Job overview

Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.

Role

As an IPS Employment Specialist within our Drug and Alcohol Service, you will play a vital role in supporting individuals in recovery to gain and sustain meaningful employment. Using the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model, you will work directly with clients to identify their career goals, develop tailored employment plans, and provide one-to-one coaching and practical support throughout their job search and employment journey. Collaborating closely with treatment teams, employers, and partner agencies, you will promote a recovery-focused approach, helping clients build confidence, skills, and independence. Your work will make a real difference in empowering individuals to rebuild their lives through work.

Responsibilities

To build partnerships with employers to identify a sustained pipeline of job opportunities and to understand local employer needs in order to bring on board new employment opportunities for people on our programmes.

  • Actively promote our clients as potential employees and raise awareness of the service. Promote the ethos of our programmes and Humankind and encourage employers to look positively on our clients as potential applicants.
  • Create employment opportunities for our clients through proactive engagement with a network of potential employers.
  • Facilitate work placements, work trials and work experience with relevant employers.
  • Provide appropriate in-work support to clients who have secured employment.
  • Work with our Employment Coaches to identify job ready clients and facilitate swift access to local employers.
  • Match clients to vacancies based on their job goals, skills and experience.
  • Build and maintain an appropriate knowledge of the skills needs of employers, and contribute to monitoring any changes within the labour market.
  • Maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date case records for all people on caseload, including recording progression outcomes and post provision tracking utilising a caseload management system.

The person

See Job Spec attached.