About Us
Our Mission and Values
Watford Mencap provides support and services to people with learning disabilities and their families in Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere. We are an independent charity, affiliated to Royal Mencap, and are self-funding, raising all our own funds.
Our mission is to enable people with learning disabilities and their families to make the most of life. To help make this happen we will:
- Support people to enjoy choice and control over their own lives, to enable them to work towards fulfilling their life ambitions and to achieve their potential.
- Provide a range of high quality, individually tailored services that focus on the individual and their family.
- Support people to obtain their rights and to understand their responsibilities as members of society.
- Recognise that people have skills, ability and expertise and use these to inform our growth and progress.
- Campaign to ensure the rights of people with a learning disability and their families are respected and to ensure that they have access to the services they need, to challenge the boundaries of discrimination.
- Involve and include people in evaluation and decision-making at all levels with Watford Mencap.
Our values
We are inclusive
People with learning disabilities are at the heart of everything that we do.
We are respectful
We work in a person-centred way, whilst listening to the views of all.
We are welcoming
We are approachable and value all.
We are progressive
We promote learning to support everyone to achieve their potential.
We are challenging
Through our work we will push the boundaries for individuals, organisations and society.
Watford Mencap currently supports over 600 children and adults. Although affiliated to Royal Mencap, Watford Mencap is an independent self-financing local charity. Services are provided by 170 staff and casual workers plus 80 volunteers, and are supported by fundraising, finance and HR departments.
We have made a firm commitment to personalisation and put the service user at the heart of what we do. Watford Mencap is constantly changing the way that we work to provide individually tailored services to meet the specific needs of the people we support, equipping them with the tools needed to live a happy life.
Our people
To find out about our leadership team and trustees, please click below.
To explore vacancies with Watford Mencap, please click below.