Engagement & Support Officer

Royal Mencap Society; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days holiday (pro rata)

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Royal Mencap Society (Mencap) is recruiting an Engagement and Support Officer to join the Employ Me team, delivering supported employment programmes across Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle-under-Lyme. The role is part-time (22.5 hours per week) for 2 years, with responsibilities to engage local providers and employers and generate referrals.

You will build partnerships, communicate effectively across levels and help increase workforce participation through the Connect to Work programme,

Qualifications

• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Able to build partnerships with referral partners, providers and employers.
• Experience networking and presenting to different audiences using different formats.

Responsibilities

• Engage local providers and employers to generate referrals for the programme.
• Support delivery of the Connect to Work programme across target areas.
• Work on own initiative and build relationships across all levels with referral partners, providers and employers.

Skills

Communication

Networking

Organisational skills

Presentation

Job description

We have an opportunity for an Engagement and Support Officer to join our Employ Me team to support delivery of the supported employment programmes across Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle-under Lyme.

Mencap's Employ Me team provide supported employment programmes for people with a learning disability, learning difficulty and autism. The Employ Me team work with partners to develop innovative and inclusive programmes that will support people to develop skills, knowledge and experience that leads to paid employment opportunities.

This role is part time (22.5 hours per week) for 2 years.

Connect to Work is an element of the Governments ‘Get Britain Working’ Strategy and aims to increase workforce participation by helping people into sustained employment.

• Reduce economic inactivity among those with complex barriers
• Improve workforce retention by providing structured in-work support.
• Strengthen links between employment, health, and social care to ensure holistic support.
• Deliver measurable outcomes, including job placements, retention rates, and employer engagement success

The Connect to Work programme delivers the five stages of the Supported Employment model:

• Vocational Profiling
• Job Matching
• On and off Job Support

The successful person will be required to engage local providers and employers generating referrals for the programme and employers providing work opportunities.

We are looking for an individual who can work on their own initiative, have good communication and organisational skills and be approachable across all levels to build partnerships with referral partners, local providers and employers.

What will you bring:

• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Be approachable across all levels to build partnerships with employers and referral partners.
• Prior experience of networking and engagement with an ability to communicate and present to different audiences using different formats.
• Knowledge of supported employment and meeting employment outcomes.

*This is not an exhaustive list of the role and its requirements, please look at the full job description for further information.

Please see the job description for further information on the role and it's requirements.

This vacancy closes Sunday 30th August

JOB ID: 36622

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

About Mencap

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live their lives to the full.We campaign for a fairer society. We work with families and partners to build inclusive communities. And we deliver the services people need to live their lives.

Everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues. Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

• Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
• Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes.
• Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.

£26,228 per annum, pro-rata + Excellent Benefits

£24785 per annum (Pro-rata) + excellent Mencap Benefits