I joined Braintree Mencap as General Manager in January 2026 and am now in the role of CEO to this wonderful charity. I have had many years of experience working with children and adults in mainstream, charity provision and other settings with…

I manage the lovely Braintree Mencap Leisure Team and together with my staff we organise and run a variety of fully inclusive activities for our members over the week. My aim is to always ensure our members reach their goals and through our…

I have always enjoyed caring for people, starting out as an Health Care Assistant in a hospital in London and then after moving to the Braintree area I began a role as a Support Worker, this brought me to Braintree Mencap with 3 members who…

I have a wonderful long history working in Special Needs education and working as a Persona Assistant for adults with additional needs. More recently I joined Braintree Mencap as Volunteer and then became a Tutor for the ever popular Monday…

My book keeping role at Braintree Mencap ensures all the Charitie’s finances are in order, I pay invoices, deal with utility and maintenance contracts and administrate the staff payroll.  I work closely with our accountants to produce the annual…

I have had many years of experience offering support and advice to anyone with a learning disability, their families and carers, I have the pleasure of running the Family Support Project which is free to access by members of Braintree District…

I have always enjoyed sharing art and craft creativity with others, ever since being a Teacher in a Nursery school many years ago! Since 2012 I have worked in the wonderful community of SEN & Disabilities as a Personal Assistant and this is…

Braintree Mencap became my happy place in January 2025 when I began supporting a young lady to access Gateway Club, soon we were attending many more sessions and we both found ourselves part of the Mencap family very swiftly! I was incredibly…