GBEC April 2011. Funded by employers to assist them to build their disability confidence 110 members, public and private sector Provide services that.

GBECApril 2011

Funded by employers to assist them to build their ‘disability confidence’

110 members, public and private sector

Provide services that support our members goals

Make it easy for members to achieve

Organisation needs to know how change would be of benefit

Who will be rewarded?

It must be easier to bring about change than stay as things are

Behaviours

Attitudes

Systems

Knowledge

Equal Opportunities Policy and Procedures

Staff Training and Disability Awareness

The Working Environment

Recruitment commitment

Career Development

Retention, Retraining and Redeployment

Training and Work Experience

People with disability in the wider community

Involvement of People with disability

Monitoring Performance

Barrier free front door

Project lead strategies that minimise disadvantage

The recruitment system, recruitment team and line managers know how to determine how an individual with disability can meet (or not) the requirements of a job)

There is nothing in the work environment that prevents people with disability from achieving full productivity

Reasonable Adjustments/accommodations are made

Job matching – enabling self selection Seamless Reasonable Adjustments Barrier free induction processes Development of clear work-plans and regular

feedback Flexible Work practices Management confidence and commitment

Successful managers of people with disability:

Focus on the skills and attributes of the person Listen without judgement Facilitate open discussion Are flexible thinkers Approachable Responsive

‘only the best will do’

Developing flexible workplaces is one example of reasonable adjustment that can benefit all employees:◦Flexible start and finish times◦Flexible rostering ◦Flexible leave arrangements◦Part-time work◦Rostered days off or time off in lieu◦Regular or occasional working from home◦ Job-sharing◦Nine day fortnights/ compressed working weeks

After making adjustments – set work plans and review times.

Provide positive feedback early and often

Focus on quality prior to work-rate

Use gap analysis to identify areas of additional training and/or support.

Communicate

Understand

Explore

Solve

Your role as a manager requires you to manage resources and complex issues

Being a great manager means also being ableto manage human complexity

Australian Network on Disability

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www.disabilityconfidence.org.au