Senior Employment Retention Adviser - London, United Kingdom - Prospects Services

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Category
Community Wellbeing

Location
London

Salary
£32,673 - £38,508

Closing date
24/08/2023

Ref
26010

Contract type
Permanent

Total hours per week
37.5

Description

_ "Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation."_

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work.

We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference.

Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Purpose

Shaw Trust's Retention Services sit within our Community Health & Wellbeing division and is a growing part of the business and our wider employment support offer to our beneficiaries.

We work in partnership with mental health clinical teams, GP practices and other referral partners who refer clients who are currently in employment but are experiencing difficulties in the workplace and require assistance to help them return to work, remain in work or find new employment.

We need a Senior Employment Retention Adviser to provide highly effective support to individuals guide them on their journey to returning, remaining or finding new employment while also supporting them to improve their health and wellbeing.

The Senior Employment Retention Adviser (SERA) role will manage a team of Employment Retention Advisers (ERA) providing supervision, training, caseload management, and role modelling best practice approaches to job retention.

The SERA will play a pivotal role in managing a high-quality service that meets the exacting standards of our commissioners and delivers positive outcomes for service users.

Providing vision and direction, you will lead the development of our network of relationships, building capacity and ensuring the success of our job retention services across all providers.

Making sure our clients receive the best service to meet their needs, you will be comfortable in managing contracts against our agreed service objectives and performance outcomes.

Uppermost in your mind, will be building strong collaborative working relationships in your community with our partners.

Working with the Programme Manager, you will be responsible for monitoring and analysing delivery network performance, building service capability, capacity and quality.

You will also provide skilful relationship management ensuring positive and productive relationships are maintained.

An ability to champion and embrace change is essential.

An understanding of how the development of community-based services and the integration of health and social care impacts the lives of people with mental health challenges would be advantageous.

Essential:

You will have:

5 GCSEs (A-C) or equivalent qualifications
Experience of managing a team and performance management procedures
Relevant experience providing case management support to a caseload of clients with health and/or employment related barriers
Good at building relationships with both internal and external stakeholders

Download the Job Description for full details.

Location:

We are currently recruiting a number of roles across London covering Haringey & Enfield. This role will require you to work out in the community with some opportunity to work from home.

Interviews:

We anticipate interviews to take place the last week of August with starts dates in September 2023

Employee Benefits
As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people's lives, you will have access to the following benefits:

25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years' service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
2 days paid volunteering leave each year
An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters' levels qualifications, and management development programmes
Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women's Network)
Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan

Our Strategy

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation
Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in