IPS Team Leader

Job overview

Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Team Leader

The opportunity to change minds. The power to change lives.

Due to service expansion, Derbyshire Healthcare has an exciting opportunity for a permanent IPS Team Leader to be integrated into the community mental health teams. As Team Leader you will provide a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of IPS, as part of the holistic recovery plan for mental health service users.

As a Team Leader you will supervise the team, providing training, caseload management, support with employer engagement, observe appointments and report to the Service Manager.

We welcome applications from candidates with multiple  years’ experience of working with people with mental health support needs and within the employment support services. You will be a confident  leader who will provide a vital role in managing a high-quality service that delivers positive outcomes for service users.

Main duties of the job

What is the role of an IPS Team Leader?

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and rewarding role, where you can develop your leadership skills. As a Team Leader your role will be:

• Effectively manage a high-quality service that adheres to the principles of IPS
• Manage performance of the IPS Employment Specialists to guide them individually on best practice and achieving individual and team job outcome targets
• Support the design and delivery of in-house staff training and development
• Coordinate the work of Employment Specialists  in relation to building relationships with employers to effectively access the hidden labour market
• Lead the team to ensure Employment Specialists spend enough time in face-to-face meetings with employers to find the right job match.
• Guide, mentor and coach the team to deliver on employment engagements/job development strategies

Please see job description and person spec for full details

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an individual who is personable, engaging, and approachable, with the ability to network and build strong relationships and show initiative and innovation. You will have excellent communication and listening skills and have the ability to motivate and empower your team.

It is essential that you are educated to degree level or have equivalent experience, which can include working in employment services with people with mental health support needs. Also, that you have supervisory or mentoring experience, it is desirable to have direct management experience.