Our Commitment to Disability Inclusion

Creating an inclusive workplace

At CareTech, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to fulfil their potential and thrive at work. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where disabled people, those with long-term health conditions and neurodiverse individuals are welcomed, supported and valued.

What this neans in practice

As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to:

  • Promoting our vacancies in ways that attract a diverse range of candidates.

  • Encouraging applications from disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.

  • Offering an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

  • Ensuring candidates have the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments at every stage of the recruitment process.

  • Making reasonable adjustments to assessments, interviews and selection activities to enable candidates to demonstrate their skills, experience and potential.

  • Working proactively with candidates to understand and remove barriers to participation.

  • Making recruitment decisions based on skills, experience, behaviours and suitability for the role.

  • Monitoring our recruitment processes to identify and address any unintended barriers or inequalities.

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Beyond recruitment

Our commitment does not end when someone joins CareTech. We are equally committed to ensuring disabled colleagues have access to:

  • Workplace adjustments and support.

  • Learning, development and career progression opportunities.

  • Flexible approaches to working where appropriate.

  • Wellbeing support and Occupational Health services.

  • A culture where colleagues feel safe to discuss support needs and be themselves at work.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we also seek to champion disability inclusion beyond our own organisation by sharing good practice, supporting employment opportunities and helping to create a more inclusive workplace culture across the health, social care and education sectors.