Our Mission
We work to ensure that people with a
learning disability
A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things.
are fully included within their communities and have opportunities to work and make independent choices to enjoy a happy, healthy, and independent life according to their aspirations.
Mencap is considered a key stakeholder by
the government
The Government are the people who run the country. The Government decide how much
tax
Tax is the money that pays for things like schools, hospitals and the police. There are different types of taxes like
income tax
Income tax is the money that is taken out of the money you earn every month. It helps to pay for things we all need like hospitals and schools.
,
VAT
VAT is also called Value Added Tax. VAT is the extra money you pay when you buy things. The money goes to the government to pay for things like schools and hospitals.
and
council tax
Council
A council is also called a
local authority
A local authority is also called a council. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live like schools,
social care
Social care means the services that give care and support to people who need it.
(support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live. These include: schools, social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
Tax is the money that people pay to the
council
A council is also called a
local authority
A local authority is also called a council. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live like schools,
social care
Social care means the services that give care and support to people who need it.
(support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live. These include: schools, social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
. It helps to pay for things like social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
.
people should pay and how things like the National Health
Service
A service gives people what they need, like healthcare services that help people when they are ill, and support services that give people support.
(
NHS
The NHS is the National Health Service. The NHS gives free healthcare to everyone in the UK and includes things like your GP (doctors) surgery and hospitals.
) should work.
in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and a policy and thought leader on learning disability. Also, as one of the largest providers of personal support services to people with a learning disability we are able to speak with authority and are held in high regard by commissioners and regulatory bodies.
Working with Trustees, you'll oversee the Executive Team’s delivery of our Big Plan and radical organisational change as we move to devolved, empowered and accountable self-managed teams.
About you
Do you believe in and share Mencap’s determination to support people with a learning disability to shape their own happy and healthy lives?
Does our Big Plan resonate with you and excite you?
Are you committed to leading an inclusive and diverse Board as we seek to oversee complex risks, significant innovation and transformation, adopting agile approaches as we learn?
The Voices Council
Mencap’s Trustees work closely with the
Voices Council
The Mencap Voices Council are a group of 12 people with a learning disability. They share their views and experiences to help Mencap's Board of Trustees make decisions.
, which is our dedicated panel of people with a learning disability. The Voices Council provides invaluable advice and input to the Board and ensures that the Board remains focussed on the core mission of the organisation.
The Role
The term of appointment is four years with the possibility of renewal for a period of up to four more years. This is a voluntary role. The Chair is asked to give 3-4 days a month to Mencap.
Each year, Mencap has four regular board meetings and a two-day meeting that incorporates a review of
strategy
A strategy is a plan to show what an organisation, or a person, wants to do and how they are going to do it.
and more time to consider bigger issues.
For more information and to apply, download the pack.
How to Apply
Mencap is being supported by Macaulay Search. Applications should be sent by email to ewen.mcalpine@macaulaysearch.com and must be received by the end of the day on Monday, the Monday, the 10th of January, 2022.