IPS Employment Specialist: Drive Meaningful Work

IPS Grow; Spalding; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Volunteer leave

Enhanced pension

Life assurance

Health and wellbeing support

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Shaw Trust is expanding its Connect to Work services into Lincolnshire, recruiting an IPS Employment Specialist to help people with mental health needs move into sustainable paid employment.

Based in Spalding and surrounding areas, you’ll work peripathetically without home working, building relationships with clients, health professionals and local employers to deliver the IPS approach and achieve contractual targets.

Qualifications

• Knowledge or experience of the IPS model, with training provided.
• Experience delivering one-to-one support to individuals to achieve goals.
• Ability to manage a caseload and meet KPIs in a community setting.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the IPS approach in line with fidelity requirements.
• Support participants through all stages of their employment journey, including profiling and job search.
• Build positive relationships with local employers to create suitable job opportunities.
• Achieve contractual targets including starts, job outcomes and job retention.

Skills

IPS model knowledge

Coaching / mentoring

Relationship building

Communication skills

Job description

Shaw Trust is expanding its Connect to Work services into Lincolnshire, recruiting an IPS Employment Specialist to help people with mental health needs move into sustainable paid employment.

Based in Spalding and surrounding areas, you’ll work peripathetically without home working, building relationships with clients, health professionals and local employers to deliver the IPS approach and achieve contractual targets.