Experience and Engagement Officer in London

Do you have experience of working with people with a learning disability? Then we may have the role for you within our Supported Internship team. An exciting opportunity for a passionate and self-motivated Employer Engagement Officer to join our Supported Internship programme team in Islington on a Full Time basis.

As an Employer Engagement Officer, your role is central to the delivery of our Mencap Training Academy. You will be responsible for finding suitable and high quality work experience and paid opportunities for learners with SEN on a Supported Internship Programme.

What you will do as an Employer Engagement Officer:

• Ensure high quality support is given to each learner.
• Keep track of each work placement information and track of progress towards paid opportunities.
• Act as an ambassador for Mencap and deliver learning disability awareness sessions to employers.
• Support and ensure the team build and maintain good relationships with parents, carers, learner support networks and employers.
• Conduct quality assurance activity to drive constant improvement.

Do you have the key skills and requirements to be an Employer Engagement Officer?

• Experience of working with people with a learning disability.
• A positive attitude and enthusiasm to support young people with SEND.
• Employer engagement expertise with an ability to market to different audiences using different formats.

All candidates offered an interview for this role will need to provide evidence of their GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent) at interview stage. The Employment Engagement Officer will work closely with delivery teams, tutors and careers leaders.

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.

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. 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.