Disability Advisor

Disability Advisor

Contract: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week), Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm

Location: Home based with some requirement to travel to client sites across the UK

Salary: £31,000 per annum

MAIN OBJECTIVES

Working with private sector clients, the advisor will provide assessments and action 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 can 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

• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office 365 including MS Teams, Outlook, Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
• Ability to coach, mentor and encourage others to promote wellbeing and self-care.
• Ability to produce accurately written high level reports.
• Able to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.
• Knowledge of Equality Act and Disability legislation affecting employees.
• Able to use discretion and show empathy and be sensitive to needs of others.
• Good pan-disability knowledge including mental health and neurodiverse conditions.
• Able to maintain accurate records using a bespoke database.
• Ability to travel independently to sites across north of England & other areas as required.
• Able to identify risks to contract or to employees including safeguarding.
• Ability to follow standard operating procedures.

CORE SKILLS & BEHAVIOURS

• Strong Interpersonal skills
• Flexible and adaptable
• Responsible
• Well Organised
• Professional in appearance and approach
• Able to work alone or as a team
• Trustworthy and Honest
• Calm under pressure
• Willing to learn new skills
• Efficient
• Enthusiastic and Proactive
• Possess a positive can-do attitude

HOW TO APPLY

Interested in this Disability Advisor opportunity Click apply and you will be redirected to our client’s recruitment system/website to complete your application.