Award Category: Team of the Year – Disability and health

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Recognising an employment services provider who has demonstrated exceptional commitment in supporting jobseekers with disabilities and health conditions to achieve sustained employment.

This award seeks to recognise a team of frontline advisers who have worked together to help disabled people and those with health conditions overcome barriers to enter and maintain work. Teams who may be suitable for nomination will:

This award seeks to recognise a team (comprised of between three and 50 people) which has gone above and beyond what is required of them to ensure their organisation delivers the best possible services for jobseekers and/or those wanting to progress in work.

Teams which may be suitable for nomination are likely to:

• Have a proven track record of delivery over a significant period of time.
• Through consistent delivery, created and maintained strong working relationships with employers.
• Have influenced or inspired the approach of other teams within their organisation and/or other organisations within the sector.
• Attract testimonials from current and previous customers (whether jobseekers or employers) who can vouch for the specific impact that the team’s efforts have made to their personal lives or operations.
• Have recognised expertise in helping unemployed people to manage specific limiting disabilities and health conditions in a vocational context.
• Have shown innovation in adapting provision to meet the needs of disabled jobseekers and those with health conditions.
• Have demonstrably raised the profile of jobseekers with disabilities and health conditions with employers, challenging and overcoming traditional objections and prejudices.
• Have achieved market leading performance levels for jobseekers with disabilities and health conditions.

The award winners will have an outstanding track record of supporting jobseekers/former jobseekers and a steadfast commitment to employment support.

Further information on the awards

• The ERSA Awards are free to enter for organisations, non ERSA membership organisations are welcome to submit applications
• Only entries received via the online form can be considered by the judges
• The submissions link can be found at surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ERSAAwards22
• Sponsorship enquiries should be emailed to Laura
• Full details at dev.ersa.org.uk/ersaawards22  Awards hashtag #ERSAAwards22
• Why apply for an ERSA Award?
• How to write a winning award entry

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