IPS Employment Support Specialist

Job Title: IPS Employment Support Specialist - 12-month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Home-based – Countywide Travel Required across Surrey

Core Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 5.00 - 37.5 hours per week - part-time hours also available

Salary: £28450- £29970 per annum

Start date: Role due to commence from September 2024

Do you want to make a difference to someone’s life?

Do you have the passion and drive to support vulnerable people to reach their employment aspirations?

About Surrey Choices

Surrey Choices is a leading provider of services for people with disabilities across Surrey. Our mission is to enable the individuals we support to live their best lives and to be active citizens in their local communities. Through person centred planning, and in consultation with individuals and their support networks, we support every person to achieve their potential: to develop new skills, and to live as independently as possible.

We are on a journey of transformation to develop a creative and supportive service which combines community support with specialist facilities for those who need it. We are ambitious and excited about the future

About the IPS Employment Support Specialist role

As an IPS Employment Support Specialist, you’ll play a vital role in helping people with mental health and disability support needs to achieve their own personal employment and local community inclusion goals. You will carry a caseload of job seekers, employing hands on support using an IPS support framework to equip people with the tools they need to support their mental health and transform their lives (IPS specific training provided).

You will provide support to the Team Managers in the service to seek referrals and develop the service to ensure programme KPIs are met. The role calls for a combination of skills: the ability to empathise, the resilience and determination to seek out job opportunities, and the communication skills to engage employers and change perceptions around mental health.

Specific role objectives include:

• Customer support
• Development of working relationships

We are looking for the following skills and experience:

• Ability to communicate effectively and engage with individuals, Families/Carers and external partners
• Experience of delivering job outcomes for disabled people

• A kind and caring approach to supporting people
• A willingness to learn
• A passion for creating diverse communities
• An ability to communicate well with others
• An ability to build and maintain relationships
• Ability to work to targets and deadlines

• Good knowledge of employment legislation and welfare benefits.

• Good IT skills

• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle*

*This job involves travelling to lots of different places across Surrey to see customers and employers. If you are an applicant with a disability and cannot drive, we will discuss reasonable adjustments.

What we can offer you:

• Full training given - career progression encouraged
• 25 days leave plus bank holidays
• £400 refer a friend scheme
• Generous pension and sick pay
• 45p per mile expenses between bookings
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Automatic entry into Perkbox benefit scheme
• Employee Recognition Award Scheme
• Long service benefit
• Thank you scheme

For more information or if you require accessibility via phone, please contact Louise Hayes, Senior Operations Manager on 07519 604542.

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Surrey Choices Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. Surrey Choices is a Real Living Wage Employer.

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Last updated on Aug 20, 2024