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.
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 the Kingston Upon Thames, London area. This role is a full-time ( 37.5 hours per week) permanent role.
As an Employer Engagement Officer, you will take the lead in employer engagement for the Kingston team. You will be responsible for 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
* 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.
This vacancy closes on 09th Jan 2026 and interviews to follow soon after. Any questions about the role, please contact Jesse Owens in the recruitment team on Jesse.Owens@mencap.org.uk
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the direct gov website.
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 happy and healthy lives.
We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.
At Mencap, 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.
Everyday 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.
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