Employment Specialist – Connect to Work & Inclusion

Mencap; Newcastle-under-Lyme; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Mencap is seeking an Employment Specialist to deliver Connect to Work across Newcastle-under-Lyme. Two part-time fixed-term roles (22.5 hrs/week and 18.75 hrs/week) are available for 2 years.

You will provide intensive employment support and manage a caseload to help participants gain and sustain employment. You’ll work within the Connect to Work programme, supporting individuals with learning disabilities, learning difficulties and autism to achieve meaningful, sustained employment.

Qualifications

• Must have experience delivering supported employment programmes.
• Able to record progress and evidence achievement.
• Strong communication and relationship-building with participants and employers.
• Highly organised with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalised, intensive employment support for up to 12 months for participants who are out of work, and up to 4 months for those in work but at risk of leaving their job.
• Deliver the five stages of the Supported Employment model, following the SEQF: Engagement, Vocational Profiling, Employer Engagement, Job Matching, On and Off-the-Job Support.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent worker

Organised

Caseload management

Inclusion advocacy

Job description

Mencap is seeking an Employment Specialist to deliver Connect to Work across Newcastle-under-Lyme. Two part-time fixed-term roles (22.5 hrs/week and 18.75 hrs/week) are available for 2 years.

You will provide intensive employment support and manage a caseload to help participants gain and sustain employment. You’ll work within the Connect to Work programme, supporting individuals with learning disabilities, learning difficulties and autism to achieve meaningful, sustained employment.