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This week is Volunteers' Week, so we're celebrating all the hardworking people who volunteer their time to support Guide Dogs. 💛 From fundraisers to fosterers, we couldn't be more thankful for the incredible work that you do. If you have a few hours to spare or can open your heart to a future life-changer, please go to our website to find out more!
Our Guide Dogs family events bring children and young people with vision impairment, and their families, together to connect, share experiences and have fun! From trying new activities to meeting others who understand, these moments can help build confidence, friendships and support networks that last long after the day ends.
Reach for the stars! Guide dog puppy Buzz's big adventure begins Read more about Buzz, a guide dog puppy with star potential!
Guide Dogs is a place where everyone can be themselves, give their best and bring it out in each other. To read more about bringing your whole self to work at Guide Dogs we are pleased to share our feature in this issue of Jobs and Careers Magazine.
Find out about our Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns Team At the moment, guide dog owners and people with sight loss often face problems using public transport and with access to buildings, goods and services, as well as inaccessible street design and other obstacles. Our Policy, Public Affairs & Campaigns Team are here to ensure that changes. They are a team of experts who engage extensively with members of the sight loss community & the wider public to encourage action to shape government opinions and policies, they also work directly with influencers and politicians. We're really proud of our the Team. They have won many awards for their campaigning work, as well as ensuring Guide Dogs is routinely rated amongst politicians as one of the top three most effective lobbying charities. Read more about one of our latest campaign successes; Talking buses below. If you are interested in a career in this Team, you can sign up for job alerts on our job board so you get notified as soon as an role is advertised. https://www.guidedogs.org.uk/about-us/careers/
Meet Suman, one of our talented Video Producers in the brand team here at Guide Dogs. Suman helps tell the story of Guide Dogs and reach new people through engaging and uplifting video content. The videos she works on focus on our canine services, including our popular YouTube series – Journey of a Guide Dog.
What makes working at Guide Dogs special? Knowing that we are directly helping to give people with sight loss the confidence to get out and about safely and provide life-changing support every single day. Our most recent Journey of a Guide Dog episode really shows the difference that living with a guide dog can make to someone's life. The video below will take you to episode 8 of this series, 'Living with my guide dog'. If you would like to watch the rest of the series, they can be found on the Guide Dogs YouTube page.
"A diversity policy is only really effective when it’s deeply understood that we’re all at the crossroads between many different defining factors that, together, determine what we are and how we act" Guide Dogs trustee Ranjit Sondhi shared his thoughts on diversity in the workplace and the Guide Dogs Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy in a recently released Third Sector opinion piece. We launched our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy in early 2022 with a vision of a diverse, inclusive, and equitable organisation where everyone feels valued and included. Read more about our strategy using the following link;
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a Habilitation Specialist, or what a Guide Dog Mobility Specialist does to help people with sightloss? To find out more about these roles, and others at Guide Dogs search no further than the Careers Spotlight series on the Guide Dogs Blog. Working at Guide Dogs isn’t your everyday office job. We have a fantastic range of jobs. Over 400 different roles! Each month our Spotlight series shines a light on one of our many roles to give an insight on the life-changing work that our staff members do on a daily basis.
Did you know that Guide Dogs is a Disability Confident Employer? The Disability Confident Scheme is a Government initiative to try an ensure that every disabled person has the opportunity to succeed at work and every business has the opportunity to prosper. The aim of this commitment is to encourage positive action, encouraging disabled people to apply for jobs and provide an opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities at the interview stage. As part of this, where ever possible, Guide Dogs guarantee an invitation to interview for candidates who declare a disability and demonstrate that they can meet the essential criteria for the role within their application form. In addition, within our job adverts, we provide contact details for accessibility support during the application process. Guide Dogs strives to be a diverse and inclusive employer, ensuring our workforce reflects the communities we support. We welcome applicants regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality.
