Employment Specialist

**Role:

- ** Employment Specialist

**Location:

- ** Hounslow/Hybrid

**Salary:

- ** Up to £40k per annum DOE

**Role Overview**:
Working on a Community based Employability Programme supporting job seekers with health complaints and employed individuals who are at risk of losing their jobs. This role requires a high level of skill and will involved clinical integration, Employer Engagement/Reverse marketing of participants, stake holder relationship management and generating your own referrals through actively promoting the provision and your services.

This is a hybrid role with a 60/40 split in terms of home and community based work. 60% (approximately) will be outreach community based and 40% working from home. This is a role which requires successful applicants to work autonomously and be happy working primarily on their own.

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 IPS delivery principles.

**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. Also JCPS, Prisons, Charities, Community Groups and Housing Associations.
- 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**:

- Demonstrable experience at generating programme referrals and key stakeholder management
- 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
- Working with people with health conditions and a good understanding of mental health is an advantage
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build good rapport and professional relationships built on trust and respect
- Ability to write robust action plans that stretch and challenge participants
- Good caseload management skills
- Experience working with employers to develop job opportunities for participants, and to support them whilst in work
- A good team player with strong organisational skills
- Strong employability skills i.e. CV creation, reverse marketing, interview preparation etc
- IT Literate
- Whilst a driver is not essential for this role, willingness to travel around West London is required._

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled practitioner to make a real impact on the lives of others.

We look forward to hearing from you

Pay: Up to £40,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person