• Department:
    Communities & Programmes
  • Position:
    Paid
  • Town/City:
    Sutton
  • Salary Details:
    £33,209 per annum
  • Advertising End Date:
    10 Dec 2025
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  • Job Advert

  • We have an exciting opportunity for an Employ Me Programme Coordinator to join our Employ Me team to lead and manage delivery of the supported employment programme in South London borough of SuttonMencap's Employ Me team provide supported employment programmes for people with a learning disability, learning difficulty and autism. 

    The Employ Me team work with partners to develop innovative and inclusive programmes that will support people to develop skills, knowledge and experience that leads to paid employment opportunities. 

    This role is full time (37.5 hours per week) contracted to Dec 2026.
      

    The aim of the service is to support adults to gain new skills & build confidence and obtain and sustain opportunities which may include paid employment through the delivery of effective and innovative models of employment support. The service supports pathways and progression routes and works constructively with local employers, building effective relationships to support them, seeing employing people with a disability as an integral part of their workforce and feel confidence in supporting and retaining staff with disabilities.  

    The service:
     
    •  Targets service users who meet the ‘eligibility criteria
    •  Delivers evidenced outcomes for service users so that their journey towards employment and employment based opportunities can be tracked and their progress measured
    •  Provides a targeted, time-limited and structured supported employment service for service users to access employment based opportunities and to become work ready, access employment and sustain their job
    •  Provides a range of innovative employment options and meaningful employment related opportunities, to meet the employment needs of service users and those of the local job market
    •  Deliver models of supported employment suit the needs of individuals 

    The successful person will manage the delivery the programme ensuring adherence to agreed quality frameworks. 

    We are looking for a leader who:

    • Will manage a team of Employ Me Caseworkers, Engagement Officers and Job Coaches to deliver the Sutton Employment Service building and developing local partnerships with multi agency stakeholders to expand work opportunities, develop referral pathways and achieve outcomes for people with a learning disability.
    • Has prior experience of driving performance-led programme delivery within the supported employment sector, as well as the knowledge to implement robust monitoring and reporting processes for example. 
    •  Able to work closely with LBS commissionersprime providers and Mencap's quality team to maintain a rigorous reporting system and self-assessment process.

    *This is not an exhaustive list of the role and its requirements, please look at the full job description for further information. 

    This vacancy closes on Wednesday 10th December, with interviews to be held soon after.

    Here at Mencap we operate a blinded recruitment process for a lot of our roles, please ensure you apply with a full application and covering statement. 

    JOB ID: 35061

  • 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. 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. · 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.

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