Job overview

Would you like to work for a leading mental health charity?

We have exciting opportunity at our Coventry & Warwickshire IPS Employment service, where you will join our friendly and inspiring team as a IPS Employment Specialist. Your role will be a permanent position working.

37.5 hours per week field-based role.

Role will be based in the community of South Warwickshire.

A good working local knowledge of all areas of Warwickshire would of be ideal.

You will be integrated into the NHS to provide employment support for people experiencing severe mental illness with the aim of gaining employment. You will attend 6 meetings per week with local employers to build relationships and engage them regarding our service, in the above locations.

In addition, you will meet your clients each week to provide them with face-to-face support. Key to this role will also be to undertake administration duties such as producing letters, spreadsheets, and keeping various systems up to date. As part of the role, you will receive System1 training from the NHS which will be made up of a series of 10 online sessions and a final assessment.

You will also be expected to operate Rethinks internal CRM systems on a daily basis, full training will be provided.

Role

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Responsibilities

– Manage a caseload of between 20-30 service users at any one time who are currently off work / unemployed, receiving specialist mental health services and who wish to return to work, pro rota.
– Build relationships with clinical teams to generate referrals and create a collaborative working partnerships with NHS clinicians where employment support is integrated into mental health treatment and forms part of the Transformation plan.
– Build a multi-disciplinary approach to the return to work. For example, involve clinical staff (where relevant) in managing symptoms at work, liaise with DWP and other stake holder groups.
– To prepare individuals for a return to work by supporting service users to understand their skills, aspirations and goals through vocational profiling and action planning.
– Focus on rapid job search with the service user, whilst utilising local support networks to help them overcome their barriers to employment.
– Source job opportunities for service users through tailored job search and regular contact with employers, with 6 face to face contacts per week in the community.

The person

– (Desirable) Appropriately Qualified in Relevant Subject or equivalent experience e.g.
– NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance (IAG)
– Employment Related Services Level 3 (QCF)
– Coaching and Mentoring qualifications
– Trained in IPS approach.
– Experience of partnership working, negotiation and liaison work with other agencies
– Experience of opening job opportunities with a range of employers.
– Knowledge of employment law.
– Knowledge of IPS principles and approach.

I can demonstrate and apply Rethink Mental Illness values of:
– Passion – We are passionate about leading the way to a better quality of life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.
– Commitment – We work tirelessly to provide support for everyone severely affected by mental illness.
– Openness – We are open and transparent in all our work with beneficiaries, supporters, partners and the public to achieve change for people severely affected by mental illness.
– Hope – We offer hope of a better quality of life for all those severely affected by mental illness.
– Expertise – We constantly use our expertise to provide practical and personal support for people who are severely affected by mental illness.
– Understanding – People who are severely affected by mental illness are at the heart of everything we do in our organisation – our membership, our governance and our workforce.
– Equity – We believe that in a world where discrimination and disadvantage exist treating people with equity is critical to ensure justice and fairness for all.

I can apply and demonstrate Rethink CARES behaviours of:
– Connect – We work together, we celebrate together
– Accountable – We do what we say we will do
– Respect – We believe everyone counts
– Evolve – We challenge, we listen, we change
– Success – We deliver results

General Duties:
– I will act in accordance with the provisions of Data Protection legislation (as amended).
– I will ensure all records, personal, staff and client data are managed in line with Data Management and Information Governance policies, relevant legislation, codes of practice or contractual obligations.
– I will comply with legal and regulatory requirements such as provisions set out in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
– I will act in accordance with the charity’s Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies and to notify your line manager promptly if there are any concerns.
– I will participate in regular supervision and appraisal and undertake any relevant training.
– I will work in accordance with the charity’s national policies and local operating procedures and those of external regulators or professional bodies.
– The list of duties is not exhaustive; the line manager may stipulate other reasonable requirements and projects commensurate with the general profile and grade of the post.
– Lived experience.