IPS Employment Specialist (Derbyshire)

• Job Category
• Community Wellbeing
• Location
• Derby, Derbyshire
• Salary
• £29,556 - £35,413
• Closing date
• 14/11/2025
• Ref
• 0
• Contract type
• Permanent
• Total hours per week
• 37.5
• Description

• Are you passionate about helping people with mental health support needs find meaningful, sustainable employment? Do you want to be part of a service that transforms lives through work, inclusion, and wellbeing?

  We’re looking for enthusiastic and driven

  IPS Employment Specialiststo join our team —subject to the successful award of new contracts in DerbyshireAbout the Role

  As an IPS Employment Specialist, you’ll be the bridge between individuals seeking work and the employers who need their talents. You’ll manage a caseload of clients, providing tailored, one-to-one support to help them find – and keep – jobs that align with their goals and aspirations.

  You’ll work closely with:

  • Clients, to understand their strengths and ambitions
  • Health professionals and service providers, to ensure holistic support
  • Employers, to build inclusive workplaces and create job opportunities

  This is a

  performance-focused role, with clear targets around enrolment, job starts, and sustained employment. But more than that, it’s aboutchanging lives.Areas of Delivery

  Please indicate in your supporting statement whether you are interested in working in:

  • Derbyshire: Derby City, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, High Peak, North East Derbyshire

  This is a community-based role. You’ll work peripatetically across your chosen area(s), supporting clients where they are.

  Recruitment Timeline

  Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an Assessment Centre on either 10th or 12th November.

  What You’ll Do
  • Deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model (full training provided)
  • Provide person-centred advice and vocational guidance
  • Build strong relationships with local employers to identify suitable roles
  • Support clients through every step: from referral and job search to placement and in-work support
  • Champion social inclusion and wellbeing through employment
  What You’ll Bring
  • A genuine passion for helping others achieve their potential
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • A proactive, solution-focused mindset
  • Experience working with people with mental health needs (desirable)
  • Knowledge of employment services or recruitment (a plus, but not essential)

  Download the job description for more details. Please note that all successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, employment references, and verification of the right to work in the UK.

  Why Join Us

  At Shaw Trust, you’ll do meaningful work that changes lives — and you’ll be well supported while doing it. Here’s what you can expect:

  • 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 28 with service — plus the option to buy more
  • 2 paid volunteering days each year
  • Enhanced pension after 6 months
  • Life assurance at 3x your salary
  • Funded qualifications including apprenticeships
  • Inclusive colleague networks (LGBTQ+, Disability, Neurodiversity, Women’s, Menopause, and more)
  • Health & wellbeing support, including EAP and a health cash plan
  A Place Where You Belong

  We’re proud to be a National Equality Standard employer, a Disability Confident Leader, and Menopause Friendly accredited. We actively welcome applications from all backgrounds, especially those with lived experience of disability or social exclusion.

  Need adjustments or more info? Contact us at

  .Resourcing@shaw-trust.org.ukWe may close this vacancy early if we receive enough applications.#LI-SHAWShawIND1