29th January 2008

People with disabilities and health conditions in Manchester are about to benefit from a new facility aimed at helping them get jobs in the city. Scheduled to open next month (11th February 2008), Remploy’s new branch on Fountain Street will provide a range of specialist recruitment and development services for disabled jobseekers wanting to return to work or enter the labour market for the first time. The branch will play a key part in helping Remploy quadruple the number of jobs it finds for disabled people by 2012.

Remploy’s Manchester branch will be the latest in a network of facilities opening throughout the country. Specialist advisors will work closely with Manchester’s Jobcentre Plus offices and employers throughout the city to ensure that people with disabilities and health conditions are considered equally when vacancies arise. Alongside this, the Manchester branch team will provide basic skills and vocational training to disabled people, assisting them with job searching, offering help with completing application forms and arranging job tasters and interviews.

Branch manager Paul Hanlon has been appointed to head the branch. “There is huge potential to make a real difference in Manchester,” he said. “Remploy is creating a high profile facility in this city, meaning that disabled people will have access to a quality service aimed precisely at helping them. Manchester has a vibrant and growing economy and Remploy’s aim is to ensure our candidates share in the city’s success by helping them gain access to meaningful jobs with employers throughout the region.”

The opening of specialist city centre recruitment branches is a key part of Remploy’s plans to support more than 20,000 disabled people into mainstream jobs over the next five years.

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