For years, ROVI has been cooperating and collaborating with different associations in the inclusion of people with other abilities in the workplace. Thanks to its work with the Prodis Foundation and Down Granada, ROVI has participated in three projects to accompany people with intellectual disabilities in their process of adapting to their work at the Granada, Pozuelo and Madrid offices.
This adaptation process consists of three main phases:
- ROVI identifies the needs of the position and, together with the partnership, searches for a candidate who matches these needs.
- The candidate makes contact with his or her functions and tasks in the company accompanied by an employment mediator. This person helps to train the candidate ‘in situ’ and, in addition, provides support to his or her team at ROVI.
- As the candidate gains autonomy in the performance of his or her duties, the presence of the mediator decreases until he or she is periodically reviewed to continue his or her work of accompanying the candidate (who is already employed).
Javier Angulo, Director of Human Resources at ROVI, explains: “This accompaniment model provides us with a great deal of security for the companies, as it facilitates the transition to the real world of work for the candidates, and for the work teams it allows us to better understand the needs they may have for their adaptation. These young people show that, with the right training, they are perfectly qualified for employment. In this sense, at ROVI we continue to be committed to facilitating the integration of people with intellectual disabilities into the workplace, as we understand that this is an essential step for the development and autonomy of any person”.
“Thanks to our qualified team of labour mediators and professionals, the Prodis Foundation is able to make the Labour Inclusion Service programme a reality, thus supporting people with intellectual disabilities entering the labour market. This collaboration between the foundation and companies has been vital not only to help in accessing a job, but also to improve their quality of life and their real participation in society,” said María Gil, Director of Communication at the Prodis Foundation.