Head of Accessibility Services Remote
Job description
“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”
At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.
For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.
Purpose
The role is responsible for the strategic management and growth of the service to achieve monthly revenue targets and sustainability, whilst creating lasting change. Building long-lasting and impactful relationships with customers to enable them to put digital accessibility at the heart of design. Results driven to ensure the customer receives a high-quality service which assists them in improving their digital accessibility maturity and capability in line with WCAG. An ability to lead a team to go over above and beyond customer expectations to provide a best-in-class service.
Essential:
You will have:
Educated to degree level and/or significant experience within a relevant field
Demonstrable knowledge of and a passion for digital accessibility and assistive technologies
Strong understanding of disability, inclusivity issues and relevant legislation
Significant experience of service delivery and operational management at a senior level
Strong track record of achieving growth targets and meeting both financial requirements and customer need
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Location:
Home Based
Employee Benefits
As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people’s lives, you will have access to the following benefits:
25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
2 days paid volunteering leave each year
An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network)
Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
Join a diverse and inclusive organisation
Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.
In addition;
We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.
Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.
If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: [email protected]
Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
