Employment Advisor - Basildon and Brentwood

Vita Health Group; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health company in Basildon seeks an Employment Advisor to provide support in gaining employment and collaborating with clinicians. This role involves both working remotely and in-office. Candidates should have at least a Grade C in GCSE English and Maths, and experience in career advice is essential. They offer a supportive culture and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible work-life balance

Continued Professional Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in providing careers advice, IAG with work-related barriers.
• Able to travel around the local Basildon and Brentwood area at least 1 day per week.

Responsibilities

• Work within an employment advice service, collaborating with clinicians.
• Offer employment support to service users to gain, return to, or retain employment.
• Create a culture of prevention and early intervention.

Skills

Providing careers advice

Building relationships

Team collaboration

Traveling in local areas

Education

Grade C GCSE English and Maths or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Employment Advisor to join Vita Health Group in Basildon and Brentwood. We are recognised as one of the UKs best health care companies to work for. We are a people-centred company that supports careers growth and development for our staff.

What you will do in the role

You will work within an employment advice service, collaborating with clinicians who provide psychological therapies to people with common mental health problems. You will offer employment support to service users to gain, return to or retain employment. The role involves working with job centres (including some face-to-face visits across the region), employers, trade unions and employment agencies to keep people in employment and secure employment opportunities. You will also help create a culture of prevention and early intervention ensuring timely access to health support and suitable employment support to avoid long-term unemployment. This role involves remote working and approximately one day in our Basildon office per week.

Skills and experience

Essential

• Grade C GCSE English and maths or equivalent.
• Experience in providing careers advice, IAG with work-related barriers
• Able to travel around the local Basildon and Brentwood area at least 1 day per week
• Building new relationships that are strategically relevant.
• Working as part of a team and contributing to collective strategies and goals.

Desirable

• Evidence of further study in vocational training, careers advice and job retention.
• Understanding of Talking Therapies and integrated care
• Experience in a target-driven environment
• Proactive in relation to on-going professional development to stay up to date with industry knowledge.
• Experience of working in a healthcare environment.
• Experience of supporting people with mental health conditions into vocational/employment activities

Why Vita Health Group

Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do. Now part of Spire Healthcare Group plc we have been providing physical and mental health services for over 30 years. We work in partnership with the NHS, are engaged by insurers and some of the UKs largest corporate companies to support their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers. To achieve our mission of Making People Better, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. We are an award-winning employer recently recognised nationally as Best Company to Work for at the Health and Wellbeing Awards 2024.

This is also recognised by current employees. Our most recent Employee Survey results showed the top 5 reasons to work here as being:

• Supportive team and management
• Positive work environment
• Wellbeing and mental health support
• Trust and respect
• Autonomy and flexibility

We are keen to progress your skills and enable career development and provide regular Continued Professional Development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme, apprenticeships and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work life balance and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view here: https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/join-us/careers/

Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and is seeking to improve the diversity of its workforce. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. For further information on our EDI commitments please view here: Vita Health Groups commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to being equitable and supporting the wellbeing of all employees.

• We are a Mindful Employer
• Our status as a Disability Confident Leader dedicated to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. All disabled candidates that meet the minimum essential criteria will be considered for interview.
• Our Ethnicity Matters Scheme where all applicants for senior roles (£40,000+) from a minority ethnic group that meet the essential criteria will be considered for interview.
• Our Gender Matters Scheme where all women applicants for senior roles (£60,000+) that meet the essential criteria will be considered for interview.
• Our sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer.
• Our sign up to the Employer with Heart Charter.
• Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS). Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).
• Access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues including Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• An embedded speaking up culture facilitated by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians.

Should you wish to discuss any adjustment or assistance you need in the application or interview process please contact [e-mail] and we will facilitate.

Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check.

Any data which you share with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and is accessible only by staff who require it. Should your application be unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after 6 months.

Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.