Employment Specialist
4 days ago
We are seeking a motivated, non-judgemental, resilient and trustworthy IPS Employment Specialist to join our team. You will be based at the Warneford Hospital, Oxford.
You will work with clients (managing a caseload) who have mental health support needs, to assist them in securing sustainable paid employment, or retain their current employment, in line with their preferences. You will deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach (for which training will be given), providing person-centred advice and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.
You will work as part of a community mental health team, maintaining positive and integrated relationships, fostering a holistic approach to recovery through employment.
**Benefits**:
Employee Assistance Programme, Pensions, 33 days holiday (pro rata) inclusive of bank holidays, 4 weeks optional unpaid sabbatical after five years’ service and more.
**Specific responsibilities include**:
- Manage a caseload of around 20 clients who have mental health support needs who are motivated to start/return to work.
- Deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach for which training will be given.
- Attend weekly clinical team meetings as an embedded IPS practitioner.
- Source job opportunities for clients through tailored job search and regular contact with local employers to explore hidden as well as advertised employment opportunities.
**Essential Requirements**:
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent experience
- Experience/understanding of working with people with mental health support needs, or a similar client group within health, social services or the voluntary sector
- Experience of working with someone on a one-to-one basis
- Experience of managing multiple tasks at any one time
- An understanding of the employment needs and challenges faced by people who experience mental health difficulties
- Able to use IT and tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Good motivational, communication and listening skills to build rapport with a range of people
- Team orientated and works collaboratively within a mixed-disciplinary team
- Ability to work independently and use initiative to develop and promote the service in an organised an timely manner
- Full and current driving licence and access to own vehicle - able to travel widely within the county
**Desirable Requirements**:
- Experience of supporting people to obtain or keep work
- Experience of working within mental health services
- Own personal lived experience of recovery from mental health difficulties
- Knowledge of the benefits agency and all disability/employment related benefits
Please see the full job description for more details.
**About Restore**
Restore works in Oxfordshire with people who have severe and enduring mental health problems. We know that everyone has talents and abilities, and the capacity to make a valuable contribution to the community. We believe that people with mental health problems have the right to work, the right to the support they need to gain employment and lead fulfilling lives. We also believe that the stigma associated with mental health problems damages the whole community and in all we do, we work to challenge this discrimination.
Restore provides **Recovery** **Groups** and a **Coaching** **Service.** Coaching provides one to one support enabling members (service users) to achieve their aims. Restore's coaching activities focus on supporting people to achieve paid work, after a period of illness, to start volunteering or start or return to education. Some coaches are embedded within Recovery Groups, and others work within hospital or community settings. Recovery Groups provide members with the opportunity to work on their journey of recovery together through therapeutic activity such as gardening, woodwork, catering or craft based activities.
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