Job Advert At Mencap, we believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to work, grow and thrive.
Our Employ Me team 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 have—stories celebrated across our Good News blog.
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 Mencap’s Connect to Work programme across North Staffordshire
* Newcastle under Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands.
This is a part‑time position (18.75 hours per week), fixed term for 2 years.
Connect to Work is part of the Government’s Get Britain Working strategy.
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
You’ll provide personalised, intensive employment support for up to 12 months for participants who are out of work, and up to 4 months for those in work but at risk of leaving their job.
Job Responsibilities
* Engagement
* Vocational Profiling
* Employer Engagement
* Job Matching
* On and Off‑the‑Job Support
Qualifications
* Motivated and able to work independently
* A great communicator, able to build trust with participants and employers
* Highly organised with strong attention to detail
* Comfortable supporting a caseload of up to 20 individuals
* Passionate about inclusion, employment rights and supporting people to achieve their goals
* Previous experience delivering supported employment programmes, alongside robust skills in recording progress and evidencing achievement
If you’d like to be part of a team creating real opportunities—and real change—we’d love to hear from you.
Here at Mencap, we operate a blinded recruitment process for many of our roles.
Please ensure your application includes a completed application form and covering statement.
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.
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. · Every day we grow and learn.
It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.
Jobs are provided by the Find a Job Service from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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