Employment Specialist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Do you believe you have the skills to support people back into employment? Do you take pride in what you do, and can you think creatively about how different organisations can work together to deliver a better service? Are you happy to talk with employers and help match people into meaningful work?

We provide support, respect, and a safe environment, tailoring our approach to each individual's needs to discover the best treatment and care options. We strive to empower individuals to reshape their lives, foster personal growth, and embrace life to its fullest.

We currently have a position in our IPS team to support our clients to find meaningful employment. We are interested to hear from applicants who have experience in supporting people with disadvantages in finding work, or have worked within a recruitment or HR setting where you have a good understanding of placing individuals into work, or supporting within a work environment.

Please note that working hours are Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm, however some on-call work may be required on evenings and weekends. This is a fixed term role until March 2026.

Benefits

All applicants need to submit a CV and a covering letter on why you should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted if no covering letter is included.

Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised.

Diversity Statement

As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans.

As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years' worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of helping people facing severe labour market disadvantage to obtain or keep work
• Knowledge and understanding of issues faced by people in treatment/recovery in the job market, and in employability and employment services
• Ability to develop relationships with multiple stakeholders, including employers, partner agencies, clients and their family/carers
• Working knowledge of a broad range of occupations and jobs with the ability to deploy effective employer engagement strategies
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Good IT skills, familiar with Office Suite and Google Workspace

Desirable

• Sound knowledge of best practice in the provision of addictions and/or employability and employment services
• A proven track record in placing people into employment and/or in supporting people to achieve sustained employment
• Able to assess clients' vocational functioning on an ongoing basis utilising background information and work experiences
• Understanding of national development priorities and the needs of the business community in relation to employability and employment
• A full job description will be provided upon request.

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 details

Employer name

We Are With You

Address

Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent

ST1 5BY

Employer's website

https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)