Employment Caseworker - North West England

EmploymentCaseworker - North West (Liverpool & Greater Manchester)

Do you have a passion for supporting people with a learning disability to achieve their employment goals?

We have an exciting opportunity for a committed and motivated Employment Caseworker to join our Employ Me team, delivering high quality, person centred employment support to people with a learning disability, across Liverpool and Greater Manchester.

About the Programme

As part of this programme, you will work alongside our retail team to support volunteers from Mencap charity shops with a learning disability, helping them to develop skills, build confidence and progress into their next steps - whether that's paid work, further volunteering or training opportunities. This role is part of a new project generously supported by Chopstix, designed to increase access to meaningful and sustainable employment opportunities for people facing barriers to work. You will work closely with participants, employers, families and local stakeholders to deliver a high impact programme that creates real and lasting change.

What You Will Do

• Manage a caseload of participants (retail volunteers with a learning disability), providing tailored, person centred employment support
• Deliver vocational profiling, job matching and ongoing in work support
• Build and maintain strong employer partnerships across Liverpool & Greater Manchester, including with 'twinned' Chopstix restaurants
• Generate referrals through local networks, community organisations and Jobcentre Plus
• Deliver employability workshops and 1:1 interventions
• Ensure accurate record keeping, progress tracking and reporting

What You Will Bring

• A positive attitude, enthusiasm and a passion for improving people's lives
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• The ability to build trusted relationships with participants, employers and partners
• Experience supporting individuals in a workplace, community or educational setting
• Experience managing a caseload and working towards targets
• A commitment to delivering high quality, person centred employment support

A background in supported employment is helpful, but not essential - we're looking for the right values, drive and willingness to learn.

Safeguarding Statement

Mencap is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. All roles are subject to appropriate background checks, and safeguarding training will be provided as part of your induction.

Local Information and Acknowledgement

Further information can be found in the job description. At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone - come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap! If you feel that this role is for you, please apply with a full and up to date CV that demonstrates how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the Person Specification - and tell us why you want to work for Mencap.

Benefits

We offer 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

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.

We encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We're not looking for specific experience. It's your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you're applying for.

£33,161 to £37,871 per annum, pro rata (depending on qualifications)

£37,259 per annum (pro rata) + Excellent Benefits