Journey Skills Podcast

Successful sustainable employment opportunities for young people with additional needs comes when support is provided for not just the young person but also for their employer too. This is the message in this week’s podcast with Lisa Campbell-Squires from Team Domenica. Team Domenica is a social enterprise charity with a vision to help people with additional needs reach their full potential in the workplace. Lisa explained how Team Domenica was started by Rosa Monckton in response to her own daughter’s lack of training and employment opportunities. They now operate a café (Café Domenica) as well as training facilities and work with local employers using a supported internship model.  Lisa also spoke of her own journey and why she had been inspired to get involved with helping young people with additional needs access employment opportunities.   Lisa explained the various programs on offer at Team Domenica, which includes a first-year introductory program that works on developing communication skills, social s