Employment Specialist

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health care provider is seeking an Employment Specialist in London to support individuals with severe mental health conditions in finding and maintaining employment. The role involves working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and developing employer partnerships to meet clients' needs. This is an entry-level full-time position, designed to empower clients to set and achieve their career goals.

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with mental health conditions is beneficial.
• Skills in employment coaching and knowledge of local job markets are important.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored employment services for clients with mental health issues.
• Develop partnerships with local employers and engage with service users.
• Deliver one-on-one coaching support and manage personal workloads effectively.

Skills

Person-centred approach

Empowerment skills

Networking

Communication

Job description

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To provide an effective employment service for people with severe and enduring mental health conditions who want to work.

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary mental health team, working alongside other mental health and social care professionals, providing joined-up mental health care.

To develop partnerships with employers, local providers and services to ensure that the employment support needs of clients are met.

To work as part of the Work Well network, sharing knowledge and expertise with a range of other employment professionals across Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.

Promoting the employment service to mental health professionals, service users and carers, to ensure a steady flow of referrals.

Helping clients to identify and consider options for obtaining work and staying in work, and set their own personal job goals; assessing their needs and developing appropriate actions plans to overcome barriers to work.

Delivering individually tailored one-to-one employment coaching support to a diverse range of clients, considering their individual needs, using a range of communication methods including face-to-face appointments, video meetings, telephone calls, emails, texts and social media.

Networking and engaging with local employers to identify job opportunities that meet the needs of clients and the employer.

Challenging clients, employers, and other professionals when appropriate to reduce negative beliefs, stigma and discrimination (including self-stigma and self-discrimination).

Working as part of a team, sharing knowledge and expertise, and contributing to team meetings, service development activities and the wider Work Well network.

Typing clear and concise session notes, entering data onto electronic databases, and obtaining written evidence of outcomes (e.g. job starts) in a timely manner, ensuring that files and systems are always up-to-date and accurate.

Working independently to manage own time and workload and keeping track of own progress towards targets.

About Work Well

Work Well is a department within South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust that supports people to find work.

Our mission is to support people who are unemployed in achieving their own career goals. We believe everyone can work, and people should have choice about the type of work they want to do, and when to do it. Our vision for the future is a society where everyone can work, if they want to.

Our Values Are

• Person-centred: we don’t tell people what to do, we give them information so they can make their own career decisions.
• Empowering: we don’t do things for people, we give them tools so they can do things themselves.
• Inspiring: we don’t just help people find a job, we help them set long term career goals for the life they want to live.
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Shellyanne Selwyn-Graham Job title: IPS Employment Team Leader Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07736497676

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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