Job overview

At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential.

Feeling settled and living well means different things to the people and families that live across South Yorkshire. So, we work with people in different ways – from our extra-care housing, to providing services and opportunities that individuals can access in their home, workplace and community, to creating houses for affordable rent.

Our employees enable us to create the best services, support, and experiences for our customers. We believe that difference makes us better, and that our services are made stronger by having a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Role

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

  • Ability to lead, motivate and inspire others to stay well and achieve in their role
  • An excellent understanding of employment support and the local labour market
  • The ability to drive improvement through focused performance management
  • Ability to build relationships with a wide range of people and stakeholders
  • A non-judgemental approach with a genuine belief that people with a health condition or experiencing disadvantage can find and sustain paid employment
  • A positive mindset, able to handle setbacks and challenges, and a commitment to working in a strengths-based way
  • Be willing to work across South Yorkshire as required

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities:

  • Lead, manage and support a team of Employment Specialists
  • Drive performance to achieve key objectives and service outcomes
  • Monitor team performance, provide coaching and support professional development
  • Delivery quality employment support services and, depending on service, achieve high fidelity IPS interventions.
  • Develop and implement strategies that drive improvement
  • Ensure compliance with relevant policies, behaviours and funding requirements
  • Analyse data and report on key performance indictors
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with employers, stakeholders and partners
  • Uphold SYHA behaviours and values

The person

  • Ability to lead, motivate and inspire others to stay well and achieve in their role
  • An excellent understanding of employment support and the local labour market
  • The ability to drive improvement through focused performance management
  • Ability to build relationships with a wide range of people and stakeholders
  • A non-judgemental approach with a genuine belief that people with a health condition or experiencing disadvantage can find and sustain paid employment
  • A positive mindset, able to handle setbacks and challenges, and a commitment to working in a strengths-based way
  • Be willing to work across South Yorkshire as required.