Employer Resources

South London Partnership works in collaboration with the five boroughs across the sub-region to offer support to employers and improve the skills and employment landscape in the region.

Explore the many ways we support businesses in South-West London to continue leading in inclusive and sustainable innovation.

Connecting To Schools, Colleges And Young People

We are supporting employers in our five boroughs by connecting them to local young talent via the South London Careers Hub.

Through the relationships we have with schools and colleges, we strengthen the connection between industry and education by facilitating valuable career focused experiences, placements, apprenticeships and simply engaging young people.

We also support Health & Care employers who want to provide work experience, apprenticeships or placement opportunities to young people.

Becoming More Inclusive

Our South London Integration Hub is supporting employers support those who need it the most.

The Integration Hub can help you support people with disabilities and long term health conditions into work.

We also support employers who want to create pathways into work for some of societies most marginalised individuals e.g. young people and women returning to work.

By connecting employers with support organisations, training providers and talented, historically overlooked people – we strengthen our local job market and social infrastructure.

Supporting Health & Care Employers

Explore the ways in which the Social Care Academy Hub can support the work you do.

By working with employers to support people into Health and Social Care opportunities.

By helping to identify which skills new talent will need to be successful in your industry.

We can support you by connecting you with training providers teaching health and social care qualifications.

We can support you with taking on a funded placement for an individual aged 18 to retirement age.

Supporting Construction, Green Or Retrofit Employers

Our Green Skills Academy Hub supports Green and Retrofit employers with their Section 106 commitments.

The Academy works with organisations that provide green skills training and green job vacancies, helping to build a more sustainable  and innovative local economy.

We can connect you with local training providers, so that you can help inform them of the right training content required to equip our future workforce.

Make use of Candidate Spotlight, where we make referrals to employers of top talents.

Looking To Promote A Vacancy?

If you have a vacancy that you’d like to recruit local people for, we can put you in touch with our Local authorities’ Job Brokerage teams in Croydon, Richmond, Kingston, Merton and Sutton.

They can match job ready candidates to your roles and provide tailored recruitment support to ensure candidates meet your requirements.

Supporting Young People With SEND Needs

Do you want to support a 16-24 year old with SEND needs with work experience?

Get in touch to learn about our Supported Internships offer across South-West London.

Looking To Promote Your Graduate Programme?

We can connect you to BIG South London, one of our SLP partners. BIG South hold relationships with local universities and adult education providers, and can be a great source of talent for graduate schemes.

You can also join a ‘cluster’ at BIG South London to gain and share expertise about big topics in your industry.

Looking To Connect With Businesses In Your Industry?

We can connect you to your relevant Chamber of Commerce. Being a member at your local chamber keeps you informed of important business news in your borough and helps you to network with other businesses.

Toolkits and E-Guides

Employers Inclusion Toolkit

Interested in welcoming a more diverse workforce to your business?

This toolkit explores supporting those with disability and long term health conditions at work.

Employment Gap

An easy read guide for employers and people with a learning disability. Co-produced with Sutton Mencap.

Mayor of London Inclusive Employer Toolkit

The Mayor’s Workforce Integration Network (WIN) toolkits contain practical guidance and links to resources that are tailored to various organisation sizes.

Actions span across five themes, including commitment, recruitment practices, retention, inclusive culture and supplier diversity.

Next Steps in London

A guide produced by the four London Careers Hubs, containing information on the pathways and routes available as you move through education and training into employment.

A Neurodiversity Toolkit

3SC have put together this Toolkit to share some of their own learning and help provide better, more engaging services for neurodiverse participants, customers and colleagues.

Employer Mini-Toolkit

An overview of the services and support offered to employers by the SLP. From filling vacancies to workplace training, whatever your business is, we’re sure to be able to help somehow.

