Employment Specialist

Job summary

Inclusion Thurrock is seeking to recruit an Employment Specialist for 6 months of secondment cover. You would be part of our friendly committed, professional IPS employment team.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and skilled, who can be creative and sensitive while supporting our clients back into the workplace or support those who are already in employment to both maintain their roles and to thrive

• A strong conviction that anyone can work and build hopeful relationships if given the right support and encouragement. The person will be enthusiastic and skilled, can be creative and sensitive while supporting our clients back into the workplace or support those who are already in employment to both maintain their roles and thrive
• Determination to work towards ensuring service users' chosen occupation is honoured
• Self-starter with minimal supervision required but strong team awareness.
• Able to build relationships with service users and internal and external relationships in the community
• Proactive in job-seeking
• Dynamic and good at marketing skills
• Able to work assertively and diplomatically to influence the clinical team and significant others

Main duties of the job

This role is part of an innovative new IPS employment service, aligned and working closely with Inclusion Thurrock Services, Early Intervention in Psychosis, and Recovery College to support people with mental health problems with employment needs. Evidence-based supported employment, Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is the model being developed and the post holder will be instrumental in its design and implementation guided by the IPS team leader.

The role will involve working directly with Care coordinators, Jobcentre Plus, employers, trade unions, the world of work, and employment agencies to keep people in employment and secure employment opportunities. You will work closely with practitioners in Thurrock Community Mental Health teams, Recovery College, and other secondary care services serving Thurrock. This is an exciting partnership between a number of NHS providers and the local voluntary sector, keen to make a real difference to the vocational outcomes of people accessing our services. Please read the full job description for details.

So if you would like to join us in this exciting new service - please ensure you apply early.

For more information about the role please contact Stephen Eldred, IPS Team Leader on 07816 339 173 stephen.eldred@mpft.nhs.uk

About us

The IPS team itself is small compared to some other Inclusion services but its outputs and achievements in helping clients turn their lives around are massive. This is a very friendly team who work incredibly closely within our partners in other Trusts , specifically EPUT and the EIP service but also with our many other partners in agencies such as DWP and third sector providers.

Partnerships are at the core of all our work as we recognise that only by working collaboratively can we achieve the greatest good for our clients and provide sustainable solutions to often complex situations.