Quest Supported Employment Agency

Quest Supported Employment Agency provides open employment opportunities, work
experience placements, voluntary work and training opportunities for people with a learning
disability and Mental Health issues. The service is person-centred, assessing an individual’s work readiness and employability skills, throughvocational profiling. Training is provided in CV writing, interview techniques and travel training.

Advice and guidance is provided on numerous issues relating to employment and benefits,
whilst ensuring multi-agency working between carers, parents, social workers and support
workers.

Quest supports jobseekers to find open employment, This involves a variety of activities with the job finder including a period of intensive job searching, job site visits and taster sessions. They provide a unique job coach support service, offering employee and employer on-site support which is tailored to the individual’s needs, ensuring that natural
supports are in place before withdrawing. Quest works in partnership with local employers and other organisations to raise awareness about learning disability and advises employers on how to make reasonable adjustments in the workplace.

Referrals can be made through the Adult Services Learning Disability Teams in Cardiff
and the Vale of Glamorgan or the Disability Employment Adviser (DEA) at the local  Jobcentre Plus office.