Employment Specialist
Location: Woking, Surrey
Salary: GBP28,182 - GBP29,547 per annum inclusive
Job Type: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week
Areas of service delivery: Surrey Heath & Farnham
Please note: This role requires a UK Driving Licence and access to a car; you must be prepared to travel and occasionally work outside office hours as required.
Service delivery covers Surrey and surrounding areas; however, the post holder will primarily cover Surrey Heath & Farnham, with potential support to neighboring localities.
Are you interested in helping people with, or recovering from, mental health issues to reintegrate into work? Would you like to join an organization that values professionalism, insight, expertise, and passion to inspire individual recovery? Then join us as an IPS Employment Specialist.
We assist individuals with mental health challenges to find paid employment and support them in retaining their jobs when struggling due to their mental health. We also advise and support employers on mental health in the workplace. This is only possible with dedicated staff like you.
Your role involves helping individuals source appropriate work experience placements with local employers, offering support, career advice, and guidance, and helping them set recovery and employment goals. You will also provide training in personal development skills such as CV writing and interview techniques. Additionally, you will establish and maintain positive links with the Mental Health Integrated Community Service (MHICS), partner organizations, and local employers, and develop and promote the service.
You will be responsible for maintaining efficient administrative systems to ensure referrals, assessments, and reviews are completed promptly.
Key skills include a good understanding of mental health issues, excellent motivational, presentation, and listening skills, and a willingness to travel within the local area and work outside normal hours as needed.
To Apply
If you believe you are suitable and wish to work for Waythrough, please follow the link to their website to complete your application.
We are committed to increasing diversity and welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or from Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic groups.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as they apply.
Please upload a CV and attach a cover letter explaining your motivation for applying.
We value learning and development, offering a wide range of apprenticeships. Anyone in a permanent position who has passed probation can apply for relevant apprenticeships.
Waythrough was launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship (RF). Aquarius, supporting people affected by substance use or gambling, is now a subsidiary of Waythrough.
We specialize in mental health, alcohol, drugs, and related areas. Our services are high-quality, evidence-based, and tailored to individual needs. Our vision is to remove barriers preventing people from accessing support to live meaningful lives.
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