Overview
Are you an experienced Employment Advisor seeking a new and exciting opportunity? We are currently recruiting for several Employment Adviser positions, focused on assisting individuals with mild to moderate mental health issues, to gain or retain employment. The successful candidate will work with a diverse population, aged 16 and above, who are receiving support from Talking Therapies. The EA will provide tailored employment support, that varies depending on the client's specific needs. This will involve supporting individuals to gain employment, helping clients with in-work issues to remain in employment, and providing guidance to those who have been off sick to return to work. The job role will also include helping clients to gain training and volunteering work, delivering careers advice and guidance, and promoting our service to employers and network partners.
Responsibilities
* To manage a caseload of people who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues, to enable them to retain or gain paid employment.
* To work as an Employment Advisor, being responsible for those clients who are wanting to move into employment, education or voluntary work.
* To provide specialist support to enable clients to make the successful transition from unemployment or further education to paid employment.
* To prepare individuals for employment through assessing each person's employment needs.
* To provide individualised, support to clients once they have secured employment to assist them in sustaining employment.
* To provide advice and support to employers, which may include negotiating adjustments and on-going support with the employer to ensure job retention.
* To work in the community, delivering face-to-face appointments to clients, as well as telephone and video appointments.
* To work within Talking Therapies and promote the Employment Support Service to therapists and other staff.
* To work flexibly as required by the individual and the employer which may require some working out of 'normal office' hours.
Organisation and Benefits
MPFT provides physical and mental health care, learning disability, and adult social care services across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. In addition, we provide services on a wider regional and national basis. We serve a population of 1.5 million and employ around 8,500 members of staff. By joining MPFT you will become part of a diverse and inclusive team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:
* putting people at the heart of what we do
* Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
* delivering better health, better care in partnership
We are embedding values-based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals. All have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.
Rewards and Development
We will support your career development and progression. Membership of the excellent NHS pension scheme, generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave, pay and the option for flexible working. You will receive up to 27 days annual leave (increasing to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
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