Employer Engagement Officer

Overview

Do you have a background in sales, employer engagement, or recruitment? If yes, this could be the role for you. We have an exciting opportunity to join us as an Employer Engagement Officer. The role involves engaging with employers to secure work placements and jobs for our young learners with learning disabilities and/or autism in the Worcestershire area. This role is full time (37.5 hours per week) and permanent.

Responsibilities

• Take the lead in employer engagement for the Worcestershire team.
• Build and develop strong working relationships with employers from different industries and sectors to secure work placements and negotiate paid employment for our supported interns.
• Oversee interns in the workplace with a Skills Coach to ensure placements progress and learners become independent, eventually moving into paid work.

What you will need

• The ability to work on your own initiative.
• Good interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with learners, employers, teaching professionals and parents/carers.
• The ability to maintain accurate and up-to-date records using IT-based systems.
• Ideally, employer engagement and marketing experience, as creating work opportunities is an important aspect of the role.

This is not an exhaustive list of the role or its requirements; please read the full job description for more details.

Application process

Here at Mencap we operate a blinded recruitment process for many roles. Please apply with a full application and covering statement.

JOB ID: 35501

This vacancy closes on Tuesday 3 February; interviews will be scheduled shortly after.

All candidates offered an interview will need to provide evidence of their A-C GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent) at interview stage.

Benefits

Here at Mencap, we offer a range of benefits to support and reward our employees. Our benefits package includes 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and more. For details see the attached document outlining all benefits available to you as a member of our team.

About Mencap

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 support people with a learning disability, their families and carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society. Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere. Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation. We grow and learn; it's okay to make mistakes, but we learn from them and make changes. Everywhere people feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves. We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues, including groups for Black and Asian employees, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long-term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies. We encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and offer a variety of contract types and working patterns. We're not looking for specific experience-the right personality and values matter. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you're applying for.