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Young Person’s Employment Specialist
Location: Cookson House South Shields, NE33 1TL
Working Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary:£25,110-£32,090
Make a real difference in your community
Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier and more independent lives?
Join Waythrough, one of the UK’s leading mental health and social support charities, and make a lasting impact every day.
About the Role
1. You will manage a caseload of young people in structured treatment for drug and/ or alcohol use to assist them in securing sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences. Covering South Tyneside and Gateshead
2. You will deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach (for which training will be given); providing person centred advice and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.
“As a Employment Specialist you will build partnerships with employers to identify a sustained pipeline of job opportunities and to understand local employer needs in order to bring on board new employment opportunities for people on our programmes.
What You’ll Do
3. Create employment and education opportunities for our clients through proactive engagement with a network of potential employers.
4. Provide appropriate in-work support to clients who have secured employment.
5. Facilitate work placements, work trials and work experience with relevant employers
To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need:
6. Ability in supporting clients to achieve their programme of learning and obtain employment and of meeting job outcome performance targets
7. Experience of using management information systems and maintaining accurate records.
8. Experience of working with a range of employers to satisfy their recruitment needs
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About Waythrough
Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we’ve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England.
Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services – and it’s all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.
We’re in the process of integrating systems and processes across our newly merged organisation. That means some roles may still be branded ‘Humankind’ or appear on our partners’ job sites (such as Richmond Fellowship or Aquarius). This is a temporary step while we complete our transition.
Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we’ve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England.
Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services – and it’s all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.
What We Offer
We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
9. 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
10. Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
11. Life assurance (3× annual salary)
12. Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay
13. Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave
14. Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications
15. 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
16. Recognition and long service awards via our and portals
17. £500 bonus
18. Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership
19. Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good
20. Free will writing service and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year
Inclusion and Accessibility
Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities — especially those with lived experience of the issues we support.
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How to Apply
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