Employment Specialist
Location: Woking, Surrey
Salary: A GBP 28,182 : A GBP 29,547 per annum inclusive
Job Type: Permanent 37.5 hours per week
Areas of service delivery: Surrey Heath and Farnham
Please note: This role requires a UK Driving Licence and access to a car; You must be prepared to travel and occasionally work outside office hours as required.
Service delivery is Surrey and borders wide; however, the post holder will be covering the areas of Surrey Heath and Farnham, with the possibility of supporting neighbouring locality.
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 IPS Employment Specialist .
We help individuals with mental health problems to find paid employment. We also support people to retain their employment when they are struggling at work due to their mental health. We also advise and support employers about mental health in the workplace. But its 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 with local organisations/employers. Day to day, youll 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. Youll also be responsible for establishing and maintaining positive links with the Mental Health Integrated Community Service (MHICS), partner organisations, local employers and have the initiative to develop and promote the service.
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, youll need excellent motivational, presentation and listening skills and a willingness to travel in the local area and to work outside of office hours as required.
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Waythrough, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
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We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or anyone from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic group.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.
When applying, please upload a CV and attach a covering letter explaining why you are applying for the role.
Learning and development is important to us, and we are pleased to be able to offer a wide range of apprenticeships. We hire apprentices into specific roles as well as offering apprenticeships to the workforce. Anyone can apply to undertake an apprenticeship relevant to the role as long as they are in a permanent post and have successfully passed probation.
Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship (RF). Aquarius supports people in the Midlands affected by substance use or gambling. It was a subsidiary of Richmond Fellowship and is now a subsidiary of Waythrough.
We are specialists in mental health, alcohol, drugs and related areas. We provide high quality, evidence:based services, which are designed around the needs of the people we support. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value.