Employer Engagement Officer

Mencap; United States; Remote; USD 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days holiday (including bank)

Discounts at retailers

Health cash plans

Interest-free loans

Job summary

Mencap is seeking an Employer Engagement Officer to lead employer engagement for the Birmingham team, supporting its supported interns to achieve paid outcomes and building strong employer relationships to secure work placements and paid employment. You will oversee interns in the workplace with a Skills Coach to ensure progression toward independence.

Ideal candidates will bring initiative, strong interpersonal skills, and experience in employer engagement or marketing; GCSE English and Maths

Qualifications

• Must provide evidence of GCSE English and Maths (A-C) at interview.
• Experience in employer engagement and marketing is beneficial.
• Strong interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead employer engagement for the Birmingham Barnet team to secure work placements and paid employment for supported Interns.
• Oversee interns in the workplace with a Skills Coach to ensure progress toward independence and paid work.
• Develop relationships with employers across industries to create work opportunities for learners.

Skills

Initiative

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Record-keeping / IT systems

Employer engagement

Marketing experience

Education

GCSE English & Maths (A-C)

Tools

IT systems

Job description

Do you have a background in sales? A background in employer engagement or a background in recruitment? If yes, then this could be the role for you., As an Employer Engagement Officer you will take the lead in employer engagement for the Barnet team. You will be responsible for supporting our Supported Interns to achieve paid outcomes and building and developing strong working relationships with employers from different industries and sectors to secure work placements and negotiate paid employment for our supported Interns. Our interns are supported in the workplace by a Skills Coach, and you will oversee their work to ensure that placements progress and the learners become independent, eventually moving into paid work.

What will you need to be an Employer Engagement Officer?

• The ability to work on your own initiative.
• Good interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills as well as the ability to work effectively with learners, employers, teaching professionals and parents/carers is essential.
• The ability to maintain accurate and up to date records using IT based systems is also required.
• Ideally, you will have employer engagement and marketing experience - as an important aspect of the role is creating work opportunities for the people we support.

Please see the Job Description for a more extensive list of responsibilities, experiences and key skills required for this role. All candidates offered an interview for this role will need to provide evidence of their A-C GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent) at interview stage.

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.

Values

• 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.

We have an exciting opportunity, for you to join us as an Employer Engagement Officer. The role involves engaging with employers to secure work placements and jobs for our young learners with learning disabilities and/or Autism in Birmingham. This is a full-time (37.5 hours per week) permanent role.,

Benefits

• 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!