Job overview

The Employment Specialist will join Pentreath’s IPS team to deliver IPS as part of the holistic recovery plan for mental health service users who have experienced mental ill health and who are unemployed.

Employment Specialists work directly with all relevant stakeholders including the service user, clinicians, consultant psychiatrists, other professionals, partner agencies and employers, to support service users to gain and retain paid employment.

Interview dates: Monday 12th October 2026 at Summercourt

DBS: Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

37 hours – Would consider 30 hours
Fixed term contract to 31st March 2027 with potential to continue.

Role

  • Deliver 1:1 face to face support to clients on caseload in a community setting, or a digital alternative according to project requirement and client need
  • Generate referrals and create a collaborative working partnership with clinicians where employment support is integrated in service user mental health treatment
  • Deliver the IPS approach effectively to ensure service user satisfaction and high fidelity scores
  • Support clients to gain paid employment based on their preferences and sustain their employment
  • Ensure accurate notes are recorded on the appropriate database, and submit project documentation as per contract compliance, in a timely manner
  • Be embedded within the clinical team and actively participate in multi-disciplinary meetings and other clinical meetings, to raise awareness of IPS and maintain joint decision making
  • Identify appropriate pieces of work for the Peer Mentor and work collaboratively with them to create action plans, discuss shared clients and review progress
  • Build strong, collaborative and trusting working relationships with the team you are embedded within, clients, referrers, Peer Mentors, colleagues, partner organisations and other professionals
  • Create relationships with employers and develop opportunities for clients through weekly employer engagement
  • Meet and exceed job outcome targets for service users, contributing to team performance targets and fidelity reviews

Responsibilities

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