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Accessibility Lead

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About the Role

Sense is recruiting for an Accessibility Lead to join our fantastic People Team in Selly Oak, Birmingham on a hybrid basis.

Sense are continuing to develop an inclusive and accessible culture where employees of all abilities feel welcomed, included and empowered to reach their full potential. We are looking for a talented, experienced and passionate individual who can support this objective, alongside the Head of Inclusion and Wellbeing.

You will lead on delivering our inclusion and accessibility objectives by ensuring our internal systems, policies and work culture supports colleagues with disabilities. You will be hands-on and have a collaborative approach, working with different stakeholders to foster positive relationships across the organisation.

The main duties and responsibilities include:

* Lead on raising awareness of disability needs and inclusive practices, collaborating with colleagues, stakeholders and the employability service.

* Promote a culture of accessibility throughout the organisation through workshops, guidance and communication channels.

* Develop and deliver training programs for employees and managers on disability awareness, inclusive practices and accessibility best practices.

* Develop and launch accessibility strategy and action plan to address improvements, working with relevant teams e.g. IT, Property, Internal Communications and People Team.

* Develop and manage accessibility roadmaps to ensure long-term compliance and improvement.

* Advise managers and individuals on Access to Work process and applications.

* Advocate for disabled people within the organisation, ensuring their needs are considered in all projects and gather feedback to support improvements.

* Collaborate with People Partners and HR Advisors to provide seamless, effective support for adjustments and guidance.

* Manage access audits of working premises and processes to implement improvements and best practice guidance.

* Create reports on accessibility within the organisation and progress towards accessibility goals.

* Develop policies and guidance that promote and support inclusive practices and equitable workplace.

* Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and People Services with the onboarding process for new hires with disabilities, ensuring a smooth transition to joining Sense.

* Keep updated on UK disability and accessibility legislation, ensuring Sense aligns with or exceeds requirements.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

* In-depth understanding of accessibility standards (Web Content, Accessibility Guidelines 2.2, Section 508, UK Equality Act).

* Familiarity with specific assistive technologies used by people with disabilities

* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative approach.

* Experience of leading and implementing disability, inclusion and accessibility initiatives.

* Passion for inclusion and a strong understanding of disability rights.

* Demonstrable experience of influencing stakeholders and developing organisational processes to ensure accessibility is embedded.

* A commitment to enabling an inclusive and diverse workforce to reflect our community.

* A commitment to people with complex communication and Sense’s vision and values.

* A willingness to learn how to communicate with people with complex communication needs and identify the barriers to their participation in all aspects of Sense’s work.

About Sense

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

To apply:

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable