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Employment Officer - Maternity Cover, Newry
Client: Mencap
Location: Newry, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 90eb5e6b1535
Job Views: 5
Posted: 12.08.2025
Expiry Date: 26.09.2025
Job Description:
We have an exciting opportunity for an Employment Officer to join our Employment & Personal Development team covering the South & South Eastern locality for a maternity cover (30 hours per week) contract until March end. This role will be a hybrid approach of working from home/office and working out in the community at meetings.
As an Employment Officer, you will:
* Support people with a learning disability to access employment and training opportunities, develop skills and confidence, and progress towards employment goals.
* Generate high-quality placements and paid employment opportunities through engagement with employers and promotion of Mencap services.
This role requires:
* An enthusiastic, driven, and self-motivated individual with excellent time management and communication skills. Ability to work effectively within a team, with negotiation and mediation skills.
* Ability to travel for meetings, events, training, and to other Mencap locations. Some work outside normal hours may be required.
More information can be found in the attached Job Description.
At Mencap, we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone. Join us and be part of Mencap!
This project is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
This vacancy closes on Tuesday 12th August.
All roles are subject to an enhanced disclosure check and suitable references.
Benefits
We offer 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), discounts at high-street retailers, health cash plans, interest-free loans, and more. See the attached document for full details.
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