LAVANDULA SUPPORT
SUPPORT IN THE WORKPLACE
If you are disabled or have a health condition, you may be entitled to funding, through Access to Work, to help pay for practical support within the workplace.
Using our experience and knowledge of working with disabled and neurodivergent people, we're here to provide you with support and guidance throughout the application process and/or to provide practical workplace support.
If you would like to explore how Access to Work funding could work for you, let's take the first step and arrange a short call with Leona to discuss how we can help you.
WAYS WE CAN SUPPORT YOU
ACCESS TO WORK APPLICATION
The application can be a confusing and stressful process. We are here to support you throughout.
We can support you in the following ways by:
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Completing the application with you.
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Identifying the challenges you are facing at work, and help you to ask for the right kind of support.
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Advocating for you during any phone calls/meetings with Access to Work assessors.
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Making sure you're clear about the timescales involved.
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Liaising with your employer.
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Supporting you and being on hand throughout the whole process.
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Challenging Access to Work decisions, if necessary.
WORKPLACE SUPPORT
Helping you to overcome challenges in the workplace.
We can support you in the following ways by:
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Providing job coaching.
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Helping to manage your workload.
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Implementing strategies and accessible software systems to meet your needs.
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Improving your time management.
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Liaising with colleagues - line manager, HR and peers.
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Advocating for you and explaining your needs.
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Supporting you through any changes or new systems within the workplace.
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Note taking at meetings, to allow you to concentrate on participating.
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Creating and implementing effective seizure action plans.
TAILORED SUPPORT
You may have access to funding through your employer, or wish to fund your own support.
Here are other ways you can work with us:
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Job coaching - in person or online.
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1-1 support sessions - in person or online.
DISABILITY AWARENESS TRAINING
It is really important that everyone fully understands your heath condition, and how to support people.
We can offer the following services:
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Liaising with your employer to support them to access the appropriate training courses through external providers.
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Helping them to understand your disability.
ACCESSING OUR SERVICES
CONTACT US
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Get in touch with Leona on 07446154604 or leona@lavandulasupport.com to set up a phone/video call.
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We will discuss your needs and I can tell you more about how our services work.
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If we decide we are a right fit then we will schedule a one hour meeting to get started. This can either be virtual or in person. I can travel to you and we can meet in a place of your choice. This could be your home, your workplace, or a public place.
TRANSPARENT COSTING
COSTING
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There will never be any cost to you. Our initial phone calls and meetings are free consultations.
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Access to Work allocate a grant which can only be used for support in the workplace. They decide on how much the grant will be, and make recommendations on how to use it. This money can never be paid directly to you.
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It is the Access to Work grant that will pay for our services, once we start supporting you in the workplace.
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We will agree a charging rate with Access to Work, and you and your employer will sign off on weekly time sheets which log how many hours we have worked together.
Leona is a big advocate for people who are 'seldom-heard' and has been instrumental in setting up support groups for people affected by epilepsy.
Co-worker at Epilepsy Action