Healthier Me Champion
About the Team and the Role
This role is for 4 hours a week/ 16 hours per month.
It will mainly be located at Northallerton and the Dales Mencap Society, Northallerton, DL6 1EG. But occasionally you may be asked to independently travel locally to work with your manager or to work from home.
The role pays £12.71 per hour. This role is until October 2027.
The Healthier Me Champion will be part of our exciting new Healthier Me programme at Mencap.
The Healthier Me programme wants to improve health and wellbeing for and with people with a learning disability.
Healthier Me Champions will:
- Encourage people with a learning disability to make healthy choices.
- Help local groups and services to be more accessible to people with a learning disability.
- Help the Healthier Me Coach (your manager) to run workshops and meetings (with support).
- Meet people in Mencap services and tell them about Healthier Me.
- Join online meetings with other Healthier Me Champions around the UK to share your ideas and experiences and listen to others.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is passionate about health and wellbeing.
- Is Positive, Kind, Inclusive, Brave and Passionate – these are Mencap’s values and they are very important to us.
- Can travel independently to Northallerton for weekly work.
- Can occasionally travel independently or get a lift to another local setting for work.
- Can occasionally work from home, if needed.
- Is willing to try and learn new things.
- Can use a computer/tablet (this will be provided).
- Has knowledge of the local area.
If you have some or all of these skills – we want to hear from you!
Please click on the ‘APPLY’ button at the top of this page. You can upload your CV and fill in your details.
OR you can send us a short video application (maximum 3 minutes). Include in your video why you would be a good fit for this role and any relevant experience or skills you have.
Please send your video application to [email protected] with the subject as ‘Healthier Me Champion Northallerton’.
This advert will close on 7th August 2026.
Interviews will be held on Monday 24th August 2026 (time to be confirmed) at Northallerton and the Dales Mencap Society, Goosecroft Lane, Northallerton, DL6 1EG.
If you need help applying for this job, please get in touch with Kate McGowan at [email protected] or calling: 07483700015. My working days are Tuesday-Thursday. Please note that I am on annual leave 4th-6th August.
Please note: This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. Duties and responsibilities may evolve over time to reflect the needs of the organisation and the role.
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!
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 have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.
We want to 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 is 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.
