Becoming an Inclusive Employer.
Tools and local support to help you recruit fairly, remove barriers at work and build a team where everyone can do their best.
Employment in Somerset
Looking for work in Somerset?
You’re in the right place.
Search local job vacancies, and if you need a hand, we offer free support [link to employment resources]
You can also explore apprenticeships, short courses and skills bootcamps to build confidence and learn new skills.
Not sure where to start? Talk to a local adviser.
Inclusive Employer Support.
Disability Confident
Join the Disability Confident Employer Scheme, led by the Department for Work and Pensions, and learn how the Disability Confident Scheme can benefit your business
Connect to Work
Connect to Work is the first programme under the Government’s new Get Britain Working Strategy to tackle economic inactivity.
Access to Work
Access to Work can help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or mental health condition or disability.
Improving Inclusive Recruitment
This information is based on the experience of the Somerset Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) in recruiting Community Co-Researchers and working with the Lived Experience Advisory Partnership (LEAP) and the Community Organisation Advisory Partnership (COAP) members
of the Breaking Barriers project
Improving Inclusive Recruitment - Supporting Guidance for Managers
This guide is based on the experience of the Somerset Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) in recruiting Community Co-Researchers. These roles were created to make sure that the voices and lived experiences of local people help to shape the Breaking Barriers project. The project aims to better understand the work-related barriers and enablers experienced by people in Somerset who live with long-term health conditions and/or disabilities.
Get Somerset Working
Grow your business with local talent
There are thousands of people in Somerset who could work with the right support.
