Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Specialist
Do you want to make a genuine difference and transform someone's life?
Being an Employment Specialist is an exciting and dynamic role, where no day is the same. You will be providing client support such as CV production, interview techniques, and searching for job opportunities. You will also be educating and engaging employers, sourcing job opportunities for your clients, and raising expectations around the ability of clients to access paid employment. As part of the Solent Mind IPS Hampshire team, you will be working with the Southern Health Mid and North Early Intervention Psychosis team to help their clients find and retain suitable employment.
This position, with on-the-job training, is a fantastic opportunity to play a vital role in helping people with mental health needs across the north of Hampshire find meaningful and fulfilling employment.
Play a vital role in helping people with mental health support needs on their recovery journey and apply to become an Employment Specialist today!
Any offer for this role is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Check.
Main duties of the job
You will need to have excellent communication skills and a good understanding of the key difficulties and challenges faced by people with mental health issues in gaining or retaining employment. We welcome applications from all experience and background levels. What you will need is the ability to motivate and build relationships with service users, strong organisational skills, and the confidence to communicate and engage with a range of employers, and a fundamental belief that anyone with a mental health condition can work.
About us
Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire, supporting over 48,000 people with mental health interventions annually. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind, the national mental health charity. Solent Mind has its own Board of Trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support, and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a Gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.
Job responsibilities
The IPS Specialist will join the EIP IPS Team working under the direction of the Team Leader to deliver IPS as part of the holistic recovery plan for mental health service users.
Please see the full job description attached.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working with people with mental health needs, in a paid or voluntary capacity OR working in Supported Employment, Recruitment, Human Resources, or a role specializing in Relationship Management.
* Experience of helping people identify their own goals and the ability to support people in pursuing these.
* Experience of working in partnership/multi-agency working.
* An understanding of key concepts of recovery.
* An understanding of the key difficulties and challenges faced by people with severe mental illness in returning to/retaining mainstream employment.
Qualifications
* Educated to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent or extensive experience.
* Knowledge of disability and special needs issues, policies, and legislation (e.g., the Equality Act 2010) in relation to employment.
* Strong needs assessment and action planning skills.
* Confidence speaking to employers, teams of health professionals, and other community groups.
* Able to use IT and tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
* Able to use patient records systems and other customer relations management systems.
* Good problem-solving skills.
* Good organisational and prioritisation skills.
* Ability to travel within South West Hampshire (West).
* Knowledge and understanding of the Individual Placement and Support principles and approach.
* Working knowledge of benefits and back to work calculations.
Other
* Commitment to Solent Mind's values.
* Commitment to Solent Mind's Equal Opportunities and Diversity and Inclusion policies.
* Willingness to undergo a relevant DBS Check if required.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Solent Mind
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