Disability Employment Officer
| Posting date: | 11 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | PLUS PENSION |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 September 2025 |
| Location: | RM10 |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | INDEPENDENT LIVING AGENCY |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | TM2 |
Summary
To develop and manage ILA’s employment support programme.
To inspire Disabled People including people with mental health issues and/or long-term health conditions and learning disabilities to secure employment.
To provide person centred advice and guidance to Disabled People, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable progression into suitable employment.
To provide holistic support to Disabled People who may experience many challenges in their lives as well as barriers to the employment, signposting to other agencies as required.
Recruit, train and manage a team of peer support volunteers, playing an important role in helping people sustain employment
To inspire Disabled People including people with mental health issues and/or long-term health conditions and learning disabilities to secure employment.
To provide person centred advice and guidance to Disabled People, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable progression into suitable employment.
To provide holistic support to Disabled People who may experience many challenges in their lives as well as barriers to the employment, signposting to other agencies as required.
Recruit, train and manage a team of peer support volunteers, playing an important role in helping people sustain employment
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.