Employment Specialist

Role:- Employment Specialist
Location:- Dartford + Gravesend /Hybrid
Salary:- Up to £34,700
Overview
Working on the IPS contract, embedded with Community Health Teams and the wider community you will be delivering employment support to participants with mild to moderate health conditions.
Working intensively with a maximum caseload of 25 participants who have a health condition which impacts on their ability to gain work or stay in work. Assisting them to obtain and sustain employment that is consistent with their vocational goals, following the eight principles of IPS.
Responsibilities
· Complete extensive outreach activities to secure referrals
· Effectively manage a caseload of up to 25 participants which will be delivered on an outreach basis in community settings.
· Build relationships with clinical and community health teams to generate referrals and create collaborative working partnerships with NHS clinicians including GPs, Practice Managers, Nursing staff and wider clinical teams
· Attend meetings with clinical teams, where possible, and communicate with team members to integrate vocational services into health treatment processes
· Conduct initial meeting with participant to build rapport, gain consent to proceed with the service.
· Support participants to understand their skills, aspirations and goals through the completion of a Vocational Profile and produce an Action Plan to obtain and sustain competitive employment in line with their preferences
· Assisting participants to understand their benefits through the delivery or sign posting for In Work Benefit calculations and sourcing additional financial support
· Focus on rapid job search with the participant, whilst utilising local support networks to help them overcome their barriers to employment
· To develop effective working relationships with a range of external agencies who might be better able to help individuals to achieve their employment goals.
Essential Criteria
· Demonstrate experience at generating programme referrals
· Proactive approach to engaging with participants and sourcing potential referrals
· Focused approach to supporting job search and progression with a sense of urgency
· Proven track record of working to targets
· Experience working with employers to develop job opportunities for participants, and to support them whilst in work
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed