Disability Confident Scheme
Cleveland Police is very proud to hold level 2 Disability Confident Employer status.
We are committed to promoting an inclusive environment where all individuals are valued, respected and given equal opportunities.
As a Disability Confident employer, we:
- challenge attitudes and increase understanding of disability
- remove barriers for disabled people with long term health conditions, and support disabled people to fulfil their potential
The Disability Confident Scheme helps businesses to:
- draw from the widest possible pool of talent
- secure and retain high quality staff who are skilled, loyal and hard working
- save time and money on the costs of recruitment and training by reducing staff turnover
- keep valuable skills and experience
- reduce the levels and costs of sickness absences
- improve employee morale and commitment by demonstrating that they treat all employees fairly
To learn more about the disability confident scheme please visit this website: Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Some of the things we have implemented to support the recruitment/ retention and health and wellbeing of disabled candidates and employees are:
- Application forms updated to explain disability in greater detail and make our support offering clear
- Guaranteed interview for any applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria on the person specification
- Anonymous shortlisting with protected characteristics only visible to HR
- Reasonable adjustments supported and provided wherever possible
- Reaching a wider audience by using multiple advertisement streams
- Access for all employees to a supportive Disability Support Network and Autism Association
- An extensive wellbeing offering including counselling services, physiotherapy and occupational health appointments
These are just some examples of how we support our employees, and it is a non-exhaustive list.
Cleveland Police is committed to seeking the views of their employees via the annual staff survey. Specific sections of this survey cover how our employees feel about wellbeing provision within Cleveland Police.