Employer Contact Form

Please use this form if you would like to contact the SLP regarding how we can help your business

Organisations that support employers

Organisation Summary
Better Working Futures Find fully funded recruitment and training service
Care Trade Helping organisations support diversity, and become more confident with autism and neurodiversity
Corndel Training provider for employers
JobCentre Plus Recruitment advice for employers, work trials and advice on recruiting people with a disability
Noo Thinking Noo Thinking is a consultancy, focused on effective communication, based in South London.
People Plus Helping create social value with free recruitment services
Super highways Advice, training and IT support for small charities and community organisations
SWL Social Care Academy hub  Careers advice and guidance for those seeking work in Adult Social Care
Work Match Free tailored recruitment service to find local candidates
WorkFit Provides info, support and training to employers hiring someone with Downs Syndrome

Additional Resources

Recruitment guides www.gov.uk/employing-staff and www.gov.uk/topic/business-tax/paye 
www.acas.org.uk/hiring-someone
www.gov.uk/browse/employing-people/recruiting-hiring
www.cipd.org/uk/knowledge/factsheets/recruitment-factsheet/#recruitment
Recruiting social care staff (adultsocialcare.co.uk) 
www.gov.uk/guidance/check-which-professions-are-regulated-in-the-uk
Employment Schemes for Employers (such as apprenticeships) https://find-employer-schemes.education.gov.uk/
Merton Council Training Apprenticeship Fund
Mentor – MentorDigital | Tools, resources and guidance all in one place (natwestmentor.co.uk)
Free HR Templates for employers: www.acas.org.uk/templates-for-employers
CIPD Diagnostic Tool to support employers
Non-UK employees www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work
www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-shortage-occupations/skilled-worker-visa-shortage-occupations
CIPD Cost of Living advice / support for employers CIPD Cost of LIving employer support
www.hse.gov.uk/disability/best-practice/overview.htm
Help to support workers with long-term health conditions or disability www.hse.gov.uk/disability/best-practice/talking-toolkit.htm
Access to Work Mental Health Support Service resources for Employers
www.mentalhealthatwork.org.uk/commitment/
www.hse.gov.uk/stress/
www.hse.gov.uk/workers/employers.htm
Toolkit: www.hse.gov.uk/stress/talking-toolkit.htm
www.hse.gov.uk/disability/best-practice/overview.htm
www.mind.org.uk/workplace/mental-health-at-work/
www.beyondautism.org.uk/professionals/resources/employability/toolkit/
http://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/responding-to-suicide-risk-in-the-workplace-guide-June2021_tcm18-96241.pdf
Support with employee health and disability
Bullying in the workplace – BeyondAutism
Employability toolkit – BeyondAutism
ACRE Autism Employment Toolkit – for the Employment Profiling Assessment services for Adults on the Autism Spectrum. 
Employing disabled people and people with health conditions – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The Business in the Community and Public Health England – Mental Health toolkit. 
The Department of Work and Pensions autism and neurodiversity toolkit 
Do-IT Solutions Neurodiversity Workplace Toolkit 
How to implement the Thriving at Work Mental Health Core Standards in your workplace). 
Crohn’s & Colitis UK’s Are You IN? toolkit 
Work Routes (an expansion of the Work and Health programme)
The little book of menstruation, menstrual health and menopause (a guide for employers)
Access the HSEs Working Minds campaign here
Mental health at work: reasonable adjustments | Acas 
Guide: Tips for supporting people with disabilities at work
Home | British Association for Supported Employment (base-uk.org)
https://www.rehab4addiction.co.uk/
Home – Status Employment
Richmond Business Hub – Richmond Business Hub
Resource Library – Disability:IN (disabilityin.org)
Healthy Workplaces – Richmond
Career & Salary Progression: 20+ Tips for Growth | S1jobs
Read Employer Engagement and the SEND Reforms Guide (PDF) 
Young People with SEND and Supported Internships Internships-Work-Resource-Pack-for-Local-Authorities
British Association for Supported Employment employer resources
An Employers Guide to Supported Employment (external link) 
Employer Champions for Supported Internships here 
Support for Mature Individuals Age Without Limits 
Good Recruitment for Older Workers – An Employer Toolkit
Take a Midlife MOT – Job Help
Childcare Support Supporting people with childcare | Reed in Partnership