Work For Disability Positive
We are Disability Positive. We provide services, opportunities and a voice to people living with disability and long-term health conditions, and their families. We know it matters because we live with disability and long-term health conditions too.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and an equal opportunities employer. Applications from disabled people/people with lived experience of disability and long-term health conditions are particularly welcome.
You’ll benefit from a supportive working environment and being part of our great team working to achieve our vision of a world that is Disability Positive.
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If you wish to discuss any of the roles below, please email HR@DisabilityPositive.org
🆕 Care and Support Advisor
You will be part of a team that delivers the Arrangement of Care and Support Service, this role will be focused within the Cheshire locality.
Our Arrangement of Care and Support Advisors provide high quality information and support to both referring Health & Social Care professionals and eligible customers who are in receipt of a Personal Budget (Direct Payments), Personal Health Budgets and self-funded/private clients.
We seek an individual with a background in social care who can support disabled children and adults to live independently in their local communities.
The successful candidate would empower the individual and ensure they have the support they need to retain their independence.
You should be motivated, enthusiastic and have a passion for what you do.
You will need to demonstrate high ethical standards, take personal accountability for everything you do, and always want to be the best.
If you have some experience of social care, through life experience, voluntary placement, or paid work, we believe you will have the transferrable skills required for this exciting role.
You will need to be well organised, a confident communicator and have loads of motivation and a determination to always deliver your best.
You must
◾ be self-motivated
◾ be flexible and have strong interpersonal skills
◾ be able to engage and motivate people
◾ committed to the inclusion of disabled people
◾ be able to manage a complex workload
◾ be able to travel independently across Cheshire
◾ be subject to an enhanced DBS check
Benefits
◾ 25 days of annual leave, pro rata plus Gifted days off between Christmas and New Year and Bank Holidays.
◾ An additional two days gifted leave for your Birthday each year
◾ Private Health Insurance with a Medical History disregard, and option to increase to Family membership*
◾ Free Parking
*These options are available following completion of probation.
Does this sound like you?
Click here to view our candidate pack for further information.
If you are interested, please submit your covering letter & CV, which details why you are right for the role and how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification, along with our Recruitment Monitoring form to; HR@disabilitypositive.org
Closing date for applications: 28th April 2024 11:59pm
Interviews: TBC
Post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Disability Positive are an equal opportunities employer. Applications from people with lived experience of disability and long-term conditions are particularly welcome.
Registered charity no 1091744
🆕 Play/Youth Worker – Minimum 4-6 Hours, Holiday Time, Zero Hours Contract, £12.74 per Hour
Are you free during School Holidays?
Do you want to build a den? Have fun with music and movement? Cook a new dish?
Do you want to make a real difference to young people with lived experience of disability or long-term health conditions?
We have an exciting opportunity to join our expanding Community Engagement Team and support young people to have fun during school holidays…
Role:
You will use your skills and ability to connect with young people to support them to take part in creative, fun and accessible activity sessions.
You will need to:
◾ Be confident to provide high quality group and 1-1 support to young people aged 5-18 years (including personal care)
◾ Ideally have previous experience working with young people with lived experience of disability
◾ Be able to use own initiative
◾ Have lots of energy and enthusiasm
◾ Have some knowledge of safeguarding
Our activity sessions will be taking place in Chester, and will be held during school holidays for May (1 week), Summer (5 weeks) and October (1 week). We are therefore looking for energetic, dynamic individuals to join us on a Zero Hours Contract to help out with the groups running throughout the holidays for the remainder of this year (minimum 4-6 hours per week).
You will receive training and a full induction beforehand.
Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you!
If you are interested, please submit your covering letter & CV, along with our Recruitment Monitoring form to HR@disabilitypositive.org
Post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check
Disability Positive are an equal opportunities employer. Applications from disabled people/people with lived experience of disability and long-term conditions are particularly welcome.
Registered charity no 1091744
Work as a Personal Assistant
❗ Please note, Disability Positive does not employ Personal Assistants, you would be working directly for the individual employer.
Personal Assistant (PA) Vacancies
Have you considered working as a Personal Assistant (PA), supporting a person to live independently? Personal Assistant roles are flexible, varied and can make a real difference to someone’s life. To find out more about the role of a PA, download our job description here PA-Job-description Download
To find a Personal Assistant/carer role, you can register free with our jointly owned recruitment tool. The North West Personal Assistance (NWPA) website offers one place for PAs to search for jobs and for individual employers to search for the right PA.
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