Employment Specialist

Norfolk & Waveney Mind
IPS Employment Specialist What We Offer: Full Time 37.5 hours per week (Monday Friday 9:00am 5:00pm) Maternity Cover Fixed Term Contract 12 months Salary £27,037 per annum Location – This is a hybrid role, where you will be meeting clients out in the community to offer them support with employment. You will cover an area in South West Norfolk which covers Watton, Dereham, Hetherset and the surrounding area. Your base will be Gateway House, Wymondham, NR18 0WF. Please note this is a hybrid role a driver s license and access to a vehicle essential for this role. Mileage is paid at 45p per mile for cars after your home to work base mileage is deducted. Annual leave entitlement of 26 days. Benefits: Pension, Online Discounts Portal, Blue Light Discount Card, Financial advice, Long Service Awards, Health & Wellbeing Program, Personal Development and Job Specific Training. What is IPS: To support your clients back into work, our service uses the internationally recognised Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Model. This model is proven to be the most effective model when supporting individuals on their mental health recovery journey back into employment. The Role As an IPS Employment Specialist, you will have a caseload of up to 25 clients. You will help support your clients (who are on their mental health recovery journey) to secure and retain paid employment. Whether our clients want to work a couple of hours a week, or full-time, we help them to get back into employment, which is so rewarding. This may involve supporting your clients with tasks such as searching for local job vacancies, helping them with the CV, cover letter or application form, providing them with interview skills and supporting them once they are in work. As part of your role, you will build strong relationships with local employers to support your clients back into work. You will also liaise with mental health professionals who are supporting your clients, so that the best outcomes for the client can be achieved. How we support you: Within this role, you will be supported by your Team Leader and your colleagues. Additionally, you will receive comprehensive initial training and ongoing training and development to enable you to provide your clients with the tools they need to gain and retain paid employment. You will be provided with the equipment to carry out your role effectively (a laptop and mobile phone). This role offers a mixture of home working and travel into the community around the Norwich area. What we are looking for: We are looking for people who are supportive and empathetic with great communication and listening skills. You will be self-motivated to really make a difference to the lives of the clients that you are working with. We are looking for individuals who have experience in one of the following areas: • Advice and guidance • Coaching and mentoring • Recruitment • Training and development • Human resources • Pastoral Support • Mental Health • Management • Education We encourage all interested/suitable applicants to apply. We are very keen to review your application and possibly meet you. When applying for the position please upload an up to date CV & upload a covering letter. Interviews will take place face to face, date and location to be confirmed