Practice Development Facilitator
| Posting date: | 22 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £38,030 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, London, E1 7NT |
| Company: | Mencap |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 57658888 |
Summary
Job Advert
Are you a passionate learning facilitator who can engage, inspire, and empower others? Do you believe in the power of high-quality training to transform lives? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
At Mencap, we’re looking for a Practice Development Facilitator to join our Culture and Development team. In this role, you’ll co-design and deliver impactful learning experiences that support our colleagues working directly with adults with a learning disability.
The role is full-time (37.5 hours a week) on a permanent basis and is a hybrid home based role, with travel for face-to-face delivery sessions.
You must be willing and have the ability to travel in the south of England (for example London, West Sussex, Hampshire and Wiltshire). This will be to deliver a portfolio of face-to-face workshops for colleagues in Personal Support. There may also be infrequent national travel to attend meetings and other events.
What will you do?
- Deliver engaging induction and practice development workshops (face-to-face and virtual).
- Conduct needs analyses to identify learning and performance gaps.
- Collaborate with the Learning Experience team to design high-quality, inclusive learning interventions.
- Provide coaching, advice, and guidance to colleagues across the organisation.
- Stay up to date with legislation, compliance standards, and best practices in social care.
- Promote a culture of continuous learning, curiosity, and professional development.
What will you bring?
- Experience in delivering learning and development in health or social care.
- Strong facilitation skills (virtual and in-person).
- Knowledge of current social care legislation and best practices.
- A passion for developing others and championing inclusion.
- Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and influence others.
- An adult teaching/training qualification or equivalent experience (desirable).
Who will you work with?
- Personal Support services teams
- Culture and Development colleagues
- Inclusion consultants and co-facilitators
- Learning Experience and Quality teams
Why Mencap?
We’re committed to making the UK the best place for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. You’ll be part of a values-driven organisation that is brave, kind, inclusive, positive, and always learning.
We hope you’re feeling excited about the role. More information can be found on the Job Description about what the role involves and what we are looking for.
Even if you feel you don't meet every single requirement - we would still encourage you to apply.
If you are interested, then please apply now by uploading an up-to-date CV and a cover letter that outlines why you would be the ideal person for this role.
Job ID: 34464
This vacancy closes on Monday 8th September.
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
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.
Are you a passionate learning facilitator who can engage, inspire, and empower others? Do you believe in the power of high-quality training to transform lives? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
At Mencap, we’re looking for a Practice Development Facilitator to join our Culture and Development team. In this role, you’ll co-design and deliver impactful learning experiences that support our colleagues working directly with adults with a learning disability.
The role is full-time (37.5 hours a week) on a permanent basis and is a hybrid home based role, with travel for face-to-face delivery sessions.
You must be willing and have the ability to travel in the south of England (for example London, West Sussex, Hampshire and Wiltshire). This will be to deliver a portfolio of face-to-face workshops for colleagues in Personal Support. There may also be infrequent national travel to attend meetings and other events.
What will you do?
- Deliver engaging induction and practice development workshops (face-to-face and virtual).
- Conduct needs analyses to identify learning and performance gaps.
- Collaborate with the Learning Experience team to design high-quality, inclusive learning interventions.
- Provide coaching, advice, and guidance to colleagues across the organisation.
- Stay up to date with legislation, compliance standards, and best practices in social care.
- Promote a culture of continuous learning, curiosity, and professional development.
What will you bring?
- Experience in delivering learning and development in health or social care.
- Strong facilitation skills (virtual and in-person).
- Knowledge of current social care legislation and best practices.
- A passion for developing others and championing inclusion.
- Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and influence others.
- An adult teaching/training qualification or equivalent experience (desirable).
Who will you work with?
- Personal Support services teams
- Culture and Development colleagues
- Inclusion consultants and co-facilitators
- Learning Experience and Quality teams
Why Mencap?
We’re committed to making the UK the best place for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. You’ll be part of a values-driven organisation that is brave, kind, inclusive, positive, and always learning.
We hope you’re feeling excited about the role. More information can be found on the Job Description about what the role involves and what we are looking for.
Even if you feel you don't meet every single requirement - we would still encourage you to apply.
If you are interested, then please apply now by uploading an up-to-date CV and a cover letter that outlines why you would be the ideal person for this role.
Job ID: 34464
This vacancy closes on Monday 8th September.
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
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.
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