Employer Engagement Officer (Islington)

at  Mencap

WHAT WILL YOU NEED TO BE AN EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT OFFICER?

• The ability to work on your own initiative.
• Good interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills as well as the ability to work effectively with learners, employers, teaching professionals and parents/carers is essential.
• The ability to maintain accurate and up to date records using IT based systems is also required.
  Ideally, you will have employer engagement and marketing experience - as an important aspect of the role is creating work opportunities for the people we support.
  Please see the Job Description for a more extensive list of responsibilities, experiences and key skills required for this role.
  We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the direct gov website.
  Job ID: 32783

This role is a full-time (37.5 hours per week) permanent role. 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, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!
As a Employer Engagement Officer you will take the lead in Employer Engagement for the Islington team. You will be responsible for building and developing strong working relationships with employers from different industries and sectors to secure work placements, and negotiate paid employment for our supported Interns. Our interns are supported in the workplace by a Skills Coach and you will oversee their work to ensure that placements progress and the learners become independent, eventually moving into paid work.