Employment Advisor - Wirral

Everyturn Mental Health; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A non-profit health service provider is seeking qualified Employment Advisors in Birkenhead to deliver NHS services. The role involves supporting clients in gaining and retaining employment, working collaboratively with mental health professionals and stakeholders. This fixed-term position offers a range of benefits, including 30 days annual leave and enhanced pensions, in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Enhanced pension

Wagestream

Wellbeing Programme

Enhanced life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health or social care providing employment support.
• Ability to analyse data and present material clearly.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Offer support and advice to clients seeking employment.
• Develop partnerships with stakeholders like job centres and employers.
• Ensure effective prioritisation and delivery of objectives.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Fixed term until end of March 2026 with a possibility of extension.

We are looking for qualified Employment Advisors (EA) to join our team delivering our NHS Wirral Talking Therapies contract. The EA role is key and is a highly valued role across the service, offering support and advice to clients who access our service to help them gain, return to or retain employment.

Hours are worked between 9:00am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. However, flexibility is required to offer appointments up to 8:00pm on Mondays to Wednesdays, in line with client need.

Our Employment Advisors are integrated with our mental health clinicians so you will work closely with them, while also developing good working partnerships with a variety of stakeholders including employers, job centres, trade unions and employment agencies.

This is an opportunity to use your skills to gain in-depth knowledge of the local employment market and liaise with a range of schemes and initiatives to support clients with their employment situation. You will be joining an experienced, knowledgeable team who work collaboratively to get the best outcomes for our clients.

The role is fixed term until 31st March 2026 with possibility of extension subject to extension of DWP funding.

Main duties of the job

We would love to hear from you if you possess the following:

• Are looking to work for an innovative provider who really values you, the role of the Employment Advisor and your career development.
• Have a proven track record of delivering advice and guidance
• Are an inspirational and collaborative team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to organise high volume workload to ensure effective prioritisation and delivery of objectives.
• Are flexible to meet the needs of the service.
• Are committed to the field of talking therapies and working within these services for your future career development.

About us

Were a non-profit, working on behalf of the NHS and local authorities. Were dedicated to supporting people and communities across the country with their mental health. Were here so no one has to struggle alone.

What we offer in return

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) and the option to purchase or sell day
• Enhanced pension
• Wagestream-ability torelease earnings, giving youinstant access to your pay
• Vitality Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card
• Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary
• Plus, many more great benefits on offer

Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.

We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.

We particularly encourage applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds, as we strive to ensure our service reflects the diversity within our locality.

Job responsibilities

Fixed term until end of March 2026 with a possibility of extension.

We are looking for qualified Employment Advisors (EA) to join our team delivering our NHS Wirral Talking Therapies contract. The EA role is key and is a highly valued role across the service, offering support and advice to clients who access our service to help them gain, return to or retain employment.

Hours are worked between 9:00am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. However, flexibility is required to offer appointments up to 8:00pm on Mondays to Wednesdays, in line with client need.

Our Employment Advisors are integrated with our mental health clinicians so you will work closely with them, while also developing good working partnerships with a variety of stakeholders including employers, job centres, trade unions and employment agencies.

This is an opportunity to use your skills to gain in-depth knowledge of the local employment market and liaise with a range of schemes and initiatives to support clients with their employment situation. You will be joining an experienced, knowledgeable team who work collaboratively to get the best outcomes for our clients.

The role is fixed term until 31st March 2026 with possibility of extension subject to extension of DWP funding.

About you

We would love to hear from you if you possess the following:

• Are looking to work for an innovative provider who really values you, the role of the Employment Advisor and your career development.
• Have a proven track record of delivering advice and guidance
• Are an inspirational and collaborative team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to organise high volume workload to ensure effective prioritisation and delivery of objectives.
• Are flexible to meet the needs of the service.
• Are committed to the field of talking therapies and working within these services for your future career development.

What we offer in return

We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) pro-rata for part-time and the option to purchase or sell day
• Enhanced pension
• Wagestream-ability torelease earnings, giving youinstant access to your pay
• Smart Clinic Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card
• Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary
• Plus, many more great benefits on offer

Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.

We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQI+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working in mental health or social care sector and providing advice, guidance and employment support to people with disabilities or other vulnerable groups.
• Ability to collate and analyse data and present material clearly and concisely.
• Ability to work on your own initiative, use own judgement and make decisions.
• Willing to develop knowledge/skills.
• Very good interpersonal and oral communication skills. Able to express views, positively and constructively. Ability to develop good working relationships at all levels both internally and externally.
• Ability to promote teamwork, establish and maintain effective working
• relationships. Willing to work collaboratively.
• Good written communication and report writing skills.
• Good general IT skills (competent internet user and confident using Microsoft packages including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word).
• Very good organisational and time management skills, able to manage and prioritise own work.
• A thorough understanding of the support needs of vulnerable individuals in relation to gaining employment.
• General knowledge and understanding of the appropriate legislation;
• employment law, Equality Act, Disability Discrimination Act. Discretion and an understanding of confidentiality issues.
• An understanding of and determination to work within the context of equal opportunities. Treats everyone with respect and dignity, dealing with them fairly.

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.