Apprentice Ips Employment Specialist - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Prospects Services

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Description

Job Category
Community Wellbeing

Location
Birmingham, West Midlands

Salary
£22,598.14

Closing date
22/03/2024

Ref
26541

Contract type
Fixed Term

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

As an Apprentice IPS Employment Specialist, your mission is to empower individuals with mental health support needs by helping them secure sustainable employment in alignment with their preferences.

You will deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach, providing person-centred guidance to clients while fostering positive relationships with local employers.

Your role within community mental health teams or early intervention psychosis teams will support a holistic approach to recovery through employment.

As an apprentice Employment Specialist, the post holder will be developed to support colleagues and participants and gain the Level 4 Employability Practitioner qualification.

We are looking for someone seeking to develop a career within IPS, supporting individuals with mental health support needs into employment, working in partnership with secondary mental health teams and engaging and supporting employers.

Essential:

You will have:

A peoplecentred approach in a commercial framework
Demonstrable passion to further the charitable aims of the organisation
Collaborative skills in order to and unite with others behind the organisation's mission
Experience/understanding of working with people with mental health support needs, or a similar client group within health, social services or the voluntary sector

Download the Job Description for full details.

Location:

You will be based within Birmingham & Solihull

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 their career.

In addition;

We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government's Access to Work scheme.
Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.