Consulting and counselling establishment for recipients of social assistance: Counselling, Qualification, Mediation

Step 2 Job primarily supports recipients of full social assistance who are older than 18 years.

Together with the clients, a counselling plan with individualised measures will be drawn up for dealing with their individual problem situations (missing qualification, absence of child support, restrictions imposed by health situation, debts, etc.). The offers range from handholding through personal coaching and empowerment to courses related to the profession.

In this way, the employability will be enhanced in a sustainable manner.

Once these partial goals are achieved, the clients will be supported actively in looking for jobs.

Goals:

• Improving the employability
• Mediation in the(first or second) job market

Duration: 1.9.2010 – 31.12.2012

Financing: AMS Vienna, esf (European Special Fund)
Project executing organisation: differs depending on the district, and the target group "young persons" (e.g. for the 21^st and 22^nd district, Context Impulse am Arbeitsmarkt GbmH)
Information can be obtained from the concerned regional offices of the AMS