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Through its Employability and Skills Plan the Welsh Government has committed to working with partners to increase the number of disabled people in work. A number of barriers are currently preventing disabled people from entering, staying in and progressing in work, from inflexible working practices to lack of awareness or understanding of accessible working practices by employers. Disabled people are twice as likely to be unemployed when compared to non-disabled people and this needs to change to support growth within the Welsh economy.

This Disabled People’s Employment Champion will join a wider network of partners, who, through their roles, will advocate for the employment of disabled people, promoting the Social Model of Disability. Dedicated support for SMEs will be available via the Business Wales service and the post-holder(s) will need to work hand-in-hand with the service to ensure the businesses they engage with are aware of the support available.

The post-holder will work actively with employers across Wales to increase awareness of the availability of talent and skills provided by disabled people, to help adapt their recruitment practices for their workforce, and to show them how to effectively access the support which is available to help disabled people into work. They will provide independent, balanced advice, offering expertise, helping employers attract disabled applicants, remove barriers in the workplace and enable disabled employees to realise their potential and use their talents to deliver business benefits.

The post-holder will also support Welsh Government to become an exemplar in terms of recruitment practices for Disabled People and be called upon to use their lived experience to enrich Welsh Government policy and programme developments particularly in relation to Employability and Skills.

The post-holder will require an understanding of the barriers disabled people face applying for and during employment, together with knowledge and experience of equality legislation.

The post-holder will be required to meet with partners and employers and some travel may be required.

Through its Employability and Skills Plan the Welsh Government has committed to working with partners to increase the number of disabled people in work. A number of barriers are currently preventing disabled people from entering, staying in and progressing in work, from inflexible working practices to lack of awareness or understanding of accessible working practices by employers. Disabled people are twice as likely to be unemployed when compared to non-disabled people and this needs to change to support growth within the Welsh economy.

This Disabled People’s Employment Champion will join a wider network of partners, who, through their roles, will advocate for the employment of disabled people, promoting the Social Model of Disability. Dedicated support for SMEs will be available via the Business Wales service and the post-holder(s) will need to work hand-in-hand with the service to ensure the businesses they engage with are aware of the support available.

The post-holder will work actively with employers across Wales to increase awareness of the availability of talent and skills provided by disabled people, to help adapt their recruitment practices for their workforce, and to show them how to effectively access the support which is available to help disabled people into work. They will provide independent, balanced advice, offering expertise, helping employers attract disabled applicants, remove barriers in the workplace and enable disabled employees to realise their potential and use their talents to deliver business benefits.

The post-holder will also support Welsh Government to become an exemplar in terms of recruitment practices for Disabled People and be called upon to use their lived experience to enrich Welsh Government policy and programme developments particularly in relation to Employability and Skills.

The post-holder will require an understanding of the barriers disabled people face applying for and during employment, together with knowledge and experience of equality legislation.

The post-holder will be required to meet with partners and employers and some travel may be required.

• Raise awareness with employers about the benefits of employing disabled people, and those with limiting health conditions; seeking out and facilitating collaborative opportunities to improve employment levels for disabled people.
• Liaise with relevant Welsh Government policy officials to share good practice and lessons learnt on Disabled People’s employment matters.
• Work cross-departmentally to embedding the Social Model of Disability and participate in the assessment of Integrated Impact Assessments, Business Cases and awards.
• Use lived experience to enrich Welsh Government policy and programme developments and also provide advice on corporate developments such as website content.
• Promote the recruitment and retention of disabled people in line with the Social Model of Disability;
• Promote ways of removing barriers which place disabled people at a disadvantage in recruitment and in the workplace.
• Help and support employers with ‘disclosure’ as part of business recruitment and ensure they adopt an inclusive approach in their recruitment processes, and develop new innovative practices through disseminating best practice from exemplar employers.
• Help employers to access employment support for those disabled people who have successfully found employment, or where there is the potential for new jobs, and increase understanding of the support that is available to both the employee and the employer, using local specialist knowledge (e.g. cost of adaptations to the workplace, liaison with specialists to secure DWP’s Access to Work funding).
• Work with cross-sector partners and connect with existing services, e.g. DWP Jobcentre Plus Disability Employment Advisers, Remploy, Elite etc. to maximise their impact.
• Share information with stakeholders and employers with experience of recruiting disabled people to promote inclusive opportunities and ensure connectivity with the Welsh Government’s programmes.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Job contact :

Name :
Samantha Huckle
Email :
[email protected]

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