Services — Employment
bid services Employment Service has been running since 2007 and was originally funded through LSC (Learning Skills Council) and NRF (Neighbourhood Renewal Fund) funding awarded by the Birmingham City Council Department for Economic Development.
Our Employment Service, which is now funded by the Working Neighbourhood Transition Fund, has a fantastic track record of helping deaf and hard of hearing people find employment, develop new skills and find training opportunities. We provide advice, guidance and support, help with CV development and interview training.
We work closely with our clients and employers at a local level incorporating the diverse requirements of the deaf community into the service we offer. Our employment team also work extremely hard to challenge and overcome barriers that deaf and hard of hearing people experience finding work. More details in the 1st box on the right of the page.
Our commitment to developing a service that benefits the people we work with is second to none. We pride ourselves on being able to support deaf people back into work and make a real difference to the lives of people we work with. You can see this through our team’s commitment and what we offer, as shown on the 2nd box in the right side.
Birmingham Disability Consortium
Disabled and wanted to work?
If you have a disability and you want to work...then our specialist employment teams can help you if you have a sight loss, mental health problems, learning difficulties, hearing impairment or a physical disability, please go to the weblink to find out more: http://www.birminghamdisabilityconsortium.org.uk/.
Below we have two attachments, one is tips for employers on deaf employees and the other one is a leaflet of our employment service.
Attachments
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To overcome barriers such as:
- Lack of Deaf Awareness in the employment environment and recuritment process
- Communication barriers
- Access to training and education opportunity to develop skills
- Lack of recognition around additional needs and support to help adjust to the work place i.e. 'Access to Work'
Our team's commitment:
- Employment staff that are fluent in British Sign Language (BSL)
- Information, Advice and Guidance Service (with staff educated to NVQ level 4)
- Strong links to local employers (for information about hiring deaf people, please see our attachment below)
- A solid knowledge of training providers in the area
- ASDAN courses to support young deaf people with additional needs
- Established links to Access to Work to cover employee interpreter costs.
To find out more about our service, or for information about bid services weekly Job Club contact:
SMS: 07806729256
Email: info@bid.org.uk