{"id":561,"date":"2018-11-01T22:26:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T22:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accessibletown.gg\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=561"},"modified":"2018-11-01T22:26:07","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T22:26:07","slug":"improving-the-accessibility-of-your-employment-process","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/matter.gg\/accessible-town-2018\/portfolio-items\/improving-the-accessibility-of-your-employment-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving the accessibility of your Employment Process"},"content":{"rendered":"

By signing up to the commitments of the Charter you are demonstrating your commitment to being positive and pro-active towards recruiting and retaining disabled people.<\/h3>\n

The Charter is not a statutory obligation nor is it a legal requirement. This Charter is about working towards the\u00a0commitments of it and not the immediate fulfilment of them \u2013 signing up is a step along a journey- not the end of it.\u00a0 Organisations which sign up to the Charter agree to:
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  1. encourage job applications from disabled people<\/li>\n
  2. guarantee a job interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria\u00a0for our job vacancies<\/li>\n
  3. implement good practice in all aspects of the recruitment and retention of\u00a0disabled people<\/li>\n
  4. consider \u2018reasonable adjustments\u2019 in the recruitment process and in the\u00a0workplace<\/li>\n
  5. provide work experience placements and job tasters for disabled people where\u00a0practicable<\/li>\n
  6. Make staff may be available to conduct mock or practice interviews for job seekers with a\u00a0disability<\/li>\n
  7. encourage managers and supervisors to undertake on-line Disability Awareness\u00a0training<\/li>\n
  8. act as a disability Ambassador and encourage staff to motivate other employers<\/li>\n
  9. develop our own commitment to enhance the employment opportunities for\u00a0disabled islanders<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>

    To sign up to the Charter please contact Nikki Ioannou-Droushiotis at Guernsey Employment Trust on 247999 or\u00a0visit GET\u2019s website on www.get.org.gg\/employers\/charter<\/a> to\u00a0find out more information.<\/p>\n

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    The information in this leaflet was provided by the GDA disability groups locally, and Disabled Go<\/p>\n

    Visit\u00a0 www.signpost.gg<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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    Download this Change Card<\/span><\/a><\/div>
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