Get Involved

There are a wide variety of volunteer and paid opportunities at Genesis, find out about all the ways you can help us.

Here at Genesis, we recruit people into our team very carefully. It’s not just about what skills and knowledge you have – it’s about who you are too, and throughout our recruitment process we’re looking to find out what you’re like as a person, and whether your values match ours. Whatever your discipline or experience you will find the work rewarding. We offer the chance to make a real difference to people’s lives. That’s much more than just a job.

Benefits of working for Genesis Orwell Mencap include:

• an immense sense of job satisfaction,
• higher pay for bank holiday, evening and weekend work
• paid annual leave of 28 days rising up to 33 days for full time staff (depending on hours worked and length of service)
• company sick pay scheme.
• fully paid training and the opportunity to gain NVQs in Health & Social Care
• staff discounts of up to 30% on items sold by our social enterprises.

Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

There are many ways you can volunteer your time, whether it’s assisting in our Green Bike Project, which teaches those with disabilities or disadvantages how to repair old donated bikes, helping out the Garden Furniture Workshop or maintaining the gardens, there is something for everyone in our volunteer programme!

Voluntary work requires time and commitment, but it can bring many rewards, such as new friends, satisfaction, confidence, and work experience. Our current volunteer vacancies provide more details on the variety of roles; if you have a skill you would like to offer us, please contact us and we might find just the role for you.

Please feel free to come down for a chat and a cup of tea, we are open Monday to Friday 8:30-4pm. You can also email us by following the button below to express your interest in one of our positions.

Annual Membership

Your voice matters to us, become a member of Genesis to make a change.