Community-Based Employment Specialist (St Helens)

Catch22; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension scheme with matching up to 4%

Discounted shopping opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Catch22 is seeking an Employment Specialist to cover the St Helens area, based in the Liverpool region. You will deliver personalised support to individuals facing barriers to employment and build strong relationships with participants to help them set and achieve vocational goals.

The role involves applying supported employment principles, collaborating with employers and partners, and progressing participants into sustainable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Five GCSEs or equivalent at Grade C/4 or above.
• Knowledge of supported employment principles and employer engagement techniques.
• Qualification in Supported Employment/IPS or work towards achievement within 9 months.
• Experience with learning disabilities/ASD/mental health/complex health challenges and/or disadvantaged groups.

Responsibilities

• Deliver in person personalised, strengths-based employment support to individuals facing barriers to employment, education and training.
• Build trusted relationships with participants to identify aspirations, develop vocational goals and support progression into sustainable outcomes.
• Apply supported employment principles, including vocational profiling, job matching, rapid job search and in-work support, to achieve positive participant outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with employers, referral partners and community organisations to create opportunities and remove barriers to progression.

Skills

Supported employment principles

Employer engagement techniques

IAG skills

Education

GCSEs 5 subjects at C/4 or above

Qualification in Supported Employment/IPS or working towards within 9 months

Job description

Catch22 is seeking an Employment Specialist to cover the St Helens area, based in the Liverpool region. You will deliver personalised support to individuals facing barriers to employment and build strong relationships with participants to help them set and achieve vocational goals.

The role involves applying supported employment principles, collaborating with employers and partners, and progressing participants into sustainable outcomes.