聯繫人

香港柴灣興華(二)邨安興樓天台
hkdsa@hk-dsa.org.hk
2697 5391
2692 4955

Down Syndrome Employment Support Scheme (DSESS)

~ Provide a one-stop employment service platform to support people with Down syndrome ~

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With more and more companies are willing to employ people with disabilities, the employment of the people with disabilities should be of greater concern to the public. In light of the above situation, the Integrated Vocational Rehabilitation Services has launched the Down Syndrome Employment Support Scheme (DSESS). The Scheme helps people with Down Syndrome and their parents or caregivers to know more about employment service and understand themselves more in career development and planning by providing employment information and advisory service, so that encourage them to engage in the open employment market to unleash their potential and shine in the workplace.

Our Objective

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  • To assist undergraduates and their caregivers to explore the life planning
  • To assist the graduates who are unsuccessful in securing employment and their caregivers to plan their future career
  • To support the working people and their caregivers to know and understand their needs other than work.

Target Service Users

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  • People with Down Syndrome who aged 15 or above and their caregivers.
Short Term Employment Advisory Service

Short Term Employment Advisory Service

1. Introduce the employment service

2. Find out the ability of the participants and service users

3. Understand service users’ the concept about working

4. Discuss the expectations for the career development with the service users

5. Other matters related to the career development

Event/Talk/
Workshop

Event/Talk/
Workshop

Conducting the events, talks or workshops about career planning, and let the service users understand the employment orientation Eg. Taster workshop, Talks about working preferences etc.
Publication – Job Job News (Chinese version)

Publication Job Job News (Chinese version)

Provision of updated information so as to let the service users catch up with the job market
Long term Case Follow-up Service

Long term Case Follow-up Service

Apply the Integrated Vocational Rehabilitation Services if need for career development follow up work and job referrals.

See the latest JOB JOB NEWS

Issue 1
(August 2020)
 

Issue 2
(April-October 2021)

Issue 3
(November 2021 to April 2022)

Issue 4
(November 2022 to April 2023)

Issue 5
(July-December 2023)

How to apply or enquiry

Fill in the form online; or
Referral via social worker (for member of Bradbury Parents Resource Centre, Jockey Club Down Syndrome Centre only)
Contact our Vocational Rehabilitation Officer at Employment Service Centre during office hours Monday to Friday at 2611 9747.