Mencap Visiting Service Co-ordinator

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Would you like to make a real difference to the lives of people with a learning disability? Do you have a passion for all things volunteering? then we have just the opportunity for you!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and committed individual to join Mencap as a Mencap Visiting Service Co-ordinator. In this role you will directly support our Mencap visiting service volunteers, a befriending service to adults with a learning disability within your region. You will be supporting us to deliver a service that creates a one to one connection, offer companionship and encourage people to do the things they enjoy.

As a Mencap Visiting Services Co-ordinator for the London and surrounding counties , you will support on all aspects of the volunteer journey for Mencap. 

The counties you are responsible for in this region are: London, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver the Mencap Visiting Service within your geographical area through the recruitment, induction, training and supervision of volunteers
• Generate appropriate volunteering opportunities, role profiles and promote these nationally and locally.
• Provide one to one visits for beneficiaries awaiting a visitor.
• Support matching visits between the beneficiary and volunteers and ensure their ongoing relationship is supported.
• Provide ongoing training and development requirements for all volunteers in your area
• Provide ongoing one to one visits to people that MVS visit, that have more complex and multiple disabilities
• Grow the number of opportunities for volunteers to support our charitable mission
• Creating truly accessible volunteer roles within your region
• Support projects across the Volunteering Team

To be successful in this role, it would be ideal to have a background in recruiting and managing volunteers/staff, or experience of working in a person centred role where you have had an impact on and contributed to improving their life. You also need to have superb communication and interpersonal skills. You will have a keen eye for detail with the ability to frequently work to tight deadlines. You will ideally understand the rights and needs of people with a learning disability and have an idea of the structure of learning disability services and the support that is provided.

A FULL valid driver’s licence, with access to a vehicle you can use for business purposes is essential to be considered for this post, you must be willing to travel across your geographical area with occasional overnight stays further afield in the UK when required. Mileage will be paid for by Mencap.

If this position sounds like you, then please apply now  by uploading an up to date CV and a cover letter that outlines why you would be the perfect person for the job.

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.

We are an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation and we particularly welcome and encourage disabled applicants and those from the Black and Asian communities to apply for the role as they are under-represented within the workforce.

Interviews will be held face to face in our London office. Date TBA

Job ID - 33514

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than planned, if we receive a high volume of applications, therefore we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Benefits

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

Our benefits package offers 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!

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.