Individual Placement Support Worker (Employment Specialist)

Job overview

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of something new, a project aimed at supporting service users on their own individual recovery journey and we would like to invite you would play an integral role in this established service that aims to provide high quality clinical care for patients across North Lincolnshire.

We are looking for someone who has experience in providing employment advice and guidance. The role of Employment Specialist will help our patients to consider options for returning to work and supporting them to stay in work. To do this the successful candidate will need to develop partnerships with employers, local providers and services to ensure that the employment support needs of the patients are met.

Main duties of the job

Some of the key responsibilities of the role are:

• Help patients to identify and consider options for returning to work and staying  in work, and set their own personal job goals.
• Ensure patients have access to employment law advice and are supported to exercise their rights under the Equality Act; working closely with employers where necessary on complex job retention issues, including cases of discrimination.
• Teach employability skills to patients on a one-to-one basis and in group workshops where necessary (e.g. CVs, interview skills, etc.)
• Keep up to date with local and national labour market trends, education/training opportunities, welfare benefit changes, and employment law in relation to people with mental health conditions.
• Work as part of a team, sharing knowledge and expertise, and contributing to team meetings and service development activities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications