Job Match - Engaging with Employers

Posted 12.09.2019

I’ve been working with Disability Action since 2015 and am currently an Employment Engagement Officer on Job Match, engaging with medium to large employers across the Northwest region (from Derry/Londonderry to Antrim!) to support and advise them on the recruitment of disabled people; sourcing employment opportunities for our Job Match participants. I work with the wider disability sector and partner organisations to maximise the potential for employment opportunities for disabled people across NI. This year I was invited to speak at the European Union of Supported Employment Conference in Amsterdam!

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