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Greenwich in drive to recruit more disabled staff

 
Wednesday 3 December is International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

This event comes at a time when Greenwich Council is actively seeking to employ more staff with disabilities.

Deputy Leader of Greenwich Council, Peter Brooks, said: "We encourage any individual, whether disabled or not, to apply for jobs within the Council, if they feel they have the right skills and talents to offer."

He added: "As an employer, we are committed to doing all we can to assist and support disabled members of staff."

Current workforce

Currently, people with disabilities make up around 2.5 per cent of the Council's workforce and Greenwich wants to see a bigger representation.

What does this involve?

  • encouraging more people with disabilities to apply for vacancies
  • reassure those with a disability or impairment that they should not be put off applying
  • implementing measures to ensure the skills and talents of any disabled employee can be fully utilised
  • training managers to consider, when recruiting, appropriate adaptations to enable people with a disability or impairment to effectively perform their job to the same level as others.

What's it like to work for Greenwich?

Roxanne HubbardRoxanne Hubbard, 43, is an Income Recovery Officer and has worked for Greenwich Council since 1985.

She has had a disability since birth. Her left hand isn't fully developed, so she relies a lot on using her right hand.

Roxanne says that she found it very "daunting" finding a job after leaving school, but found that volunteering helped her to gain skills needed for paid employment.

She said of her time at Greenwich: "Since I started with the Council, I have been pleased to fill a number of roles ... just a bit of thought towards detail and a few minor changes have helped me do my job in exactly the same way as others."

Julia BallJulia Ball, 38, joined the Council in 2002 and works as an Admin Assistant in the Housing Aid Centre.

Her disability means she has a slowness in processing language and like Roxanne, also found it difficult to find work after school.

Julia said: "When I was applying for jobs, employers didn't seem to recognise the skills I had to offer, or didn't seem to understand my condition. Although, I think things have changed since then."

She added: "When I was interviewed for a position within the Council, I was treated fairly alongside other applicants and was really pleased to be given a fair chance."

Further information

If you would help and guidance regarding finding work, please see our employment and training advice pages.

For further information on the full range of support offered by Greenwich to people with disabilities, please see our services for the disabled pages.

Current job vacancies

Visit our Jobs and Careers pages, to see current available vacancies at Greenwich Council.

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