“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”
Purpose
To lead a team of IPS (Individual Placement Support) Employment Specialists or Supported Employment Specialists in Norfolk providing: training, mentoring, supervision, and compliance to the IPS approach. Resulting in the consistent delivery of quality service standards in a designated area, to ensure contract targets of: referrals (starts on provision) engagement activity, employment outcomes and Fidelity delivery compliance.
They will communicate with key stakeholders ranging from, but not exhaustive to: Primary Care (GP’s / health centres) /JCPs / Local Authority functions / Community services and other local partners, to ensure the provision is integrated at a local community level. The role will support the Service Manager in maximising service outcomes and work closely with the wider Shaw Trust IPS and Supported Employment teams.
The individual will hold overall accountability for collective KPI and Fidelity results of their designated area and will be expected to address any areas of underperformance in a proficient and timely manner.
Job details
Team Leader Positions in both IPS and Supported Employment
Contract specific details
POTENTIAL FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES - SUBJECT TO CONTRACT WIN - THIS IS AN EXPRESSION ON INTEREST
Essential:
You will have:
1. IPS or Supported Employment experience / knowledge and management experience (preferably in a Primary care setting).
2. Experience of working with and leading a team supporting people with health conditions / disabilities, substance misuse needs, or a similar client group within health, social services or the voluntary sector.
3. Experience of managing remote working teams and performance management procedures.
4. Experience of internal (and external) partnership working.
5. Demonstrable experience of successfully working to targets, and leading a team to achieve targets.
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Location:
This a peripatetic role and you would be expected to be in the community at least 65% of your working week.
Potential delivery areas are: North Norfolk, Breckland, Broadland & South Norfolk, Kings Lynn & West Norfolk, Great Yarmouth, Norwich
In your supporting statement please list 1,2,3 preference of working areas - any applications where this is not given will not be progressed.
Employee Benefits
As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people’s lives, you will have access to the following benefits:
6. 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
7. 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
8. An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
9. Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
10. Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
11. Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Menopause Peer Support Group, The MANaging Network, The Young Professionals Network and Back to Work Support Group)
12. Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan