Supported Employment & IPS Employment Specialists - East Riding
Supported Employment & IPS Employment Specialists - East Riding
Working with clients, health professionals, service providers and employers, as an Supported Employment or IPS Employment Specialist you will be focused on making sure a person’s journey into employment, with associated improved social inclusion and wellbeing is as easy as possible. You will work with clients (managing a caseload) who have mental health support needs, to assist them in securing sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences. Your role will be to deliver the Supported Employment (BASE) or Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach (for which training will be given), providing person centred advice and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.
This is a target driven role. These targets are derived from contract obligations of: Starts On Programme, Job Entries, Job Retention, compliance to Fidelity delivery model (IPS).
As a Supported Employment or IPS Employment Specialist, you will need to be an able communicator, passionate about getting it right and focused on transforming individual lives through sustainable solutions. This role is a peripatetic and will work the majority of time in the community meeting participants, stakeholders and employers. There is no/minimal home working as part of this role.
You will work with people on their individual employment journey from vocational profiling to the point where they no longer require face to face in work support. The six key stages on a typical journey are: outreach/referral; vocational profiling; action planning; job search activities (including working on a one to one basis with employers to match people with appropriate employment); job placement and coordinating support whilst in employment; managing withdrawal of support as the in work support is no longer required.
Essential:You will have:
- Experience of/Knowledge of Supported Employment or the IPS approach (E)
- Experience/understanding of working with people with health conditions / disabilities, substance misuse needs, or a similar client group within health, social services or the voluntary sector (E)
- Experience of working with someone on a one-to-one basis (E)
- Proven experience of meeting and exceeding outcomes and targets (E)
- Experience of managing multiple tasks at any one time (E)
- Previous experience of working assertively to influence decision makers (E)
- Experience of supporting people to obtain or keep work (E)
This is a peripatetic role working in the community in and around East Riding - there is no/minimal home working.
Employee Benefits- 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
- An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
- Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
- Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Menopause Peer Support Group, The MANaging Network, The Young Professionals Network and Back to Work Support Group)
In addition;
- We are proud to hold the menopause friendly accreditation, hosting a regular Menopause Peer Support Groups providing a safe space for colleagues share experiences or ask questions.
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