Employment
Disabled people are statistically less likely to have the same qualifications as non-disabled people and are less likely to be in employment.This is rarely because of a person's impairment, but because disabled people are much more likely to have been excluded from e.g. education, training and support than non-disabled people.
ILS is working closely with an organisation called Deploy to tackle this inequality.
Use the links below to find out how you can have YOUR say:
Who we are
Deploy is a partnership that aims to increase the number of disabled people and those with health related problems finding and keeping work
The partnership promotes a culture that positively values a person's abilities.
Deploy's aim is to change perceptions and approaches to the employment of disabled people.
Deploy's objective is to increase the number of disabled people working in Sheffield businesses and organisations.
What we do
- Deploy concentrates on making employers fully aware of the large untapped potential of skills and expertise available amongst disabled people, in order to open up a wide range of employment opportunities.
- A critical aim of the project is to ensure that employers are aware of the varied support available to them when employing disabled people, such as financial support, job coaching, training and assistance to ensure that their recruitment processes are all inclusive.
- Deploy is a conduit for information and assistance about disability issues. Deploy markets itself in the sector as an umbrella organisation, working in partnership and adding value to providers of services for disabled people.
- Working in partnership with service providers eliminates employer confusion and provides a seamless route for job seekers.
- Deploy have developed, in partnership with Jobnet and Creative Solutions, a standardised quality assured approach to market the skills of disabled people. Please see further information on our cv.rom .
- Deploy compile and disseminate a vacancy list through the disability sector, and advertise vacancies through jobnet and Hanlon Database.
- Deploy record and monitor employer's requirements and share this information in the sector.
Services we offer employers
- Help to access funding for equipment and adaptations
- Maintenance of a telephone helpline for employers and job seekers
- Co-ordination of disability awareness training
- Provision of an employer advisory service
- Co-ordination of an employee training
- Assistance to fill job vacancies
- Provision of professional skills match via the Jobnet initiative
- Co-ordination of hands-on-support in the workplace
- Guaranteed on-going support to employer and employee
- Maintenance of a website to provide a comprehensive resource for employers and jobseekers
- Review company policies and procedures
Advantages of employing disabled people
- Employers of disabled people have consistently found that disabled people are as productive and as dependable as any other employees.
- Including disabled people in the recruitment pool offers employers a much wider range of choice.
- Statistically, disabled people stay with their employers for longer, have a stronger commitment to work, and have fewer accidents.
- Keeping an employee, who becomes disabled, generally costs less than releasing and recruiting someone new.
- By implementing diversity, a workforce will be a true reflection of society.
- Making adjustments for people with disabilities often costs less than £200, and many employers say that it costs them nothing.
- In the service sector, employing disabled people can open up new and more inclusive customer markets.
- Team development and staff morale are improved when businesses are seen to be good employers of people with disabilities.
- Organisations approachable to disabled customers will be more accessible and appealing to all clients, customers and stakeholders.
Current available vacancies
There are three ways of viewing Deploy's available vacancies:
Contacting Deploy directly at, Unit 11, 58 Mowbray Street, Sheffield, S3 8EN
Via Deploy's website at, www.deploy.org.uk
By viewing either of the following downloadable documents (If you choose to view these documents please bare in mind that they are accurate at time of publication, but since then some of the vacancies may have been filled).
Downloadable Documents
If Adobe Acrobat is not already installed on your PC you will need to download it before reading any PDF documents. You need do this only ONCE and the software is FREE. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader
Deploy CD Rom
As you may be aware Deploy are piloting the cv rom initiative. The cv rom is a tool devised to help disabled people to access employment. We have secured Jobcentre Plus funding for this pilot and would like to recruit disabled people that live in Sheffield and claim benefits.
If you have any clients who may be interested, please contact us as we would be able to sign them up to the pilot immediately.
If you require any further information please contact Lynne Hoy or Jonathan Waite on 0114 2814176 or email your query to enquiries@deploy.org.uk
Jonathan Waite
Deploy Admin. Unit 11 53 Mowbray Street Sheffield S3 8EN Tel: 0114 2814176
Why not contact us to discuss your requirements further? We'd be delighted to help.
Back to top
|
