Job overview

Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.

This role will be community based, working with clients with severe and enduring mental health needs, using the evidenced based model of Individual Placement and Support, supporting individuals into sustained paid employment.

Role

This role will be community based, working with clients with severe and enduring mental health needs, using the evidenced based model of Individual Placement and Support, supporting individuals into sustained paid employment.

This role will be within a primary Care Network

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for working with clients (managing a caseload) who have severe and enduring mental health needs, to assist them in securing sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences.

Delivering the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach,
providing person centered advice and guidance to clients whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.

Building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.

Working with individuals and groups in a variety of settings across Bradford District Care Trust in collaboration with health and social care professionals within the Community mental health teams, Primary Care Networks as well as outside agencies and employers.

Working directly with employers to secure employment opportunities, and subsequently to provide ongoing support according to both service users and employer’s needs.

Holding specific responsibility and autonomy for delivering of contract Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) within an allocated team.

The person

Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience

    • Desirable criteria

  • Certificate in supported employment or equivalent.

    • Training

    Essential criteria

  • Willing to participate in relevant courses and training as required

    • Desirable criteria

  • Training in supported employment (Particularly the IPS model).

    • Experience

    Essential criteria

  • Experience/understanding of working with people with mental health support needs, or a similar client group within health, social services or the voluntary sector.
  • Awareness of evidence base of IPS and some experience of delivering interventions that focus on vocational skills.
  • Experience of working with someone on a one-to-one basis and facilitating activities that focus on recovery.

    • Desirable criteria

  • Experience of supporting people with mental health conditions to obtain paid work.
  • Experience of meeting and exceeding outcomes and targets
  • Experience of partnership working, negotiation and liaison with other agencies.

    • Knowledge

    Essential criteria

  • An awareness of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model.
  • Knowledge of employment and disability related benefits
  • An understanding of the employment needs, and challenges faced by people who experience mental health difficulties .

    • Skills

    Essential criteria

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport with a range of people
  • Ability to work independently (without direct supervision) and use initiative to develop and promote a service
  • Ability to adapt activities to be appropriate for the needs of the individual client
  • Ability to prioritise and plan own workload
  • Good organisational ability
  • Ability to negotiate with employers on behalf of service users
  • Attitude and Approach

    • Essential criteria

  • Self-aware of personal strengths and weaknesses and actively invest in personal and professional development
  • Highly motivated with a genuine belief that someone with a mental health condition can find paid employment
  • Resilient and tenacious to not give up despite setbacks and frustrations