Healthier Me Champion

Are you passionate about health and wellbeing? Do you want to help us improve health and wellbeing for people with a learning disability? We are recruiting for 5 Healthier Me Champions to join our exciting new Healthier Me programme at Mencap. The Healthier Me programme wants to improve health and wellbeing for and with people with a learning disability.

As a Healthier Me Champion you will work in your local area with your manager, the Healthier Me Coach, or Regional Community Engagement Lead. You might be asked to do some work at home. This is a job opportunity for a person with a learning disability. This job is for a minimum of 4 hours per month with extra hours paid when needed. Please note that your working days may vary, and the work hours may change from week to week. Some weeks you will work more hours, and others you will work less. Your manager will plan your working days and hours with you in advance. This role is a part‑time fixed term contract until end of December 2027. The hourly pay rate is £12.21.

What You Will Do

• Encourage people with a learning disability to be more healthy.
• Work towards your own health goal and share your journey.
• Help people with a learning disability and their support staff understand more about eating healthy food, being active, and mental health.
• Help local groups to become more accessible for people with a learning disability.
• Meet people and talk about the Healthier Me work.
• Help your manager – the Healthier Me Coach – to run training sessions and meetings.
• Join online meetings with other Healthier Me Champions around the UK to share your ideas and experiences and listen to others.
• Be Positive, Kind, Inclusive, Brave and Passionate in everything you do.

Your work will make positive changes – making the community a better place for everyone.

We are looking for someone who:

• Can work flexible hours on different days and times.
• Lives in Northern Ireland.
• Is willing to try and learn new things.
• Is Positive, Kind, Inclusive, Brave and Passionate – these are Mencap’s values and they are very important to us.
• Can use a computer, smart phone or tablet.
• Has knowledge of the local area.
• Is passionate about health and wellbeing.
• Likes meeting new people.
• Is a good listener.

Application

Do you have all these skills? We want to hear from you! Please click on the APPLY button at the top of this page. You can then upload your CV and fill in your details. You can also apply by sending us a video (maximum 3 minutes) telling us why you think you would be a good fit for this job. If you require assistance with your application, please email Emma.Harte@mencap.org.uk. If you prefer to submit a video, kindly ensure that you include relevant experience or skills that would support your suitability for this role and send it to Emma.Harte@mencap.org.uk. This role closes on 15th March. Interviews will be held shortly after.

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.

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. Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves. 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. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.