Family Connector

Title;               Family Connector

Hours;             Part time 20 hours per week, with some occasional weekend working  

Salary;            Actual salary £14,437

Contract;        Fixed term, 2 years

Location;        Ynys Mon, North Wales

Hybrid working;        Community locations across Ynys Mon and home based

Mencap Cymru believes that early years intervention for families of children with a learning disability is an important factor in improving the outcomes for the child. By supporting parents and families to become more resilient and better understand how to navigate systems they can create their own solutions to the issues they may face.

With funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, Mencap Cymru are delivering a 2-year Family Support Project. This holistic project brings families with children with a learning disability together, to play, have fun and build friendships in a safe space. We also want to create a network of parents and carers of children with a learning disability to support and empower each other, to drive positive change in their child’s lives. Families feel stronger when they have a network of support from peers who are in a similar situation, where they can feel seen, heard and understood.

To help us make the best happen in local communities, we need the best team. We are looking for an individual who:

• Has lived experience of being a parent or caregiver of a child with significant developmental delay / learning disability and is a champion of family inclusion
• Is motivated and committed to community/family led ways of working
• Is passionate about co-production
• Has community spirit as well as great local knowledge to share
• Has experience of and recognises the importance of peer network development, trust building and advocacy
• Can speak Welsh and is an advocate for the Welsh language

If you have the skills to develop and deliver an early years’ service and the desire to work in a truly co-produced way then we would like to hear from you.

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!

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.

Yn Mencap, rydyn ni’n gwerthfawrogi cael gweithle amrywiol a chynhwysol ac rydyn ni’n cynllunio’n fwriadol ar gyfer llwyddiant ein cydweithwyr ym mhopeth rydyn ni’n ei wneud. Rydyn ni’n croesawu ceisiadau gan bawb, felly dewch fel rydych chi ac ymunwch â ni. Ni yw Mencap gyda’n gilydd!

Gwybodaeth am Mencap Cymru

Rydyn ni’n gweithio mewn partneriaeth â phobl ag anabledd dysgu, ac mae ein holl wasanaethau’n cefnogi pobl i fyw bywyd fel y mynnant. Mae pawb eisiau swydd â phwrpas – gwneud rhywbeth ystyrlon. Gallwn gynnig hynny i chi yn Mencap Cymru. Bydd cyfleoedd i chi ddatblygu fel unigolyn, cydweithiwr, arweinydd ac ymgyrchydd. Rydyn ni eisiau gwneud i chi deimlo eich bod yn cael eich ysbrydoli i gyflawni eich potensial.  

Mae ein gwaith yn cynnwys y canlynol;

• Darparu gwasanaethau hyblyg o ansawdd uchel sy’n caniatáu i bobl fyw mor annibynnol â phosibl mewn man o’u dewis
• Darparu cyngor drwy ein llinellau cymorth a’n gwefannau
• Ymgyrchu dros y newidiadau y mae pobl ag anabledd dysgu eu heisiau