Employment Advisor

RecruitedUK; Tyseley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A social purpose organisation in Birmingham/Solihull is seeking an Employment Coach. The role involves providing employment support to individuals with health conditions, aligned with their treatment. Candidates should have proven experience in supporting job seekers and achieving performance targets. This full-time position offers a salary between £28,407 and £34,037 and includes generous annual leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

2 days paid volunteering leave

Enhanced pension scheme

Life Assurance at 3 times salary

Access to learning and development opportunities

Health and Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven experience of supporting people to obtain or keep work.
• Proven experience of meeting and exceeding outcomes and targets.
• Proactive approach to engaging with participants and sourcing potential referrals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver employment support to participants alongside NHS health treatments.
• Work with a maximum caseload of 25 participants with health conditions.
• Meet and exceed performance targets for job starts and sustainment.

Skills

Supporting people to obtain or keep work

Meeting and exceeding outcomes and targets

Proactive approach to engaging with participants

Job description

We have an amazing opportunity for an Employment Coach who has a passion for mental health. We believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. Our client is a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

You will be delivering employment support to participants in parallel to the health treatments being delivered by NHS clinicians which is embedded with Primary Care, Community Health Teams, and the wider community. Working intensively with a maximum active caseload of 25 participants who have a health condition which impacts on their ability to gain work or stay in work, you will assist them to obtain and sustain employment that is consistent with their vocational goals, following the eight principles of Individual Placement and Support (IPS). Meeting and exceeding performance targets for referrals, programme starts, employer engagement, job starts and sustainment, in compliance with contractual guidelines and quality procedures.

Location

Birmingham/Solihull

Salary

Full Time and Permanent - £28,407 - £34,037

You will have

• Proven experience of supporting people to obtain or keep work.
• Proven experience of meeting and exceeding outcomes and targets.
• Proactive approach to engaging with participants and sourcing potential referrals.

In return, you will receive

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years' service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday.
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year.
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months.
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate.
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters' levels qualifications, and management development programmes.
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women's Network).
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan.

Due to the high volume of applications Recruited UK receives, we will make every effort to respond with feedback although this is not always possible.

If you have not been contacted within 5 days then, unfortunately, you have not been successful on this occasion, but we may keep your details on file and contact you with future opportunities.

If you feel you match the criteria above, please apply with your most updated CV