Young Person’s Ips Employment Specialist

2 weeks ago


Sunderland, United Kingdom Recovery Connections Full time

The employment specialist will manage a caseload of 25 young people aged 16- 25 in drug and alcohol treatment services who wish to return to, or start, paid employment. The people you work with will be worked with for up to 9 months, plus up to 4 months of in-work support.

The employment specialist will be required to build effective working relationships with local employers, training providers and colleges to secure employment and education opportunities for people in community treatment for substance misuse, including ensuring the service is focused on accessing the
‘hidden’ labour market.

There is a requirement to provide job development and job search activities directed toward positions that are individualised to the interests and uniqueness of the people supported, whilst following the evidence-based principles and procedures of IPS supported employment.

Ongoing support will be required according to both the employee and employer’s needs to enable people who have experienced dependency on drugs and/or alcohol retain employment once secured.

**Key Duties include**:

- To prepare individuals for employment through assessing each person’s individual
- employment needs through vocational profiling, and then actively support them toachieve their employment goals, in partnership with the clinical team.To promote the benefits of supporting clients to access employment within the clinicalteam and external employers, aiming to raise the profile of IPS services, and raiseexpectations around the ability of clients to access paid employment.To work with client key workers and clinical staff, including through case conferencing, toensure that clients receive appropriate support from everyone involved in their careduring the return-to-work process.To provide advice and support to employers, as agreed with the individual, which mayinclude negotiating adjustments and on-going contact with supervisors to ensure jobretention.To assess individual support needs related to work which might typically include help withwelfare benefits, travel to work, managing health at work etc.To work flexibly on occasion as required by clients and employers, which may requiresome working out of normal office hours.Promote the profile of employment and working embedded within the team to raiseexpectations around the ability of clients to attain paid work.
- **Staff have the opportunity to join the Electric Car Scheme, and have access to a Medicash Health Plan (after 3 months), alongside generous holiday entitlements starting at 26 days, and rising to 28 and 30 days after one and two years of service, respectively. Wellbeing events take place throughout the year, and the charity promotes the value of a good work-life balance. Regular training opportunities are provided across all roles, which come with a 3% employer-contribution pension scheme.**

Application deadline: 005/03/2024

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 12/03/2024



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