📣 Calling All Caring and Compassionate Individuals! 📣
We want YOU to join our team in Derry/Londonderry as a Support Worker! 🌟

As a Support Worker you will be making a real difference in the lives of people with a learning disability. From assisting with everyday activities,

🌟 Congratulations James 🌟
We just want to wish our Mencap NI Ambassador Dr James Martin a huge congratulations today on receiving his MBE for services to drama in Northern Ireland. ✨
James has been an inspiration to so many people in Northern Ireland - massive congratulations

📣 Recruiting Now! 📣
We are looking for an Area Administrator to join our Employment and Personal Development team on a part time, temporary contract.
The Area Administrator would provide support to our team across NI dealing with general enquiries, supporting to facilitate

‼️ Final Weekend! ‼️
We want to hear from people with a learning disability and their carers about what their thoughts are on healthy living and healthy lifestyles, as well as what their concerns are.

If you have a few minutes and want to share your thoughts, follow the link

Today we met with Sinn Féin Education and Policy team to discuss the ongoing challenges facing children and families in Early Years and lack of clarity on future provision within our sector.

Thanks to Danny Baker MLA Cathy Mason for hosting our organisations.

Thanks to Mencap NI for our first of three sessions delivered to ks3 pupils on Internet Safety- great fun and very informative!

Thanks to Diane Forsythe for visiting us yesterday to chat about our Early Years services and the continued challenges faced by the sector.

Great to chat about the new role as Chair of Voluntary and Community Sector All Party Group and plans for the sector.

📣 Recruiting Now! 📣
We are looking for an Area Administrator to join our Employment and Personal Development team on a part time, temporary contract.
The Area Administrator would provide support to our team across NI dealing with general enquiries, supporting to facilitate

‼️ Reminder ‼️
Last chance to book your slot for tomorrow nights Early Years Practitioner Training session “Introduction to Learning Disability”!
This is an online course which gives practitioners an overview of learning disability, looking at topics such as:
▪️Definition of a

Belfast - where even our Oscar winners run the Marathon 👏 Well done James Martin and Mencap NI - spotted on the Ravenhill Road just outside Bredagh GAC. #BelfastMarathon

📣 Calling All Early Years Practitioners! 📣
We have two amazing Early Years Practitioner Training sessions coming up very soon:

Introduction to Learning Disability - Online Webinar
Thursday 9th May 2024
18:30 - 21:30

Global Developmental Delay - Online Webinar
Monday 13th May

Have you got a few minutes? ⌚️
We want to hear from people with a learning disability and their carers about what their thoughts are on healthy living and healthy lifestyles, as well as what their concerns are.

If you have a few minutes and would like to share your thoughts

🌟 Congratulations Owen! 🌟
Owen has just started a new work placement in Assisi Animal Sanctuary ✨
There he is involved in site maintenance, sorting of donations and socialising with the cats in the cattery 🐱
Owen is being supported on the SkillSET - Support, Employment, Training Mencap programme to

🌟 Amazing Opportunity! 🌟
We are looking for passionate and kind individuals to join our Early Years team as Pre-School Assistants.
As a Pre-School Assistant you will support the children through a programme of play, care and education alongside a multidisciplinary team.
We

in the diverse fun touring show of the year, coming to Derry, Saturday 29th June.🤩Ticket link 👇: watersidetheatreni.com/event/view/lov…
#DiverseTheatre #BreakingBarriers #jamesmartinlegacy #musicaltheatre #inclusion #Diversity

If you are in Derry this Saturday definitely head to see SkyzdalimitOmagh’s taster performance! 🥳

meet the cast and have fun!😁Also very excited😍to be meeting Mark H Durkan ,MLA and @GaryMiddletonMLA and CEO of Autism NI, Kerry Boyd, who are supporting our touring show at the Waterside Theatre NI. Don't miss our 38 extraordinary neurodiverse performers..

We did it!!! 40mph wind gusts, sleet, snow you name it but we made it to the top. Well done to everyone who took part in our charity walk today. We are so grateful for your support 💕 Mencap NI Peter Gilgunn

Good luck to our team starting their charity hike to the top of Slieve Donard this morning. Breaking news that we have wind chills of -12c at the top!! 😳🥶

#teammencap 💕

Early start this morning for Mencap NI Slieve Donard Charity Hike. Here’s hoping the weather is kind to us 🫣☔️🌦️⛈️ Peter Gilgunn