Disability Symbol

As a holder of the Disability Symbol the Association has undertaken several commitments about recruitment, employment, retention and career development of disabled people.

We undertake:

• To interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.
• To ensure there is a mechanism in place to discuss, at any time, but at least once a year, with disabled employees what they can do to make sure they can develop and use their abilities.
• To make every effort when employees become disabled to make sure they stay in employment.
• To take action to ensure that all employees develop the appropriate level of disability awareness needed to make our commitments work.
• Each year, to review the five commitments and what has been achieved, to plan ways to improve on them and let employees and Jobcentre Plus know about progress and future plans.

In addition we:

• Will make reasonable adjustments for existing staff as well as candidates and new recruits
• We write to all staff who have declared they have a disability at least annually to ensure their needs are met, changes are recorded and further support advice or assistance is available.