Mencap
Employment Specialist
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At Mencap
We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to work, grow and thrive. Our Employ Me team helps people with a learning disability, learning difficulty and autism build the confidence, skills and real work experience they need to move into meaningful, sustained employment.
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an Employment Specialist to deliver Mencap’s Connect to Work programme across Newcastle-under-Lyme. We are looking for 2 people on a part time (22.5 per week and 18.75 hours per week), fixed term position for 2 years.
Connect to Work is part of the Government’s Get Britain Working strategy. It aims to:
- Reduce economic inactivity for people facing complex barriers
- Increase workforce participation
- Support better workforce retention through structured in-work support
- Strengthen the connection between employment, health and social care
- Deliver measurable outcomes including job starts, sustained employment and employer engagement
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You’ll provide personalised, intensive employment support for up to 12 months for participants who are out of work, and up to 4 months for those in work but at risk of leaving their job.
You'll deliver the five stages of the Supported Employment model, following the Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF):
- Engagement
- Vocational Profiling
- Employer Engagement
- Job Matching
- On and Off-the-Job Support
About You
We’re Looking For Someone Who Is
- Motivated and able to work independently
- A great communicator, able to build trust with participants and employers
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Comfortable supporting a caseload of up to 20 individuals
- Passionate about inclusion, employment rights and supporting people to achieve their goals
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You’ll need previous experience delivering supported employment programmes, alongside robust skills in recording progress and evidencing achievement.
What We Offer
If you’d like to be part of a team creating real opportunities—and real change—we’d love to hear from you.
Please apply with a full and up to date application and cover statement.
Important Dates
This vacancy closes Sunday 11th October
JOB ID: 36621
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