Job summary
An exciting opportunity has
arisen to join the Workways Supported Employment team to offer IPS (Individual
Placement & Support), Supported Employment to clients who are supported by Core Mental Health teams within Devon Partnership NHS Trust. Workways
are recruiting an Employment Specialist to support people who live in Torbay.
Workways admin base is in Exminster, near
Exeter, but day to day work for the post holder will be based within Mental Health
team settings within Torbay and also within community settings - meeting with employers. The postholders
will receive management and clinical supervision from Workways.
The post holder will be involved
in assisting Workways clients to find and receive support while in paid
employment using the evidenced based Individual Placement &Support (IPS)
approach.
Experience of supporting employers and helping people with a
health condition (preferably mental health-related) to find employment are
essential to the role.
Main duties of the job
The postholder works as part of the
Workways team in line with the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) evidence
based best practice. The postholder also provides specialised vocational
assessment of individuals work needs. The postholder will manage a caseload of
no more than 20 people (per wte) who are experiencing mental health problems
and wish to enter or remain in employment in line with IPS principles. Working
with people in an individualised way to help them achieve their own employment
goals, the postholder will be pro-active in their engagement with people on
their caseload.The postholder will provide advice, information and
support to the individual and to their employer and mental health worker. The
postholder is responsible for establishing and maintaining links with relevant
organisations, employers and individuals to enable people who have mental ill
health to obtain paid work.
This post may involve lone working, working away
from base frequently and working without direct supervision.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- * Knowledge of the IPS approach to supported employment
- * Knowledge of the employment needs and possible difficulties of
- people who experience mental health problems.
- *Understanding of mental health conditions
- * Understanding of current mental health services
- * An understanding of the current research and thinking about vocational rehabilitation services
Desirable
- Some experience of specifically assisting people to find paid employment
- Some experience of working in a mental health and/or employment specialist role.
- Has practised the IPS approach to supported employment
- Experience of working in a range of jobs
- Experience of running groups/delivering training
- Personal experience of mental health issues
- An understanding of the current research and thinking about vocational rehabilitation services
- Understanding of Recovery principles
- Understanding of practice and principles of risk assessment
- Current awareness of relevant Benefits
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in either Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Social Work, Psychology, Careers Guidance, Vocational Rehabilitation or related subject
Desirable
- NVQ 4 in Advice and Guidance
- Certificate in Coaching skills
Communication and Working relationship Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate highly developed verbal communication skills in order to develop on-going relationships with people who use the service, clinical team workers and employers.
- Good written communication skills for example for report writing, assisting people to complete job applications and letter writing
- Persistence and perseverance when engaging with people who use the service and with employers
- Enthusiasm for and genuine interest in vocational rehabilitation
- Excellent all round interpersonal and networking skills, being able to develop community networks with people who use the service.
- Able to approach and work with employers.
- Able to be appropriately directive and encouraging to people using the service
- Non-judgemental, to appropriately work with people with varying needs, experiences and backgrounds
Desirable
- Supervisory skills, relates to other team members and people who use the service
- Motivational interviewing skills
- Presentation skills to be able to present confidently and professionally to, for example, employers, and other services about Workways
- Training/facilitation skills, to run, for example, training for other organisations or recovery courses or groupwork for people who use the service
- Arbitration/mediation skills, for example to be able to mediate with an employer
Analytical & Judgemental Skills
Essential
- Can demonstrate a Recovery focus
- Committed to people who use the service being able to find/retain paid work
- Problem solving and lateral thinking skills, being able to think on the go, address problems as they occur and work in a solution focussed way
- Ability to work on own initiative, being able to take appropriate decisive action when working with employers and people who use the service
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance, being aware of own strengths and weaknesses and address these
- Professionalism, at all times present self and represent the team in a professional and appropriate manner and be able to maintain professional boundaries
Planning and Organisational skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills, can be relied upon to produce work in a timely manner
- Good self management skills, balance the demands of team working and being an independent practitioner.
- Punctual.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- * Knowledge of the IPS approach to supported employment
- * Knowledge of the employment needs and possible difficulties of
- people who experience mental health problems.
- *Understanding of mental health conditions
- * Understanding of current mental health services
- * An understanding of the current research and thinking about vocational rehabilitation services
Desirable
- Some experience of specifically assisting people to find paid employment
- Some experience of working in a mental health and/or employment specialist role.
- Has practised the IPS approach to supported employment
- Experience of working in a range of jobs
- Experience of running groups/delivering training
- Personal experience of mental health issues
- An understanding of the current research and thinking about vocational rehabilitation services
- Understanding of Recovery principles
- Understanding of practice and principles of risk assessment
- Current awareness of relevant Benefits
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in either Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Social Work, Psychology, Careers Guidance, Vocational Rehabilitation or related subject
Desirable
- NVQ 4 in Advice and Guidance
- Certificate in Coaching skills
Communication and Working relationship Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate highly developed verbal communication skills in order to develop on-going relationships with people who use the service, clinical team workers and employers.
- Good written communication skills for example for report writing, assisting people to complete job applications and letter writing
- Persistence and perseverance when engaging with people who use the service and with employers
- Enthusiasm for and genuine interest in vocational rehabilitation
- Excellent all round interpersonal and networking skills, being able to develop community networks with people who use the service.
- Able to approach and work with employers.
- Able to be appropriately directive and encouraging to people using the service
- Non-judgemental, to appropriately work with people with varying needs, experiences and backgrounds
Desirable
- Supervisory skills, relates to other team members and people who use the service
- Motivational interviewing skills
- Presentation skills to be able to present confidently and professionally to, for example, employers, and other services about Workways
- Training/facilitation skills, to run, for example, training for other organisations or recovery courses or groupwork for people who use the service
- Arbitration/mediation skills, for example to be able to mediate with an employer
Analytical & Judgemental Skills
Essential
- Can demonstrate a Recovery focus
- Committed to people who use the service being able to find/retain paid work
- Problem solving and lateral thinking skills, being able to think on the go, address problems as they occur and work in a solution focussed way
- Ability to work on own initiative, being able to take appropriate decisive action when working with employers and people who use the service
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance, being aware of own strengths and weaknesses and address these
- Professionalism, at all times present self and represent the team in a professional and appropriate manner and be able to maintain professional boundaries
Planning and Organisational skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills, can be relied upon to produce work in a timely manner
- Good self management skills, balance the demands of team working and being an independent practitioner.
- Punctual.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
