Employment Specialist - Redhill, United Kingdom - Recovery Focus

Recovery Focus

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Redhill, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Employment Specialist

£22,284 - £23,457 (pro rata) per annum

East Surrey

Are you interested in helping people who have, or are recovering from, mental health problems, integrate back into work? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise, and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Then join us as an Employment Specialist.

Right now, one of our partners, Richmond Fellowship, is looking for an Employment Specialist to join their IPS/Community Employment service in East Surrey.

We help individuals with mental health problems to find paid employment. We also assist employers and employees to successfully resolve mental health problems in the workplace. But it's only possible with the help of people like you.

Your challenge? To do everything you can to help the individuals we work with to source appropriate work experience placements, paid or voluntary roles with local organisations/employers.

Day to day, you'll offer support, careers advice and guidance, helping people to set their own recovery and employment focused goals and provide training in personal and skills development such as CV preparation, interview techniques etc.

You'll also be responsible for establishing and maintaining positive links with partner organisations, local employers and other relevant agencies and have the initiative to develop and promote the service.

An understanding of IPS (Individual Placement and Support) would be an advantage.

Additionally, you will have responsibility for maintaining efficient admin systems to ensure referrals, assessments and reviews are completed in a timely manner.

As well as a good understanding of mental health problems and the issues and barriers this can create for our clients, you'll need excellent motivational, presentation and listening skills.

In return for your skills and enthusiasm, this role comes with some really great benefits and excellent training and development opportunities.

The postholder will be a car driver or have the ability to travel independently across East Surrey.

This is a permanent part-time role, requiring the post-holder to work 20 hours per week.

To review the Job Description please click
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To apply, please send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling, and domestic violence.