Employment Specialist - Connect To Work

Groundwork; North Shields; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Groundwork NE & Cumbria is seeking a passionate adviser to support individuals with health-related barriers, helping them access and sustain suitable employment.

You will deliver person-centred information, advice and guidance to a caseload of around 25 clients, while partnering with health providers, MHO services and employers to secure meaningful opportunities.

Qualifications

• Passionate about supporting young people to overcome barriers and achieve potential.
• Able to build positive, trusting relationships with clients, employers and partners.
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities to assess needs and identify employment solutions.
• Organised and able to manage a varied caseload and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred information, advice and guidance to a caseload of around 25 clients.
• Help clients access, return to, and sustain employment that is right for them.
• Build strong employer relationships to source suitable opportunities.
• Collaborate with partners including health providers, mental health services and JCP to ensure joined-up support.

Skills

Strong communicator

Analytical thinking

Empathy

Relationship building

Organisational skills

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Job description

Do you want to make a real difference by supporting people to stay in work, and overcome challenges?, We are looking for a passionate individual who will support individuals with health conditions to move into and sustain meaningful employment through the Connect to Work programme Job Purpose Using the Individual Placement & Support (IPS) model, you'll provide person-centred information, advice and guidance to a caseload of around 25 clients, helping them access, return to, and sustain employment that is right for them. You'll also build strong employer relationships to source suitable opportunities and work closely with partners, including health providers, mental health services, JCP and other employment organisations, to ensure clients receive joined-up support.

• Passionate in supporting young people to overcome barriers and achieve their potential.
• A strong communicator, confident engaging with clients, employers and partners.
• Equipped with strong analytical and problem-solving ability, able to assess needs and identify effective employment solutions.
• Person-centred, empathetic and passionate about helping others succeed.
• Skilled at building positive, trusting relationships.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage a varied caseload and meet deadlines.
• Confident working independently and collaboratively.

Groundwork NE & Cumbria is a long-established environmental and community charity with over 30 years of experience creating greener, healthier and more resilient places across the region. Our mission centres on Creating Better Places, Improving People's Prospects, and Promoting Greener Living, helping communities thrive no matter the challenges they face.

We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work.

As a Disability Confident employer we offer guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.

At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

No agencies please.