Job Title: Disability, Placement & Progression Officer
Location: West Yorkshire - area based (hybrid)
Salary: £28,678 per annum FTE
This is a full time role (37 hours per week)
This is a fixed term contract until March 2025
The Disability, Placement & Progression Officer will play a pivotal role in this programme by working closely with participants facing health-related challenges, facilitating their journey towards sustainable employment. Engaging with local employers, the successful candidate will generate opportunities and support the placement process for individuals with disabilities and health conditions. Providing personalised support, advice, and guidance throughout the participants time on programme as well as providing in work support to promote sustainability. This post endeavours to advocate accessibility and inclusivity in the workplace.
Knowledge Essential:
- Knowledge of the local labour markets and health related barriers to employment
- Knowledge of customer service and relationship management
- An understanding of the local area and factors contributing to the local labour market
- An understanding of and a commitment to quality
- Good knowledge of health services, employment, training and personal development opportunities that are available in the local community
Experience Essential:
- Recent experience of working with individuals with health conditions and disabilities to overcome barriers to progression
- Experience of working in a target driven environment
A full list of job objectives and requirements can be found in the JD.
Closing date for applications: 28 April 2024
Interviews: To take place via Microsoft Teams.
Please note, we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to close our vacancies early.
Application process: Towards the bottom of this page, you can apply. Once you click apply you will be required to complete a short online application form and upload your CV. Please take care to detail your experience in the relevant, specific areas mentioned above to highlight your experience.
At EDT we pride ourselves on creating an environment that supports a healthy work life balance for all our staff. We provide policies that encourage flexible working around individual needs. We offer a range of benefits including a generous holiday allowance, pension scheme and additional voluntary money saving benefits.
Education Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults whom we work with and come into contact with around the world. All applicants are subject to thorough screening and successful candidates are subject to the relevant level of criminal record checks with national police authorities or the UK’s Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This will be at minimum a basic DBS check.
At Education Development Trust, we strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and knows they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks. We’re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Education Development Trust an inclusive place to work. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.
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