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Acorn Training LTD; Daventry; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave up to 26 days

Pension scheme

CPD training and qualifications

Wellbeing programme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Acorn Training LTD in Daventry, United Kingdom, is seeking an IPS Employment Specialist within the Connect to Work programme. You will provide intensive, personalised employment-focused support to people with complex barriers, collaborating across health, employment, and community settings to achieve meaningful outcomes.

You will manage a caseload, conduct vocational profiling, develop action plans, support job search and CV writing, provide welfare and disability support, and work with

Responsibilities

• Manage an active caseload of clients
• Conduct vocational profiling, identifying skills and goals
• Develop personalised action plans for job search, CVs, applications and interviews
• Provide benefits and welfare advice
• Disability/health disclosure support
• Provide in‑work support and long‑term follow‑up
• Source job opportunities and promote the service to employers
• Maintain accurate case notes and progress reports

Job description

We reserve the right to close this advertisement at any time if we receive suitable applications for the role.

An IPS Employment Specialist in the Connect to Work programme provides intensive, personalised, employment-focused support to people with complex barriers, working collaboratively across health, employment, and community settings. The role is dynamic, relationship based, and highly impactful, helping clients achieve lifechanging outcomes through meaningful employment.

Key Responsibilities

Manage an active caseload of 25 clients who want to start or return to work

Conduct vocational profiling, identifying skills, aspirations, and employment goals

Develop personalised action plans, supporting job search, CV writing, applications, interview preparation, and career planning

Benefits and welfare advice

Disclosure support around health conditions

Budgeting and "better-off" calculations

Provide in‑work support to help clients sustain roles, including frequent early-job check‑ins and long‑term follow‑up

Support clients at risk of job loss due to ill health, helping them maintain employment

Source job opportunities

Promote the service to employers and negotiate reasonable adjustments and phased returns

Maintain ongoing contact with employers to support job retention and resolve employment challenges

Champion equality, diversity, and inclusive employment practices

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, including Primary Care, training providers, mental health teams, DWP, and referral partners

Build relationships that generate referrals and strengthen community-based employment support networks

Maintain accurate case notes, progress reports, and CRM‑based documentation

Work to IPS fidelity standards and ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of client outcomes

Collect feedback from service users to support continuous service improvement

Work independently, reliably, and consistently to deliver high‑quality IPS practice

Flexible working including home-based, centre-based, or hybrid job role dependant

Up to 26 days annual leave, with the option to purchase up to 10 additional days

Pension scheme to support your long-term financial wellbeing

Training and professional development, including CPD workshops and professional qualifications

Westfield Health Scheme with benefits including 13 healthcare services, cashback towards essential health bills, counselling and therapy treatments, fast access to MRI, CT, and PET scans, and discounted shopping vouchers

Wellbeing initiatives including Wellbeing Wednesdays and the Mental Health at Work Pledge

Disability Confident Leader, Menopause Workplace Pledge, Armed Forces Covenant, Ban the Box Employer, and secure prayer spaces

Annual paid volunteering day and charity initiatives

Cash incentives for Employee of the Month and Employee of the Year awards