Community Partner

6 months ago


Worthing, United Kingdom Mencap Full time

**Job Advert**:
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**Mencap have an exciting new opportunity within our Programmes and Networks team for a Community Partner** **to work across **two** **coastal **communities**: Worthing **(Sussex) **and Thanet** (Kent)**.**

This role is a combination of working out in the local communities and being home based. It is a full time (37.5 hrs per week) fixed term contract until April 2027. We are happy to be flexible with working patterns so let us know if you would like to discuss job share or part-time opportunities.

We are looking for someone with knowledge of the sport and wellbeing sector, who enjoys getting people active within communities and has the mindset for community-led ways of working. Working alongside Sport England as a System Partner, Mencap’s vision is for people with learning disabilities, and the communities in which they live, to be more physically active, happy and healthy. We are recruiting a team of 5 Community Partners to help us achieve this vision, who will be working across nine communities across England.

**As **a **Community Partner you will **work **collaboratively with people from** **Worthing and Thanet** to develop the **capacity** of these communities. **You will ensure the work is co-produced with the community and especially by people with a learning disability. **You will help unite people** around a shared vision** and goals**,** create a **development plan** and support the creation of **new ideas** and local solutions** to** enable** more active communit**ies**. **These solutions will build on existing strengths and address local priorities.**

You will need to build and maintain excellent working relationships and communicate easily and effectively with people from different backgrounds. It is crucial that you can connect with people and facilitate partnership work. You will work alongside Community Connectors, who will have a learning disability, and who will live in the communities you are working in.

Day to day, you can expect to be out and about in the communities and to be desk-based, capturing what we are learning and supporting the wider development of this national capacity-building programme. Working across two communities you will be great at managing your time and willing to travel as and when required.

**Skills and experiences **required** for this role**:

- **A p**assion for co-production and working alongside people with a learning **disability**:

- **A p**assion for working with people from all backgrounds and **cultures**:

- **Ability to co-ordinate the development of **a **long**-term** **project**:

- **Knowledge of the sport and wellbeing sector**:

- **A champion of Equity, **Diversity** and Inclusion (EDI)**:

- **Based in or near the communities with a willingness to **travel**

This role will close on Wednesday 20th September and interviews will take place shortly after via Microsoft Teams.

JOB ID: 29708

**Benefits**:
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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

**About Mencap**:
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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


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