Ips Employment Specialist

6 months ago

Warrington, United Kingdom The Growth Company Full time

The Growth Company (GC) has an exciting new opportunity for an Employment Specialist who will actively engage with individual participants in structured treatment for drug and/ or alcohol, ensuring that through the delivery of a multi-channel, multi-agency, and multi-place service delivery model, the participant is enabled and empowered to successfully complete their personal journey into, and progression within the working environment. They will deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach (for which training will be given); providing person-centered advice and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.

We help to make a lasting difference to the lives of people throughout the North of England and beyond, by supporting individuals and addressing a wide range of wellbeing concerns, including emotional wellbeing needs, positive lifestyle changes, concerns around the family and addressing social isolation.

Our highly skilled advisers and keyworkers work with a range of individuals; from people who have found themselves recently out of work, to those with complex barriers such as physical disabilities, mental ill-health and debt.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- To manage a caseload of around 24 clients who are motivated to start/return to work. Working with participants to progress them on their journey towards employment by delivering the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach and overcoming their work, skills health, and personal circumstances barriers to ultimately support participants into sustainable work.
- Spend time getting to know local employers, to negotiate job opportunities that meet everyone’s strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences.
- To challenge inequalities experienced by clients and address existing discrimination, whilst ensuring a process of learning for the organization.
- Develop effective working relationships with a range of external agencies that can help individuals to achieve their employment goals. This may include local colleges and training providers.
- Partake in continuous learning about disability and mental health conditions, their impact, and how they can be managed and undertake mandatory training as required.
- Assess client support needs relating to work which may include benefits/welfare advice, disclosure of mental health symptoms, etc., and provide support & guidance.
- Provide education and support to employers, as agreed with the individual, which may include negotiating adjustments, return to work strategy, and ongoing contact with the employer to ensure job retention.
- Establish positive and integrated relationships with Primary Care teams, employers, and other service providers.
- Ensure that all relevant policies are implemented such as information governance, safeguarding, etc.

**About you**:

- Experience talking to employers and helping people into work.
- We want great communication skills and the ability to build relationships with everyone from the frontline up to CEO level.
- Negotiation skills and commercial acumen.
- Drive, passion, and commitment.
- Proven ability to build rapport with people and especially understanding issues for people with affected by substance misuse or similar conditions.
- Strong written skills/verbal/ organisational skills.

**Skills Required**:

- Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiating skills.
- Ability to work in a target-driven environment, with a focus on the successful achievement of job outcomes and sustained outcomes.
- High-level guidance skills, with the ability to deliver one-to-one and group sessions to at least Grade 2 standard.
- Previous experience working on outreach and lone working.
- Experience in guidance, advice & counselling environments.
- An understanding of working with disabled people, or a similar client group within health, social services, or the voluntary sector is desirable.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: Up to £28,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sabbatical
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 3977

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