Hi, my name is g30335! Advice for getting an admin job

g30335
g30335 Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited June 30 in Work

Hello, I'd like some advice as how to get a administrative job as someone who suffers with epilepsy and cerebral palsy. Any advice will be much appreciated😀!!

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  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 4,221 Online Community Team

    Hi @g30335 and welcome to the community! Have you started to apply for jobs?

    We offer a Support to Work service which may be useful for you. They can help you with your CV, conduct mock interviews, and help you search for a job. We also have our wonderful CP Network team who may have some advice @Richard_Scope @Lucy_Scope @SaraC_Scope.

  • SaraC_Scope
    SaraC_Scope CP Network, Scope Posts: 446 Pioneering

    @g30335 I'm Sara one of the CP specialists in the CP Network. I have right sided cerebral palsy and epilepsy, so I understand the challenges of finding the right role and an employer that understands the additional support we might need.

    If I can help in any way please let me know. I happy to have a conversation about my working experiences and in ways where I educated my colleagues about disability.

  • Stellar
    Stellar Community Member Posts: 538 Trailblazing

    I suggest focusing on upskilling in the meantime. Realistically, you won't get a job in the near future because the UK job market is the worst it's been in almost 20 years. Even ableds with decades of experience are finding it impossible. Disabled people, alongside anyone else with a patchy work history, stand no chance.

  • SheffieldMan1976
    SheffieldMan1976 Posts: 3,120 Connected
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1135719#Comment_1135719

    The fact most disabled people have almost no paid work history is a MAJOR issue, which is caused by right wing employers in the ruddy first place IMO.

  • ChrisR777
    ChrisR777 Community Member Posts: 1,410 Trailblazing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1135723#Comment_1135723

    Where do you get the idea that employers have a duty to employ us? Without government subsidy, they just won't.

  • Stellar
    Stellar Community Member Posts: 538 Trailblazing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1135737#Comment_1135737

    the various pay gap duties and equality act discrimination stuff suggests they do. and for subsidies, you're right for the majority of cases. hence why governments keep pushing out all these Restart schemes for younger people.

  • SheffieldMan1976
    SheffieldMan1976 Posts: 3,120 Connected
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1135737#Comment_1135737

    Because they have a quota to fulfill, under the Equality Act 2010 they cannot reject any potential employee based on their disability, well that's the official line but it still happens that as soon as any disability is declared, BOOM! Rejected!

  • ChrisR777
    ChrisR777 Community Member Posts: 1,410 Trailblazing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1135758#Comment_1135758

    We all know they can't reject an applicant because they are disabled, but unless they state that as the reason, there is no proof.

    How long can anyone keep doing the same thing, but expect a different result? It would have driven me mad if I hadn't stopped looking.

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