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
🆕 Finance Officer
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Finance team, the successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining the financial records of the organisation, supporting the Finance Manager with the production of monthly management accounts, and assisting with the year-end process.
You will need to demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, have the ability to work as part of a team and use own initiative.
You must
◾ Have experience of working in a finance department, maintaining the accounting records.
◾ Be part qualified/qualified with recognised accountancy body (e.g. AAT, CIMA, ACCA etc.) or qualified by experience.
◾ Have knowledge of Sage 50 accounts and Microsoft Office
◾ Have the ability to meet milestone targets and goals to achieve outcomes.
◾ Have the ability to work under pressure, set priorities and meet deadlines.
◾ Be self-motivated, with drive, energy and enthusiasm.
◾ Have a high level of Excel skills.
◾ Be committed to equality and diversity.
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
◾ Salary Sacrifice Scheme*
◾ 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?
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: Monday 6th May 2024 – 11:59pm
Interviews: TBC
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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