Sheffield Centre For Independent Living

As part of the ODI Right to Control Trailblazer project Sheffield Centre for Independent Living (Sheffield CIL) is looking to recruit an employment development worker to provide training, raise awareness and improve partnership working between support planners, local authority, third sector organisations and Job Centre Plus in order to increase employment opportunities for disabled people. Hours are 21 per week, NJC spinal point 29 £24,646 pro rata £14,787. The post is fixed term until end January 2014. The closing date for applications is 12.30pm on Friday 31st May 2013 Interviews will be held on Thursday 6th June 2013. Details of the post are in the application pack. Please apply using the application form. CVs will not be accepted. Please return your application to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Click here to download the Information Pack.

Click here to download the Application Form.

Click here to download the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.

Sheffield CIL held a focus group to discuss the Government’s proposals to close the Independent Living Fund and for local authorities to take on the funding and responsibility for ILF users’ care and support. Sheffield CIL has submitted a response to the Independent Living Fund consultation. This response includes the feedback from the focus group discussion and makes the following statement as a Headline Conclusion. “Sheffield CIL opposes the proposal to transfer ILF users to sole local authority control. We are concerned that any transfer would lead to a marked reduction in the support available to severely disabled people and will be of considerable extra expense to the taxpayer.” Read Sheffield CIL's Response

On 12 July 2012 the government published its long awaited Care and Support White Paper, along with a draft Care and Support Bill, and a progress report on social care funding. This special issue of the Developments in Adult Social Care Bulletin gives an overview of the papers produced by the Department of Health, and a summary of responses from organisations in the adult social care sector.

Read the full bulletin

Would you like to help influence and improve service planning in the City?

PfI are looking for new community reps who can work as part of PfI's core executive group and commit to working towards PfI's objectives by:

• Contributing to the successful delivery of Sheffield's priorities by challenging, monitoring and scrutinizing relevant services to drive up the performance.

• Promoting the wider use of a social approach to disability and encourage all individuals and organisations to put this approach into practice in their daily activities.

• Supporting disabled people to have their voices heard

• Working in partnership with the Sheffield First family and other strategic partnerships in the City

Please download this leaflet for more information or contact Emily Morton PfI development worker Tel: 0114 2536750 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it