Healthier Me Champion Nottingham

Healthier Me Champion Nottingham

Are you passionate about health and wellbeing? Do you want to help us improve health and wellbeing for people with a learning disability?

The Healthier Me Champion will 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.

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 requires 16 hours of work per month. 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. 

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 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.  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.
• Lives in Nottingham
• Can travel independently or get lifts to different places for work.
• 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.

Do you have some or 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 want to send a video, please include any experience or skills that you have that would help you in this role to [email protected]

If you need help to apply, please email: [email protected] 

This role closes on 27th October, 2025. Face-to-face Interviews will be held on 6th & 7th November 2025.