Employment Specialist

Seetec; England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent employment services provider is on the lookout for an Employment Specialist to manage customers with learning disabilities. This role requires exceptional communication skills and the ability to create personalized action plans. You will also collaborate with various agencies, ensuring a smooth transition into work for participants. A target-driven background is crucial. Benefits include 25 days annual leave, health insurance allowance, and a company pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Health Insurance Allowance

Employer Paid Healthcare Cash Plan

Company Pension Scheme

Annual Pay Review

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills to connect with diverse individuals.
• Ability to manage a caseload of clients effectively.
• Understanding of various support services available.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseload of customers with learning disabilities.
• Conduct assessments to understand customer needs.
• Co-produce tailored Action Plans for participants.
• Work collaboratively with local agencies.
• Provide in-work support plans with participants and employers.
• Develop knowledge of local support services.

Skills

Employer engagement knowledge

Target driven environment experience

Knowledge of local labour market

Experience with learning disabilities

IT literacy in Microsoft Office

Contractual service delivery

Engaging personality

Job description

Meet, and strive to exceed personal performance targets, Key Performance Indicators and all Quality and Compliance measures.

Are you passionate about working with people and being part of their journey to find employment? If yes, then this could be the ideal role for you as we're recruiting an Employment Specialist to join our amazing team!

Responsibilities

• Progressively manage a caseload of referred customers with a learning disability using a variety of appropriate strategies to help them overcome barriers to gaining employment.
• Undertake in-depth assessments using a suite of tools to fully understand a customer's circumstances, preferences and holistic barriers to progression to employment.
• Co-produce personalised tailored Action Plans featuring SMART targeting to enable positive and timely progression.
• Use an integration framework of local specialist services to obtain support to address specific issues (e.g. substance misuse, anger management, debt advice, health and vocational training).
• Use social prescribing to develop and improve customer circumstances (e.g. healthy eating classes, smoking cessation and social groups).
• Work with multiple agencies to develop holistic approaches to support customers. With customer consent undertake case conferences with external agencies to jointly optimise support packages.
• Undertaking direct marketing to employers using digital and electronic formats e.g. email, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter etc.
• Identify the specific recruitment needs of each employer and undertake tailored pre-screens and group assessments.
• Co-produce effective in-work support plans with participants and employers, based on an assessment of need, providing practical support to ensure a smooth transition into work. When appropriate facilitate job carving opportunities.
• Be mindful of Health & Safety within the customer's workplace and actively promote and report (if appropriate) to ensure a safe working environment for all customers.
• Develop an understanding of specialist signposting services in the local area/region, building knowledge in areas such as specific disabilities, housing, benefits etc.
• Work from local hubs and community outreach locations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge or experience of employer needs and employer engagement.
• Experience of working in a target driven environment.
• Good working knowledge of the local labour market in the specified locations.
• Experience working with people with multiple and complex needs in particular those with learning disabilities.
• Fully IT literate in using a range of Microsoft Office programmes to include 365 products and modern digital technologies, i.e. Microsoft Teams.
• Experience of delivering services to meet contractual and quality standards.
• Open to various backgrounds and experiences; engaging personality, comfortable working with a diverse group of people, and able to provide a warm and welcoming experience to help participants in their first steps back into employment.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the employability industry and/or knowledge of the recruitment industry.
• Understanding of Supported employment Opportunities and associated frameworks (IPS/SEQF).
• Experience of working with people in 'advice & guidance' environments.
• Full driving license.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days).
• 2 Volunteer Days.
• Company Pension Scheme - 5% Employee 5% Employer.
• Health Insurance Allowance.
• Employer Paid Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance.
• Annual Pay Review.
• Enhanced Maternity/Adoption and Paternity Pay Arrangements.
• Free access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Tax Saver Commuter Tickets.
• Refer a Friend Scheme.

Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job. Interested applicants are encouraged to declare any disability at the time of application.

Apply

There's an easy to apply route below to upload your CV! If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on 01702 208282.

Seetec Group is an employee‑owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland, and internally with our Employee Owners. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.