Mencap Job Squad member Janis who is a
Customer
A customer is a person who buys something or uses a service.
Assistant.
She works in a Tesco supermarket.
Janis says “We bring value to workplaces — just like anyone else.”
Top facts about Janis
Disability: Visual impairment and learning disabilities
Location: Cornwall
Likes: Her job, her
independence
Independence means doing things on your own. Making your own choices.
, being part of a team
Dreams of: Continuing her long career at Tesco.
Janis's journey to employment
Janis says “I hope I prove that people with different abilities can keep jobs that are meaningful to them.”
Mencap's Job Squad are:
Help more people get into work
With your support more people with a learning disability A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things. can find jobs that give them confidence and independence through the Mencap Training Academy (MTA) which offers supported internships A work placement for young people with additional needs, where they get support from a job coach. and pre-internships to young people.