Social services of the State Employment Service

The article studies the types and content of social services provided by a specialized career counselor to persons with disabilities in the employment mechanism. It was emphasized that relevant services are provided only to registered unemployed persons with disabilities. A distinction is made between general and personalized information and counseling, as well as professional information and counseling as components of professional orientation. It was concluded that the professional orientation of people with disabilities at the stage of choosing a direction of study for obtaining vocational or higher education will contribute to their effective employment, taking into account individual characteristics and the state of the labor market. The significant role of profiling as an innovative technology in the activities of social services has been identified. Examples of various models of such profiling in foreign countries are given. A comparative analysis of legislative definitions of the same concept in various Laws of Ukraine was conducted. It was concluded that the list of social services and their concepts, enshrined in various Laws of Ukraine, should be unified. It was emphasized that it is necessary to harmonize the Laws of Ukraine «On Employment of the Population», «On Compulsory State Social Insurance in Case of Unemployment», «On Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities». Legislative definitions should be universal and enshrined in the basic law regulating the relevant sphere of relations. All definitions related to the sphere of employment should be enshrined in the Law of Ukraine «On Employment of the Population». Legislative definitions of vocational guidance, vocational training, vocational rehabilitation, and vocational selection need to be revised. The argument is based on the need to establish a standard for employment of people with disabilities: the priority areas for search are areas of work within the profession that a person would choose if they did not have a disability at all. It is justified that vocational training as a form of professional rehabilitation should be provided to persons who have lost contact with the labor market or persons who need additional protection. Everyone else needs to be provided with access to vocational education. The author argues that in the employment search procedure for a person with a disability, the «roadmap» is an individual employment plan. It is the basis for monitoring employment as a comprehensive social service in the field of employment of a person.