Overview
Employer Engagement Officer position in Worcestershire. Full time (37.5 hours per week), permanent role. The role involves engaging with employers to secure work placements and jobs for our young learners with learning disabilities and/or Autism.
As an Employer Engagement Officer you will take the lead in employer engagement for the Worcestershire team. You will be responsible for building and developing strong working relationships with employers from different industries 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.
Responsibilities
* Lead employer engagement for the Worcestershire team.
* Build and develop strong working relationships with employers from different industries and sectors.
* Secure work placements and negotiate paid employment for supported Interns.
* Oversee learner placements to ensure progress and progression to independence and paid work, with support from Skills Coaches.
Qualifications & Requirements
* Ability to work on your own initiative.
* Good interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills; ability to work effectively with learners, employers, teaching professionals and parents/carers.
* Ability to maintain accurate and up-to-date records using IT-based systems.
* Ideally, experience in employer engagement and marketing to create work opportunities for the people we support.
This is not an exhaustive list of the role or its requirements; please read the full job description for more details.
Here at Mencap we operate a blinded recruitment process for many roles. Please apply with a full application and covering statement.
JOB ID: 35501
This vacancy closes on Tuesday 3 February and interviews will be scheduled shortly after. All candidates offered an interview will need to provide evidence of their A-C GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent) at interview stage.
Benefits
We offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward employees. Our package includes 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), plus discounts at leading retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and more. See the attached document for full details of benefits available to you as a team member.
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 support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society. 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 help make Mencap inclusive. We grow and learn every day and mistakes are opportunities to improve. Belonging networks are available online and open to all colleagues, including groups for Black and Asian people, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long-term health condition, women, parents and carers, and allies. We encourage everyone to apply, and we offer various contract types and working patterns. Personality and values are important; training and development will be provided to succeed in the role.
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