Employment Retention Specialist – Individual Placement and Support

We welcome people from a range of backgrounds and with all kinds of life experience, and actively encourage those who have lived experience of mental illness. To be successful in this role we would like you to have: One to one employment support of helping people to obtain or keep education/work Employment Retention support experience An understanding of the employment needs and difficulties of people who experience mental health problems Experience of working with people on a one-to-one basis, offering motivation and support Knowledge of a range of resources for helping people to maintain employment when facing ill health difficulties The ability to build good relationships with a range of different people, from employers to clients The ability to manage multiple tasks at once Skills in vocational assessment and in assessing ill health obstacles to returning to work and working with employees to overcome these Ability to work independently, reliably, and consistently Excellent administrative and organisational skills Data collection experience A passion for making a difference to people's lives Good mediation skills and persuasive style An ability to meet the travel requirements of the role A preparedness to work flexible hours through prior arrangement as the needs of the job dictate (e.g., some evenings) For full details of the duties and criteria for the role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached. Please note the Trust will not provide sponsorship to work for this role; to apply, you must have current right to work in the UK status.

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