IPS Employment Specialist – SO2

Job Category : Admin / Clerical
Location : Hackney Town Hall, Hackney Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £18.48
DBS Required
The postholder will manage a caseload of people in structured treatment for drug and/ or alcohol; providing tangible interventions to enable them to secure sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences. Utilising the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach; providing person centred advice and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers and maintaining links with the clinical team, to enable clients to move into suitable employment.
The post holder will work as part of a community drug and alcohol treatment service, maintaining positive and integrated relationships, fostering a holistic approach to recovery through employment. Additionally, the postholder will be expected to work with the wider Employment, Skills and Adult Learning Team to maximise opportunities for the client group, whilst fostering a collaborative approach to employment support.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of Individual Placement and Support Model
Experience working in employment services supporting people to obtain or keep work

Proven experience of meeting/ exceeding outcomes and targets
Detailed knowledge and understanding of the barriers faced by people accessing services for the treatment of substance use and alcohol and/ or other vulnerable people in accessing employment
Demonstrated, extensive experience of providing employability support or training, with a track record in high retention/completion rates and achieving tangible outcomes.
Knowledge of the local employment market and employer needs
Experience of working within a performance driven environment and reporting on delivery
Experience of developing positive relationships with employers/ partner organisations to secure employment for marginalised groups.

Significant experience of delivering information to people with diverse communication needs
Working knowledge of a broad range of occupations/ jobs and appropriate labour market knowledge

SKILLS

Excellent verbal, written and presentational skills with the proven ability to present complex information in a simple manner.

Ability to work closely with and establish positive relationships with employers, clients, colleagues, partner organisations and clinicians
Effective interpersonal skills appropriate to a wide range of situations and a proven ability to anticipate problems and provide creative and effective solutions to resolve them.
Excellent motivational, communication and listening skills
Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport with a range of people
Ability to model recovery focused practice including co-production
Team orientated; able to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team

Willingness to work outside normal working days for public and Council meetings and to achieve deadlines.