IPS Mental Health Mentor - Connect to Work
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Location: Community-based with travel across the region
Salary: £28,000
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
A fantastic opportunity has opened for a Mental Health Mentor to join the Connect to Work programme, supporting people with complex barriers to move into meaningful, sustainable employment. This is a dynamic, relationship-focused role where youll work across health, employment, and community settings to help clients achieve life-changing outcomes.
What Youll Be Doing
* Managing a caseload of around 25 clients who want to start or return to work
* Carrying out vocational profiling to understand skills, aspirations, and employment goals
* Creating personalised action plans covering job search, CVs, applications, interviews, and career planning
* Supporting clients with travel planning, benefits guidance, budgeting, and disclosure around health conditions
* Providing in-work support to help clients sustain employment, including early-stage check-ins and long-term follow-up
* Working with employers to source opportunities, negotiate adjustments, and support job retention
* Collaborating with Primary Care, mental health teams, DWP, training providers, and community partners
* Maintaining accurate case notes, progress reports, and CRM documentation
* Working to IPS fidelity standards and contributing to continuous service improvement
What Youll Bring
* NVQ Level 2 (Customer Service, Business Admin, IT, Accounting) and GCSE English & xxuwjjq Maths
* Level 2 IT qualification (e.g., ECDL)
* Full UK driving licence
* Experience supporting individuals to achieve goals in employment, skills, health, or social care settings
* Experience engaging with employers or helping clients into work
* Strong communication, organisation, and caseload-management skills
* Ability to build effective relationships with clients, employers, and multi-agency partners
* Understanding of barriers to work and strategies to promote independence