Employment Coordinator - Individual Placement Support (IPS)

ENABLE Scotland; Dundee; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Enable Works in Dundee is seeking an Employment Coordinator to support people with barriers to work toward sustainable, well-paid employment within the IPS service. You will work with NHS and Community Mental Health Teams to help clients move into fair and open labour market roles, promoting high-quality jobs in the local community.

This autonomous role requires strong communication, reliable workload management, and a professional approach to building trusted relationships.

Qualifications

• The drive, energy and commitment to support people to obtain highquality, well paid jobs.
• Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed.
• Confident communicator.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Professional presentation and personality.
• Some knowledge of the local community - Tayside.
• Ability to work with people at any age who have challenging barriers to employment.
• IT literacy.
• Comfortable working towards targets.
• A natural, professional relationship builder.
• Knowledge of the IPS model.
• A full driving licence with access to your own vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to people who have barriers to work to progress towards and achieve well-paid, sustainable employment.
• Work in partnership with NHS and Community Mental Health Teams to support individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions into fair and competitive employment in the open labour market.

Skills

Client support

Workload management

Communication

Attention to detail

Professional presentation

Local knowledge

Barrier to employment

IT literacy

Target-driven

Relationship building

IPS knowledge

Driving licence

Tools

IT literacy

Job description

Role - Employment Coordinator - Individual Placement and Support(IPS)

£30,379 per annum

Dundee

Do you have a passion for helping people?

Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills?

Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland?

Would you like to help someone with barriers to work find their dream job?

Then come and work for Enable Works.

Your role, as an Employment Coordinator is to provide support to people who have barriers to work to make progress towards and achieve well paid, sustainable employment. Working as part of our Individual Placement Support (IPS) service across Dundee, you will work in partnership with NHS and Community Mental Health Teams to support individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions into fair and competitive employment in the open labour market.

Enable Works are the leading specialist provider of employability services for people who have barriers to work. We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid.

Enable Works supports over 7000 people every year across 30 Local Authorities to learn skills for work.

We partner with thousands of employers to create inclusive cultures and improve the diversity of Scotland's workforce.

We are incredibly proud of our smart, capable, and motivated colleagues across Scotland and following a period of significant growth we are looking to grow our team.

We offer a generous salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We offer flexible working practices that promote a strong work/life balance so that when you are at work you can be the best version of you.

Values are more important to us than qualifications or experience, so if you don’t think you meet every requirement that’s ok, we still want to hear from you.

We really need you to have these

• The drive, energy and commitment to support people to obtain highquality, well paid jobs
• Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed
• Confident communicator
• Strong attention to detail
• Professional presentation and personality
• Some knowledge of the local community - Tayside
• Ability to work with people at any age who have challenging barriers to employment
• IT literacy
• Comfortable working towards targets
• A natural, professional relationship builder
• Knowledge of the Individual Placement Support (IPS) model
• A full driving licence with access to your own vehicle

Why?

Our vision is that every person in Scotland is able to access the support they need to find a high quality job that pays them well and your drive and commitment to this job will help them get there.

You will recognise each clients individual skills and aspirations and work with them to find a job that they love.

Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to make the right decisions for your clients, therefore you need to manage your work load well and be accountable for your time. Attention to detail is important as it means you can work accurately and follow instructions.