Outreach Employment Support Specialist (IPS)

North East Combined Authority; Blyth; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Flexible leave

26 days annual leave

Job summary

Northumberland County Council is seeking an Employment Support Specialist to work on the Connect to Work programme across Northumberland. The role uses the IPS model to help residents with health conditions, disabilities, or barriers into meaningful employment and involves outreach to community settings, employers, GP surgeries, and job centres.

You will support residents through vocational profiling and action planning, collaborating with NHS, DWP, housing providers, and voluntary sector

Qualifications

• Experience in employability, community engagement, or health/social care.

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

Community engagement

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Autonomous working

Job description

Northumberland County Council is seeking an Employment Support Specialist to work on the Connect to Work programme across Northumberland. The role uses the IPS model to help residents with health conditions, disabilities, or barriers into meaningful employment and involves outreach to community settings, employers, GP surgeries, and job centres.

You will support residents through vocational profiling and action planning, collaborating with NHS, DWP, housing providers, and voluntary sector