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At Mencap, we believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to work, grow and thrive. OurEmploy Meteam helps people with a learning disability, learning difficulty and autism build the confidence, skills and real work experience they need to move into meaningful, sustained employment.
Every day, our teams see the life-changing impact that good employment support can havestories celebrated across ourGood Newsblog. From individuals gaining their very first job, to people discovering passions they never knew they had, our employment programmes open doors, shift expectations and help people achieve independence and pride.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Employment Specialist to deliver MencapsConnect to Workprogramme across South London boroughs of Sutton, Kingston and Merton.
This is a full time (37.5 hours per week), fixed term position for 2 years.
Connect to Workis part of the GovernmentsGet Britain Workingstrategy. It aims to:
* Reduce economic inactivity for people facing complex barriers
* Increase workforce participation
* Support better workforce retention through structured in-work support
* Strengthen the connection between employment, health and social care
* Deliver measurable outcomes including job starts, sustained employment and employer engagement
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