Job Description
Description Location: Hailsham base, covering Eastbourne
Salary: £27,942 per year plus £1,000 essential car user allowance
Hours: 37 per week
What youll be doing:Southdowns Work & Wellbeing Service helps people accessing treatment for mental health support, back into employment. As an Employment Specialist, youll be working in partnership with Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust and co-located within the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, with some remote and community-based working.
Working as part of the Secondary Mental Health Care team, youll support clients in treatment for varied mental health issues, assisting them in securing sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences. You will deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model; providing person centred guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.
Do you understand the importance of work and the vital role it can play in the lives of those with mental health conditions? Heres a short video about a day in the life of our mental health Employment Specialist: A day in the life of an IPS Employment Specialist
We welcome applications from candidates with previous experience such as Employability Practitioner, Employment Specialist, Recruiter, Employment Advisor, Employment Support Offi...