Jobs & Volunteer Opportunities

Why work for My Life My Choice?

My Life My Choice (MLMC) is a multi-award-winning self-advocacy charity, uniquely run by and for people with learning disabilities.

We offer our staff:

  • Above average pay rates for the Oxford charity sector
  • Flexible working including time off in-lieu, hybrid working, part time
  • Generous holiday allowance, 27 days plus 8 bank holidays, increasing after 2, 5 and 10 years
  • Cycle to work scheme and £100 annual spend on a health and wellbeing activity for each staff member
  • Healthcare Plan – Claim up to £1,650 pa towards dental, optician, health consultations and therapy costs
  • 8% employer contribution to pension scheme
  • Life Assurance – Up to four times annual salary paid to dependents upon employee death in service
  • A strong organisational commitment to staff development

My Life My Choice is proud to be an Oxford Living Wage and Living Pension employer.

Current job opportunities

Communications Coordinator 

Salary:  £30,559 – £32,654 pa, plus 8% pension contribution

Closing Date:  Wednesday 5th March (13:00) 2025

This is a hybrid role (Circa 60% minimum of time based in office location).

A fantastic opportunity for a passionate communications professional looking for an exciting and varied role at an established, flourishing and financially stable Oxford based charity.

Come and be part of our culture of inclusion. Our focus on health & wellbeing and flexible working models, supports everyone, regardless of background, to feel valued and to be at their best.

The successful candidate will need to show a passion for empowering and raising the voices of people with learning disabilities. This is core to who we are and what we are about.

My Life My Choice (MLMC) is a multi-award-winning self-advocacy charity uniquely run by and for people with learning disabilities, founded in 1998.  The charity delivers a diverse range of innovative user led projects that enhance and empower the lives of adults with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire.

We are now looking for a Communications Coordinator who will maintain and develop the charity’s traditional, social and digital media presence in order to support charity campaigns and profile.   This role is crucial in helping the charity to increase its membership base, grow involvement in projects, deliver campaign messages, promote & deliver events, attract funding, and to inform members/supporters of charity activities, news, and successes.

The post calls for a positive, creative individual with a ‘can do’ attitude.  We need an accomplished communicator who is a talented writer with the ability to produce and design succinct, intelligent, and accessible copy.  We welcome applications from candidates with a background in communications in the charity sector or those who possess transferable skills.

MLMC offers an enhanced pension contribution, a Healthcare Plan (claim up to £1,650 pa towards dental, optician, health consultations and therapy costs), Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance, flexible working with time off in lieu, a weekly fruit basket, a £100 contribution towards a health & wellbeing activity, cycle to work scheme, business mileage rate of 20p (bicycle) and 45p (car) per mile and working from home when appropriate. Free, dedicated staff parking is also available.

To Apply: Please send CV (max of two sides of A4) to Rachael Fraser rachael@mylifemychoice.org.uk. Candidates should also provide a covering letter (max of two sides of A4) matching skills/experience to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Pre-interview selection via Video Call.

Interview Date:   In person at MLMC office on Thursday 13th March 2025

Start Date: Monday 21st April 2025 (but negotiable)

Information/questions: Contact Rachael Fraser rachael@mylifemychoice.org.uk 

Volunteer opportunities

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