IPS-Driven Employment Support Specialist Help People Work

Northumberland Fire Group; Blyth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Flexi leave

Annual leave

Job summary

Northumberland Skills is recruiting an Employment Support Specialist to deliver the Connect to Work programme across Northumberland. Using the IPS model, you will support residents with barriers into meaningful employment, meeting them in community settings, GP surgeries, job centres, and employer sites.

You will build tailored in-work support, coordinate with NHS, DWP and housing partners, manage a small caseload, and help clients with vocational profiling and action planning.

Qualifications

• Experience in employability, community engagement, or health/social care.
• Strong interpersonal, organisational, and IT skills.
• Ability to work autonomously across agencies and manage complex referrals.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small caseload, providing tailored, person-centred support aligned to the IPS Fidelity model
• Deliver outreach services across Northumberland in community settings, employer sites, GP surgeries, and job centres
• Engage with employers to secure suitable roles and provide in-work support
• Collaborate with partners including NHS, DWP, housing providers, and voluntary sector organisations
• Support residents through vocational profiling, action planning, and integration with wider support services to move them into good work

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

IT skills

Autonomy

Driving licence

Local services knowledge

Job description

Northumberland Skills is recruiting an Employment Support Specialist to deliver the Connect to Work programme across Northumberland. Using the IPS model, you will support residents with barriers into meaningful employment, meeting them in community settings, GP surgeries, job centres, and employer sites.

You will build tailored in-work support, coordinate with NHS, DWP and housing partners, manage a small caseload, and help clients with vocational profiling and action planning.