Community Inclusion Facilitator

key responsibilities are:

• Work in a way that enables the people being supported to make decisions and choices and encourage trying new opportunities in line with the life each person chooses to lead.
• Ensure the plans we put in place for the people we support are person centred and the person is fully involved in all aspect of the planning and review process.
• Being able to be creative, dynamic, and adaptable to potential challenging scenarios in relation to the needs of the people we support.
• Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of people being supported, monitor each person’s progress and report on the impact that the programme has on the lives of people.
• Complete all recording requirements in a timely manner and ensure high quality reporting and case studies.
• Communicate with the people being supported with dignity and respect.
• To be part of a team, supporting colleagues to build community networks, sharing contacts and connections Raises concerns using the appropriate channels, particularly in relation to safeguarding.
• To be flexibility and can work from different locations and projects within the community.

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. You will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.

• 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), increasing with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
• Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
• Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
• Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover.
• Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
• Access to award winning training and development

*T&C's apply based on contract

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.