Shabnam Rakhiba Jheengoor

• Support disabled individuals to identify meaningful but realistic work and career goals aligned with health needs.
• Guide clients in balancing employment aspirations with energy-limiting conditions and symptoms using pacing strategies.
• Strengthen self-advocacy skills, enabling clients to communicate needs and address stigma about their conditions.
• Guide clients in exercising their legal right to reasonable adjustments, in line with the Equality Act 2010.
• Facilitate group workshops addressing barriers to employment, including fatigue, identity loss, and fear of judgement.
• Manage a 700-member online community, fostering peer support.

Facilitator on the Families Connect project, supporting families from disadvantaged households on Cambridge Road Estate in Kingston upon Thames.

• Promote the project to family service providers, including schools, charities and social sector organisations, to strengthen partnerships and increase referrals.
• Plan, organise, and facilitate group sessions to enhance confidence and a sense of belonging.
• Employ inclusive methods and practical activities to promote engagement.
• Coordinate with external organisations, connecting individuals to essential services.
• Develop accessible activities, fostering communication and skill-building.

• Supported disabled individuals to move towards employment, education and independence through tailored one-to-one coaching.
• Assisted neurodivergent clients in setting realistic vocational goals based on health, skills and personal circumstances.
• Guided individuals in developing work-related routines, time management and sustainable productivity habits.
• Facilitated access to disability-related employment support schemes, including Access to Work and PIP.
• Supported entrepreneurs with disabilities to access free mentoring opportunities, including one-to-one support through the Lilac Review, to strengthen business development and confidence.
• Strengthened communication and self-advocacy skills, particularly around disclosing disability.

• Supported vulnerable young parents below 25 years old on the Cambridge Road Estate to rebuild confidence and re-engage with education, training and future employment pathways.
• Supported neurodivergent parents to manage their own needs while balancing the demands of caring for neurodivergent children.
• Facilitated discussions on career aspirations, barriers to work and balancing caregiving responsibilities.
• Delivered sessions on emotional resilience, supporting long-term engagement with work and personal goals.
• Encouraged peer support networks to reduce isolation and improve motivation.

Disability Training Videos, UNVAELD
UNVAELD is a multi-award-winning platform that offers expert-led redundancy support and well-being support to workplaces. I planned and recorded awareness and training videos for the platform on invisible disabilities and cultural competence.

Lilac Review, Small Business Britain
Spearheaded by Small Business Britain, the Lilac Review is an independent review, tackling the inequality faced by disabled founders and aiming to level-up entrepreneurial opportunity across the UK. I participated in paid focus groups on barriers faced by entrepreneurs and on the use of assistive technology.

WISHES Job Crafting , University of Strathclyde
Workplace Intervention for Sustainable Health and Employment Support: The WISHES project looked at whether job crafting can boost employment and health for workers in the UK, especially disabled workers. I participated in multiple paid focus groups aiming to design and test interventions for job crafting in workplaces to support disabled employees.