Disability Advisor
Contract: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week) Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm
Location: Home based with requirement to sometimes travel to client sites across the UK
Salary: £30,000 – £32,000 per annum, depending on experience
MAIN OBJECTIVES
Working with private sector clients, the advisor will provide assessments and actions plans to help remove disability related barriers. The post will involve intensive case management to resolve issues for customers and will do this by liaising with stakeholders including the employee, line manager and wider client.
The job provides an excellent opportunity to help clients focussed on talent management and use problem solving skills to really make a difference for disabled employees working in the media and other industries.
Our client offers the ability to qualify as a CDMP (Certified Disability Management Professional) in a growing part of the business.
It is imperative the advisor is able to adapt their assessment methodology. As well as a proactive approach to disability management, being able to risk manage on behalf of clients is vital.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ROLE
1. Excellent working knowledge of MS Office 365 including MS Teams, Outlook, Excel, Word and Powerpoint
2. Ability to coach, mentor and encourage others to promote wellbeing and self-care
3. Ability to produce accurately written high level reports
4. Able to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships
5. Knowledge of Equality Act and Disability legislation affecting employees
6. Able to use discretion and show empathy and be sensitive to needs of others
7. Good pan-disability knowledge including mental health and neurodiverse conditions
8. Able to maintain accurate records using a bespoke database
9. Ability to travel independently to sites across north of England & other areas as required
10. Able to identify risks to contract or to employees including safeguarding
11. Ability to follow standard operating procedures
CORE SKILLS & BEHAVIOURS
12. Strong Interpersonal skills
13. Flexible and adaptable
14. Responsible
15. Well Organised
16. Professional in appearance and approach
17. Able to work alone or as a team
18. Trustworthy and Honest
19. Calm under pressure
20. Willing to learn new skills
21. Efficient
22. Enthusiastic and Proactive
23. Possess a positive can-do attitude
HOW TO APPLY
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