Job Title: IPS EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST Closing Date: 26/1/2025 Location: [Location]
Job Type: Fixed Term Job Hours: Full Time (39 hours)
A commitment to living the values of Teamwork, Respect, Dignity, Justice, Advocacy, and Quality.
We are an independent voluntary organisation providing services and support for people with disabilities and their families for more than 70 years.
Our work positively impacts the lives of over 10,000 people with disabilities, equipping them with the confidence, skills, and self-belief to achieve their expressed goals.
Job Purpose This post is Full-time as an Employment Specialist within the Community Mental Health Team.
The purpose of the job is to provide a recovery-focused supported employment service by working with individuals who have experienced mental health problems and wish to gain open competitive employment.
The Employment Specialist will work directly with employers to secure employment opportunities and provide ongoing support to both employers and the individual to retain them in work.
As a member of the Community Mental Health Team, the Employment Specialist will be required to proactively manage a caseload of people who have experienced mental health problems and who are unemployed and/or currently off work.
The Employment Specialist is expected to deliver the Individual Placement and Support approach; an evidence-based model of employment support for people with mental health problems.
Working directly with all relevant stakeholders: the service user, CMHT staff, GP's, employers, and Occupational Health to enable service users to gain and retain employment.
Minimum Requirements Relevant third level qualification or significant prior employment services experience (Essential)Degree or Diploma in Supported Employment, Social Studies, Adult Guidance, or Business-related studies such as HRM (Desirable)Trained in the IPS approach (Desirable)Work Experience Experience of working with and supporting people who have experienced mental health problems (or other unemployed disadvantaged groups) into employment within health, social services, or the voluntary sector (Desirable)Experience of successfully helping people to obtain or keep education/work (Desirable)Experience of partnership working, negotiation, and liaison work with other agencies (Desirable)Experience of job development (Desirable)Job Duties & Responsibilities Manage a caseload of a maximum of 20 people at any one time who have experienced mental health problems and wish to gain competitive employment.Assure quality service by working continuously to improve outcomes and quality of service, participate in Fidelity reviews and support implementation of recommendations from these reviews.Participate in supervision, continuing personal and professional development, IPS and any other training required.
Provide guidance and education for community mental health team colleagues.Complete documentation and maintain data records in accordance with programme requirements, ensuring that all work is carried out within agreed budgets.Additional Requirements Full clean driving licence and means of transport is essential for the position.Willingness to be flexible in working hours to meet organisation/client's needs.Working some unsocial hours may be required.Benefits: Company Pension SchemePaid maternity leavePaid paternity leave27 days annual leaveBike to work schemeIncome protectionTo view the full extensive job description please, click apply to visit our company site and download the attachment at the bottom of the page. These duties and responsibilities are a reflection of the present service requirements and may be subject to review and amendment to meet the changing needs of the services. The Rehab Group is an equal opportunity employer
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