Connection Agent

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Mencap have an exciting opportunity within our Communities team for a Community Connection Agent based in Tameside.
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!
Mencap are piloting a new way of working which supports people with a learning disability to access their community more, at the time they choose, doing the activity they want to. We want to involve communities and volunteers in enabling this to happen. Where there is interest, we would like people with a learning disability to progress onto becoming a volunteer themselves, including through identifying or setting up their own community projects and events.
We are looking for a passionate person to lead this programme in Tameside. You will use community-led practices, a person-centred approach and embed co-production and collaboration into the work. Through working with our existing Me Time service - which supports adults with a learning disability during the week - and building relationships with new people and community organisations, you could support people to become active and included in their local community.
 
What you need to have for this role:
- A sense of fun
- Passion about your community and everyone accessing it
- Experience of recruiting, working with and managing volunteers
- Experience of working with community organisations
- Experience of coordinating community events and/ or projects
- An ability to build relationships quickly
- An ability to get things going in short time periods
 
This role will be a combination of working out and about in the local Tameside and Greater Manchester community, working within Mencap’s Me Time Programme and working from home. It is a full time (37.5 hrs per week) fixed term contract until March 2025. However, we are happy to be flexible with working patterns so please let us know if you are interested in discussing part-time opportunities. Access to a car and travel within the local area would be advantageous.
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Benefits
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.

• 24 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
• Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
• Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
• Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
• Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
• Access to award winning training and development

 
*T&C's apply based on contract
About Mencap
We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.  
Our work includes;

• providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
• providing advice through our help lines and web sites