Overview
Do you want a career where you support people with mental health needs into real, paid employment, quickly and ethically? This is not classroom employability. This is frontline, evidence-based IPS delivery, changing lives through work. As an IPS Employment Specialist, you will deliver the nationally recognised IPS model supporting people with serious mental health conditions (SMI) into open employment, with a strong focus on rapid job search, employer partnership and sustained outcomes. You will work alongside clinical and NHS teams, wellbeing services and local employers, guided every day by our values.
Responsibilities
* Carry out vocational profiling with people experiencing serious mental ill health
* Deliver rapid job search based on individual preference
* Build trusted relationships with local employers
* Match people into paid work aligned to their goals
* Prepare participants for disclosure, interviews and workplace expectations
* Provide intensive in-work support after job start
* Work closely with clinical teams to manage risk and wellbeing
* Track job starts, sustainment and progression
* Maintain high-quality, fidelity-compliant case records
* Your focus is speed with integrity - the right job, at the right time, in the right way
Who This Role Is For
* This role suits people with backgrounds or strong interest in mental health services
* Wellbeing or recovery support
* Social care or community services
* Recruitment or resourcing
* Sales with a strong people focus
What You Will Thrive On
* Are confident working with mental health complexity
* Are proactive and relationship-driven
* Are comfortable with targets and accountability
* Are organised and evidence-focused
* Can balance pace with care and professionalism
* Take pride in structure, consistency and outcomes
Training and Role Context
Full IPS training and fidelity guidance will be provided. This is a Specialist, High-Impact Role. You will work with people who may:
* Have fluctuating mental health
* Experience anxiety, depression or severe mental illness
* Move quickly from readiness to job start
* Need high-touch support after entering work
Why Join Get Set UK?
* Because you'll be part of a mission-driven organisation that invests in your growth and celebrates your impact
* Wellbeing support including GP, counselling and Headspace
* Discounts, pension and salary sacrifice options
* Enhanced benefits with service
* A culture built on ambition, pride, ownership and support
* Real opportunities for progression
We are also a proud Disability Confident Employer. Adjustments are available at every stage. If you're ready to Be Ambitious, Be Proud, Be Considerate, Own It and Be Inspiring, and you want a role where your work genuinely changes lives, we'd love to hear from you.
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