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Employment

The Clubhouse enables its members to return to paid work through Transitional Employment and Independent Employment;therefore, the Clubhouse does not provide employment to members through in-house businesses, segregated Clubhouse enterprises or sheltered workshops.

TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT

The Clubhouse offers its own Transitional Employment Programme, which provides as a right of membership, opportunities for members to work on job placements in business and industry. As a defining characteristic of a Clubhouse Transitional Employment Programme, the Clubhouse guarantees coverage on all placements during member absences. In addition the Transitional Employment Programme meets the following basic criteria:

1. The desire to work is the single most important factor determining placement opportunity.
2. Placement opportunities will continue to be available regardless of success or failure in previous placements.
3. Members work at the employer's place of business.
4. Members are paid the prevailing wage rate, but at least minimum wage, directly by the employer.
5. Transitional Employment Placements are drawn from a wide variety of job opportunities.
6. Transitional Employment Placements are part-time and time-limited, generally 15 to 20 hours per week and from six to nine months in duration.
7. Selection and training of members on Transitional Employment is the responsibility of the Clubhouse, not the employer.
8. Clubhouse members and staff prepare reports on TE employment for all appropriate agencies dealing with member's benefits.
9. Transitional Employment Placements are managed by Clubhouse staff and members and not by TE specialists.
10. There are no TE Placements within the Clubhouse. Transitional Employment Placements at an auspice agency must be off-site from the Clubhouse and meet all of the above criteria.

SUPPORTED AND INDEPENDENT EMPLOYMENT

• The Clubhouse assists and supports members to secure, sustain and subsequently, to better their employment.
  
  
• Members who are working independently continue to have available all Clubhouse supports and opportunities including advocacy for entitlements, and assistance with housing, clinical, legal, financial and personal issues as well as participation in the evening and weekend programmes.