Mencap NI Youth are recruiting a full time
Youth Worker to deliver our Empower to Transform project across the wider Omagh area.
Are you passionate about helping young people realise their potential?
Do you want to support young people with learning disabilities and/or additional needs to build confidence, develop new skills, make lasting friendships and create positive change in their communities?
Join Mencap NI Youth and help young people Think, Act, Change, Create and Grow.
Supported through PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), Mencap NI Youth is recruiting enthusiastic, motivated and committed Youth Workers to join our Empower to Transform (E2T) team.
Empower to Transform is an exciting PEACEPLUS programme designed to support young people aged 14–24 to:
- Develop confidence, resilience and independence
- Build positive relationships with people from different backgrounds
- Strengthen employability and leadership skills
- Become active citizens within their communities
- Achieve positive personal progression and fulfil their potential
As part of this innovative programme, you will help create safe, inclusive and engaging opportunities that support young people to have their voices heard, develop new experiences and make a meaningful contribution to society.
As a Youth Worker, you will:
- Deliver creative and engaging youth work programmes and activities
- Support young people to achieve their personal goals and aspirations
- Promote inclusion, participation and co-production
- Build young people's confidence, skills and independence
- Foster positive relationships and good relations across communities
- Act as a positive role model, mentor and advocate for young people
Why join Mencap NI Youth?
- Be part of an ambitious PEACEPLUS-funded programme
- Help transform the lives of young people with learning disabilities and/or additional needs
- Work within a supportive, passionate and inclusive team
- Access ongoing training and professional development opportunities
- Play a key role in creating stronger, more connected communities
- Make a lasting difference every day
Roles are offered on a full-time, fixed-term basis until December 2027.
For full details and information on how to apply, please refer to the application pack and job description attached.
Closing date: 9 August 2026
To apply, please submit an up-to-date CV together with a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the requirements outlined in the job description.
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.
