Employment Coordinator - Individual Placement Support (IPS)

Enable; Dundee; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plans

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loans

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Enable Works is seeking an Employment Coordinator to support people with barriers to work to move into sustainable, well-paid jobs. You will work with NHS and Community Mental Health Teams to deliver IPS services in Dundee, helping clients find open labour market opportunities.

We value commitment, communication, and attention to detail, and offer flexible working arrangements, a generous salary and benefits. You will join a leading Scottish employability charity that helps thousands each year.

Qualifications

• The role requires drive, energy and commitment to help people obtain high-quality, well-paid jobs.
• Ability to manage own workload, prioritise, and meet targets; IT literacy.
• Confident communicator with strong attention to detail and professional presentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide Individual Placement Support (IPS) services to people with barriers to work across Dundee in partnership with NHS and Community Mental Health Teams.
• Support clients to progress towards fair and competitive employment in the open labour market.
• Build relationships with employers and local services to create inclusive pathways to work.

Job description

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.For further information please see our full job pack.

About You

• The drive, energy and commitment to support people to obtain highquality, well paid jobsAbility to manage your own workload and prioritise as neededConfident communicatorStrong attention to detailProfessional presentation and personalitySome knowledge of the local community - TaysideAbility to work with people at any age who have challenging barriers to employmentIT literacyComfortable working towards targetsA natural, professional relationship builderKnowledge of the Individual Placement Support (IPS) modelA 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.

About Us

At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loans
• Blue Light Card

Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.The cost of PVG is paid upfront by the organisation and deducted from your wage if successfully appointed.Enable reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.