Purpose
As an 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.
Qualifications
- A people‑centred approach in a commercial framework
- Demonstratable passion to further the charitable aims of the organisation
- Collaborative skills in order to 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
- Knowledge of IPS
- Resilience and initiative
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to work 65% of the time in the community or in a mental health treatment hub
If your application is successful, you will progress to an assessment centre – date to be confirmed.
Location
You will be based within Birmingham or Solihull.
Employee 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
Equal Opportunities
- 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.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.
If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: Resourcing@shaw-trust.org.uk
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