an intellectual disability and/or autism.
VIDEOS
Rotary Employment Partnership
​​See how Rotary has utilised its existing networks in finding a job for Mike by watching the video,
About Community Employment Partnership.
​​The Belonging Matters/Rotary Community Employment Partnership is much like the Rotary Employment Partnership in Alberta (Canada). See how it has worked to find people jobs for the past 20 years by watching Inclusion Alberta's video.