- Proven experience of supporting people to obtain or keep work
- Proven experience of meeting and exceeding outcomes and targets
- Proactive approach to engaging with participants and sourcing potential
referrals - 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
IPS Employment Specialist - London Borough of Brent, United Kingdom - Shaw Trust
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."
Purpose
Working on the WLA contract, embedded within Primary Care, Community Health Teams, and the wider community you will be delivering employment support to participants in parallel to the health treatment being delivered by NHS clinicians. Working intensively with a maximum active caseload of 25 to 30 participants who have a health condition which impacts on their ability to gain work or stay in work. Assisting them to obtain and sustain employment that is consistent with their vocational goals, following the eight principles of Individual Placement and Support (IPS). Meeting and exceeding performance targets for referrals, programme starts, employer engagement, job starts and sustainment, in compliance with contractual guidelines and quality procedures.
It is important for applicants to understand that IPS Employment Specialists are expected to be out working within the community for a minimum of 65% of their working week.
Essential:
You will have:
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Location:
Brent, Hammersmith and Fulham or Ealing depending on needs of the business.
Employee Benefits
As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people's lives, you will have access to the following benefits: