Employment Specialist

IPS LLP; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Wellbeing programme

Employee assistance

Recognition and rewards

Inclusive environment

Job summary

IPS LLP is seeking an Employment Specialist to support individuals with long-term health conditions and barriers to employment. You will work within a nationally recognised IPS framework, delivering person-centred assistance, crafting tailored action plans, and helping clients with CVs, applications and interview preparation.

Join a role that builds strong partnerships with healthcare professionals, community organisations and local employers, providing ongoing in-work support and striving for

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people into employment and helping them remain in work.
• Experience managing your own caseload or workload.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong coaching, motivational and active listening skills.
• The ability to engage confidently with employers and community partners.
• Good organisational and IT skills.
• A proactive, positive and solution-focused approach.
• A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle, as local travel is required.

Responsibilities

• Managing a caseload of participants with long-term health conditions and other barriers to employment.
• Delivering person-centred employment support using the IPS model.
• Completing vocational profiles and developing tailored employment action plans.
• Supporting participants with CV writing, job searching, applications and interview preparation.
• Coaching and motivating individuals to achieve sustainable employment.
• Developing strong relationships with local employers to identify vacancies and opportunities.
• Meeting employers to promote inclusive recruitment and discuss workplace adjustments.
• Working collaboratively with healthcare professionals, referral partners and community organisations.
• Providing ongoing in-work support to both participants and employers to promote long-term job retention.
• Maintaining accurate records and achieving agreed service outcomes.

Skills

Caseload management

Employer engagement

Coaching skills

Communication

Relationship building

IT skills

Driving licence

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

AE Talent Solutions are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of our client for an IPS Employment Specialist. Are you passionate about helping people overcome barriers to employment and supporting them to build brighter futures? DO YOU HAVE EMPLOYMENT ENGAGEMENT EXPERIENCE? Do you believe that meaningful work can transform lives? If you're looking for a rewarding career where you can make a genuine difference every day, we'd love to hear from you. Our client is an established provider of Individual Placement and Support (IPS), delivering a nationally recognised, evidence-based programme that helps people with long-term health conditions and other barriers to employment find, secure and sustain meaningful work. As an IPS Employment Specialist, you'll play a vital role in helping individuals achieve their employment goals while working alongside healthcare professionals, community organisations and local employers. Every successful outcome has a lasting impact on someone's confidence, independence and wellbeing.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing a caseload of participants with long-term health conditions and other barriers to employment.
• Delivering person-centred employment support using the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model.
• Completing vocational profiles and developing tailored employment action plans.
• Supporting participants with CV writing, job searching, applications and interview preparation.
• Coaching and motivating individuals to achieve sustainable employment.
• Developing strong relationships with local employers to identify suitable vacancies and hidden job opportunities.
• Meeting employers to promote inclusive recruitment and discuss workplace adjustments where appropriate.
• Working collaboratively with healthcare professionals, referral partners and community organisations.
• Providing ongoing in-work support to both participants and employers to promote long-term job retention.
• Maintaining accurate records and achieving agreed service outcomes.

We're looking for someone who genuinely enjoys helping people succeed. You may already work in employability, welfare to work, recruitment, careers guidance, education, social care, health, housing or customer support and be looking for your next challenge. To be successful, you'll have:

• Experience supporting people into employment and helping them remain in work.
• Experience managing your own caseload or workload.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong coaching, motivational and active listening skills.
• The ability to engage confidently with employers and community partners.
• Good organisational and IT skills.
• A proactive, positive and solution-focused approach.
• A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle, as local travel is required.

You'll ideally hold an NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance (or an equivalent qualification), although applicants with relevant employability or employment support experience are also encouraged to apply.

• Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Employee wellbeing programme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Recognition and reward initiatives.
• A friendly, collaborative and inclusive working environment where your contribution is genuinely valued.

Why This Role?

This is more than an employment support position. It's an opportunity to help people rebuild confidence, improve their wellbeing, regain independence and create a better future through meaningful employment. Every conversation you have, every employer relationship you build and every job outcome you achieve has the potential to change someone's life. If you're looking for a career with purpose and want to work for an organisation that truly values its people and the communities it serves, we'd love to hear from you.