IPS Employment Specialist - West Cornwall (Ref:0061ZB)

We Are With You; Penzance; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated support organization in Penzance is seeking an IPS Employment Specialist to assist individuals in securing meaningful jobs. The role offers a starting salary of £27,500 per year, increasing to £32,000, and involves working with clients on CV writing and interview skills while managing relationships with employers. Applicants must have a full UK driving license and the ability to work flexible hours. This position targets professionals keen on making a difference for those experiencing employment barriers.

Qualifications

• Experience of recruitment processes and employability skills development.
• Experience of supporting individuals with complex needs to gain or maintain employment.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car.
• Strong IT skills, ideally in Google Workspace.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders including employers and clients.
• Lead and support clients to achieve stable employment.
• Work flexible hours and travel across West Cornwall.

Skills

Recruitment processes

Support for individuals with complex needs

Full UK driving licence

Relationship development

Multi-agency partnership working

IT skills (Google Workspace)

Organizational skills

Flexibility to work unsocial hours

Job description

IPS Employment Specialist – West Cornwall (Ref:0061ZB)

We’re looking for a dedicated Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Specialist to help people back into employment. If you take pride in your work, can think creatively about partnership delivery, and enjoy talking with employers to match clients to meaningful jobs, you may be the right fit.

Main Duties of the Job

• Starting salary £27,500 per year, rising annually in line with our pay progression salary bands to a maximum of £32,000.
• Based out of our Penzance office, covering the West of Cornwall area and meeting clients in the community.
• Supporting clients with CV writing, interview techniques and liaising with potential employers on their behalf.
• Working as part of a large integrated drug and alcohol service serving Cornwall’s most excluded and disadvantaged people.

About Us

WithYou provides free and confidential support, without judgement, to over 100,000 people each year who experience challenges with drugs, alcohol and mental health across England and Scotland.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders – employers, partner agencies, clients and families/carers.
• Lead, nurture and encourage clients, helping them achieve stable employment.
• Deliver services from multiple locations and work flexible, unsocial hours as required.
• Present a professional and supportive approach, treating each client as an individual and acting flexibly, curious, and good at listening.
• Must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a car to travel in the West Cornwall area.
• Apply for the position with a CV and a covering letter explaining why you are suitable; applications without a covering letter will not be considered. The closing date is 4th January 2026, though the role may close earlier if enough suitable applications are received.

Essential Skills

• Experience of recruitment processes and employability skills development
• Experience supporting individuals with complex needs to gain or maintain employment
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car
• Ability to develop and sustain relationships with employers, partner agencies, clients and their families/carers
• Experience of multi‑agency partnership working
• Sound knowledge of best practice in addiction and/or employability and employment services provision
• Understanding of the challenges faced by people in treatment/recovery in the job market and in employability services
• Capacity to lead and motivate others, nurture and encourage clients
• Strong IT skills – ideally within Google Workspace
• Excellent organisational and time‑management skills
• Flexibility to work from multiple locations and to work flexible and unsocial hours as required

Qualifications and Experience

• Required experience: recruitment processes and employability skill development, supporting individuals with complex needs, full UK driving licence, partnership working, knowledge of best practice in addiction and employment services, client motivation support, IT literacy (Google Workspace), organisational and time‑management, flexibility and unsocial hours
• Where possible, evidence of dexterity in the above areas will strengthen your application.
• For further information or an informal chat, contact the Recruitment Team at [e-mail].

DE&I Statement

WithYou values a diverse, inclusive workforce and actively encourages applications from under‑represented communities and backgrounds. We support veterans and those with disabilities through a guaranteed interview scheme, and are a Disability Confident Employer. Our commitment includes reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities, learning difficulties such as dyslexia, or medical conditions that may affect performance.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required to confirm that there are no previous convictions that would affect suitability for the role.