Employment

Down Syndrome Ireland’s Employment team supports adults with Down syndrome to make informed choices about their careers, providing necessary resources to seek, obtain and be successful in gaining employment.  

We believe that adults with Down syndrome should have access to meaningful employment: employment that is paid, in an area that matches skill and interest level and employment in a person’s local community. Through our National Employment Programme, our team work with and support a wide range of progressive organisations who see people with Down syndrome as key to making their workplaces more diverse and inclusive.

Everyone wants a purpose in life, like their siblings, to secure a paid job, work in their community and in an area that meets their skill and interest level. 

Down Syndrome Ireland’s Employment Team supports adults with Down syndrome achieve this through our National Employment Programme.