17.5.2018

Enable Celebrates Mental Health Awareness Week with Additional Funding

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and Shropshire has got off to a flying start with the announcement that it has been awarded extra funds to help people with serious mental health problems across the County into paid work. Shropshire Council, through Enable, its supported employment service, will work with partners at South Staffordshire […]
22.2.2018

Enable Shortlisted for 2018 RIDI Awards

Enable’s IPS Mental Health Employment Service has been shortlisted for the 2018 Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) Awards. Following a rigorous and robust judging process, the RIDI has released its eagerly anticipated shortlist for the 2018 RIDI Awards. As in previous years, the calibre and breadth of entries presented a challenge for the independent judging […]
20.11.2017

Local Employer champions diversity in the Workplace

The Midland Metro Alliance (MMA), a prominent West Midlands employer, has been using local supported employment service…
15.11.2017

A Minute of Silence – A Lifetime of Sacrifice

The importance of remembering our veterans all year round: Thought leadership article by Leanne Morrissey – Senior Employment Officer, Enable Veteran Employment Service
25.10.2017

Enable Veteran Team Gives a Day of Their Time

Enable’s Veteran Employment Service Team, part of Veteran Charity Walking with the Wounded, recently attended Give a Day of Your Time…
16.10.2017

Making Mental Health Your Business – A Message to Employers

David Preston, Chief Officer at Shropshire Partners in Care, was kind enough to speak at Enable’s event last week for World Mental Health Day.

10.10.2017

Local Employers Engage in Mental Health Awareness

Shropshire Council supported employment service, Enable, have brought mental health awareness to the county for the second year running with their event, ‘Making Mental Health Your Business’. To mark World Mental Health Day Enable invited local employers to learn about how to approach mental illness in the workplace. The event, held at Shrewsbury Football Club, […]
8.9.2017

One Month to Go Until World Mental Health Day!

For employers, it can be difficult to know how to deal with issues surrounding mental illness in the workplace and sometimes it seems like the easiest option is to just ignore it. However, not tackling these issues can have a direct impact on your bottom line and increase your staff turnover. As well as the […]
5.9.2017

Ability over Disability – It’s Time to Think Outside the Box

Thought Leadership article – Jonathan Allan, Disability Services Manager Problem solving, innovative thinking, good timekeeping and teamwork – these are qualities commonly found in a typical job description. Most of us are able to demonstrate such attributes through examples of past work experience but for many people with a disability, these are all skills that […]
25.7.2017

Would you like to work for Enable’s Veteran Team?

Shropshire Council’s supported employment service, Enable, has a vacancy for an IPS Specialist to help Veterans with mental health needs towards and into work.
17.7.2017

‘Making Mental Health Your Business’ Returns for its Second Year

Following the success of last year’s ‘Making Mental Health Your Business’ event, Shropshire Council supported employment service, Enable, is hosting another free event for World Mental Health Day on Tuesday 10 October 2017. The event will be held at Shrewsbury Football Club from 8:30am – 10:30am. Employers from across Shropshire and the further West Midlands […]
17.7.2017

Enable Wolverhampton Celebrate at the National Learning Disabilities & Autism Awards

Midlands based supported employment service, Enable, recently attended the National Learning Disabilities & Autism Awards, held at the ICC in Birmingham on Friday 14 July. Wolverhampton City Council was announced as a finalist in the category ‘Employer of People with a Disability’. Enable Wolverhampton were invited to attend as part of the team due to […]