Regional IPS Team Lead – Field-Based Employment Specialists

Get Set UK; Basildon; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

25 days’ annual leave

Pension contributions

Employee ownership share scheme

Wellbeing support including GP access

Discounts and salary-sacrifice options

Enhanced benefits with service

Learning, development and progression

Descripción de la vacante

Get Set UK is seeking a Team Leader to oversee a dispersed IPS Employment Specialist team across South Essex, coordinating employment support within mental health settings.

You will travel between locations daily, supervise performance, coach staff and ensure IPS fidelity while building strong relationships with NHS, clinicians and employers.

We offer IPS training, progression opportunities and a committed, compassionate leadership culture.

Formación

• Experience working within employability, employment support or welfare-to-work services.
• Experience managing a team of more than four people.
• Experience leading colleagues who work remotely or across multiple locations.
• Performance management in a target-driven service.
• Coaching colleagues to improve participant progression and employment outcomes.
• Experience of careers advice, information, advice and guidance, employability coaching or similar participant support.
• Strong organisation, record keeping and data-led decision-making.
• Safeguarding awareness and sound professional judgement.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and manage remotely based IPS Employment Specialists.
• Maintain a regular and visible presence throughout South Essex.
• Provide structured one-to-ones, supervision, coaching and performance reviews.
• Observe practice in community, clinical and employer settings.
• Review caseloads and help specialists maintain purposeful progression.
• Drive performance against job-start, sustainment and progression targets.
• Coach the team on employer engagement and job-development strategies.
• Ensure specialists spend meaningful time meeting employers face to face.
• Coordinate employer activity and encourage the sharing of intelligence and opportunities.
• Embed the principles of IPS and support Good-to-Excellent fidelity.
• Build productive relationships with NHS, clinical and community teams.
• Help integrate employment into mental health care and recovery planning.
• Use data to identify trends, risks and areas requiring improvement.
• Identify individual and team training needs.
• Encourage reflective practice, peer learning and continuous improvement.
• Maintain safeguarding, GDPR, evidence and audit standards.
• Escalate service, performance and safeguarding risks appropriately.
• Report clear to the Contract Manager on delivery, risks and required actions.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Remote management

Performance management

Coaching

Employer engagement

Data-driven decision making

Safeguarding awareness

Relationship building

IPS/mental health collaboration

Descripción del empleo

Get Set UK is seeking a Team Leader to oversee a dispersed IPS Employment Specialist team across South Essex, coordinating employment support within mental health settings.

You will travel between locations daily, supervise performance, coach staff and ensure IPS fidelity while building strong relationships with NHS, clinicians and employers.

We offer IPS training, progression opportunities and a committed, compassionate leadership culture.