Engagement & Support Officer

We have an opportunity for an Engagement and Support Officer to join our Employ Me team to support delivery of the supported employment programmes across Staffordshire Moorlands and Newcastle-under Lyme.

Mencap'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 part time (22.5 hours per week) for 2 years.

Connect to Work is an element of the Governments ‘Get Britain Working’ Strategy and aims to increase workforce participation by helping people into sustained employment.

· Reduce economic inactivity among those with complex barriers

· Improve workforce retention by providing structured in-work support.

· Strengthen links between employment, health, and social care to ensure holistic support.

· Deliver measurable outcomes, including job placements, retention rates, and employer engagement success

The Connect to Work programme delivers the five stages of the Supported Employment model:

· Engagement

· Vocational Profiling

· Employer Engagement

· Job Matching

· On and off Job Support

The successful person will be required to engage local providers and employers generating referrals for the programme and employers providing work opportunities.

We are looking for an individual who can work on their own initiative, have good communication and organisational skills and be approachable across all levels to build partnerships with referral partners, local providers and employers.

What will you bring:

· Good communication and organisational skills.

· Be approachable across all levels to build partnerships with employers and referral partners.

· Prior experience of networking and engagement with an ability to communicate and present to different audiences using different formats.

· Knowledge of supported employment and meeting employment outcomes.

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

• 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.