Employment Specialist - Wirral

Catch22; Liverpool; Vor Ort; GBP 28.000 - 35.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

28 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension scheme with up to 4% matching

Discount shopping opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Zusammenfassung

Catch22 is expanding its Employability division in Liverpool and seeks an Employment Specialist (career coach) to support individuals facing barriers to employment, education and training. You will deliver person-centred employment support under the SEQF fidelity model, working with disability, mental health and other complex needs, and collaborate with employers and multidisciplinary teams.

The role reports to a Team Leader within Catch22 Employability and is based in Liverpool, with

Qualifikationen

• Experience with learning disabilities, ASD, mental health, or complex health needs.
• Knowledge of supported employment principles and employer engagement techniques.
• Accredited SEQF level 3 qualification (delivered by The Busy Group) or working toward.

Aufgaben

• Deliver personalised, strengths-based employment support to individuals facing barriers.
• Build trusted relationships to identify aspirations and support progression into outcomes.
• Apply supported employment principles including job matching and in-work support.
• Collaborate with employers and community organisations to create opportunities.

Kenntnisse

Employer engagement

Person-centred support

Relationship building

Caseload management

Ausbildung

Five GCSEs or equivalent

SEQF Level 3 qualification

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

Our Employability division is expanding due to the procurement of a new Liverpool Connect to Work contract, and we therefore look to welcome an Employment Specialist into our experienced team. This role is often referred to as a career coach.

You will report into a Team Leader within the Catch22 Employability division.

As an Employment Specialist, you will play a vital role in supporting individuals facing barriers to employment, education and training to achieve their career aspirations and build brighter futures. The Supported Employment Specialist will deliver high-quality, person-centred employment support in line with the SEQF fidelity model. This role is focused on enabling people with disabilities, learning difficulties/disabilities, neuro-diverse conditions, poor mental health or individuals from other disadvantaged and/or complex backgrounds to prepare for, secure, and sustain meaningful paid employment aligned with their goals, while promoting inclusion, independence, and long-term wellbeing.

The role combines one-to-one support, employer engagement, collaboration with multidisciplinary mental health teams/community organisations and promote integration with Region’s Employability network.

Key duties

• Deliver personalised, strengths-based employment support to individuals facing barriers to employment, education and training.
• Build trusted relationships with participants to identify aspirations, develop vocational goals and support progression into sustainable outcomes.
• Apply supported employment principles, including vocational profiling, job matching, rapid job search and in-work support, to achieve positive participant outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with employers, referral partners and community organisations to create opportunities and remove barriers to progression

Qualifications

• Five GCSEs or equivalent at Grade C/4 or above
• Knowledge of supported employment principles and employer engagement techniques.
• Qualification in Supported Employment/IPS or work towards achievement within 9 months
• Experience with learning disabilities/ASD/mental health/complex health challenges and/or disadvantaged groups

Desirable Criteria

• Experience delivering supported employment services
• Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) skills – IEP Level 2/3
• Understanding of welfare benefits and employment legislation

Additional Information

Salary: £31,500.00

Contract: Full time | Permanent (37 hours per week)

Location: Community Based | Liverpool - Key areas: St Helens & Wirral

• Accredited SEQF level 3 qualification - delivered by The Busy Group
• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, rising to 33 days with service.
• Pension scheme with matching contributions of up to 4%
• Access to discounted shopping opportunities and employee assistance programme

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

Please note, we will conduct an online search as part of our due dilligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media.

Catch22’s Commitment to Ban the Box

Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box”. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage, and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see our statement of commitment on hiring people with convictions for more information.