Job overview

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals.

Role

Working within Portsmouth City Council’s IPS ‘Individual Placement and Support’ model contract, the role will include managing a caseload of clients in structured treatment for drug and / or alcohol use; to assist them in securing sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences. You will deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach (for which training will be given); providing person centred advice and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.
You will work as part of a community drug & alcohol treatment service, maintaining positive and integrated relationships, fostering a holistic approach to recovery through employment support. IPS is a ‘work first’ intervention designed to support people into sustained employment.

Responsibilities

  • Strong employer engagement skills to support essential job search activity; the ability to develop positive employer relationships maximising employment opportunities
  • The ability to manage and support a caseload of clients; complete vocational assessments and action plans via regular meetings with clients to monitor and review progress, pre and post-employment
  • Conduct employer engagement to negotiate job opportunities that meet each individual’s strengths, needs, abilities and preferences
  • Maintain an equality & diversity approach at all times with the ability to work in a systematic manner, prioritise and organise workload and work to deadlines
  • Strong IT skills – be able to use customer databases as well as being proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word and online communication platforms (including Teams)
  • The ability to work on own initiative and within a team, flexibility to cope with the varying demands of the role and be driven to succeed and set high personal standards so that targets are met

The person

  • Strong employer engagement skills to support essential job search activity; the ability to develop positive employer relationships maximising employment opportunities
  • The ability to manage and support a caseload of clients; complete vocational assessments and action plans via regular meetings with clients to monitor and review progress, pre and post-employment
  • Conduct employer engagement to negotiate job opportunities that meet each individual’s strengths, needs, abilities and preferences
  • Maintain an equality & diversity approach at all times with the ability to work in a systematic manner, prioritise and organise workload and work to deadlines
  • Strong IT skills – be able to use customer databases as well as being proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word and online communication platforms (including Teams)
  • The ability to work on own initiative and within a team, flexibility to cope with the varying demands of the role and be driven to succeed and set high personal standards so that targets are met

    • Desirable

  • Relevant experience in an employment/recruitment/training role
  • Relevant qualifications or the willingness to work towards including:

    • IAG level 4 or 6
    Employment Support qualifications
    Coaching or mentoring qualifications

    Special Conditions

  • Driving Licence and use of a car for business travel is required – this is because you will be regularly visiting employers, work placements hosts and customers to carry out employment engagement, placement host reviews and customer in work reviews as well as on occasion to accompany clients to interviews
  • Due to the diversity of our customer base, the need for regular one to one meetings and the flexibility required in delivering our contracts a basic DBS Check will be required.