Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment. Job Detail This programme is funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) as part of the Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) service. The role will involve delivering a holistic employment support service alongside health partners that supports and enables people to stay in or take up work. The successful applicant will deliver high quality employment support based on an Individual Placement and Support model. Key elements of the support you will provide will include Vocational Profiling and identifying individual support interventions required which will inform action planning, outlining choices for the future in relation to participation in short, medium- and long-term outcomes for employment. This will include support with CV writing, job search, application forms and interviews. You will deliver high quality and impartial Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) to ensure that your customers are able to make informed decisions and are prepared for the next step in their lives. The intensive support model also enables ongoing ‘in work’ support to increase chances of stability and sustainable employment, particularly for those who are already in work. We are looking for skilled, proactive and flexible individuals who will really make a difference to residents’ employment needs and support them to progress in their lives. You will offer 1-2-1 support to adults both face to face and over Microsoft Teams. No candidate will meet every single desired requirement. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you This is a fixed term position initially as part of a wider employment support provision funded through DWP. There may be future funding/other provision available in the future. For further information, please contact Lisa Breakspear via email: lisa.breakspearcheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Please note that this job is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information. Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12 per hour for all contracted hours. For any technical enquiries please email Sourcingteamecwip.co.uk and quote job reference number in all correspondence.