Overview
Job Box Team
At Telford & Wrekin Council, we are recruiting Employment Specialists to join the Job Box team as part of the Connect to Work program. This role focuses on supported employment for adults with disabilities, health conditions or complex needs, helping them enter sustained paid work.
Responsibilities
The Employment Specialist will:
* Manage a caseload of up to 25 customers, engaging with them face‑to‑face to assess needs and progress towards employment.
* Apply the supported employment “place and train” model to identify suitable job placements and support customers through the transition.
* Work directly with employers to generate employment opportunities, troubleshoot placement issues, and advocate on behalf of customers.
* Co‑operate with the Job Box team to monitor outcomes and provide coaching to customers and employers.
Qualifications & Personal Attributes
* No prior experience with the “place and train” model is required – training will be provided.
* Experience in a similar support or employment role is an advantage.
* Commitment to equality of opportunity for all.
* Enthusiastic, resilient, patient, supportive and outcomes focused.
* Effective communication skills, ability to adapt, challenge discrimination and advocate for customers.
Additional Information
At Telford & Wrekin Council, we celebrate a diverse and inclusive culture where people can be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice.
Posts involving work with children or vulnerable groups will require an appropriate criminal records check. Applicants barred from working in these areas must not apply.
We do not hold a sponsorship licence for visas.
For further information about Connect to Work click this link: gov.uk.
Benefits
* Competitive rates of pay.
* Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax‑efficient Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes.
* Free on‑site parking.
* Generous leave entitlement – 24 days rising to 32 days, plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day.
* Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling.
* Flexible and mobile working policy – a hybrid model of office and home work where possible.
Application Instructions
CVs will not be accepted. Please follow the link or contact the Job Box team for the full job description and person specification.
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