Healthier Me Champion in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion
- Healthier Me Champion in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion
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Healthier Me Champion Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion
Are you passionate about health and wellbeing?Do you want to help us improve health and wellbeing for people with a learning disability?
TheHealthier Me Championwill be part of 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.
An Easy Read version of this job advert is available. Kindly click on the lower \'Additional Information button\' on the right side of this page .
As a Healthier Me Champion you will work in your local area with your manager, the Healthier Me Coach. You might be asked to do some work at home.
This is a job opportunity for a person with a learning disability.
This role requires16 hours of work per month. Please note that your working days may vary, and thework hoursmaychangefrom week to week.
Some weeks you will work more hours, and others you will work less.
You will always work 16 hours over the month.
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 October 2027.
The hourly pay rate is £12.21.
What You Will Do
- Encourage people with a learning disability tobemore 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.
- Helplocal groups to become moreaccessible for people with a learning disability.
- Meet people and talk about the Healthier Me work.
- Help your manager-the Healthier Me Coach-torun training sessions and meetings.
- Join online meetings with other Healthier Me Championsaround the UKto share your ideas and experiencesand listen to others.
- Be Positive, Kind, Inclusive, Brave and Passionate in everything you do.
And more!
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.
- Livesin Pembrokeshire or Ceredigion.
- Is willing to try and learn new things.
- Is Positive, Kind, Inclusive, Brave and Passionate – these areMencap’s valuesand they arevery importantto us.
- Can use a computer, smart phone or tablet.
- Has knowledge of the local area.
- Is passionate about health andwellbeing.
- Likesmeeting new people.
- Is a good listener.
Do you have some orallthese skills? We want to hear from you!
Please click on theAPPLYbutton at the top of this page. You can then upload your CVand 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 want to send a video, please include any experience or skills that you have that would help you in this role to seun.ajiboye@mencap.org.uk
This role closes on 27thOctober, 2025. Face-to-face Interviews will be held on 6th& 7thNovember 2025.
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.
· Everyoneis expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
·Every daywe grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes
·Everywherepeople 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.
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