IPS Employment Advisor - Mental Health
- Closing date:
- 19 May 2019
- Post date:
- 30 April 2019
- Salary:
- 25000£ per year
We are looking for talented and committed Employment Advisor to join our newly launched Individual Placement & Support (IPS) Barnet & Haringey project. Through this project, our team provides a range of services and support to enable people with severe and enduring mental health problems to gain and maintain paid employment.
Working in partnership with Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Mental Health Trust as an integral team member you will be based in Barnet secondary care, delivering a service following the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model to a caseload of clients. You will work with clients on a one to one basis, supporting them with the confidence and practical tools to secure and maintain employment. The contract is fast-paced, with the need to support clients in rapid and effective job search, in line with the contract requirements. At Twining Enterprise, we offer training and development opportunities in order to help you progress within the organization as we grow.
Key responsibilities and duties:
1. Engage a caseload of clients with severe and enduring mental health problems and establish trusting, collaborative relationships to support them into employment, in line with contract requirements and IPS fidelity.
2. Assess clients’ employment support needs; implementing and adjusting employment plans as necessary to support each client’s desired outcomes.
3. Develop and deliver a range of practical services to meet client needs including career guidance, job searching, CV preparation, interview skills, individual coping techniques and work coaching.
4. Engage, present and collaborate with a range of stakeholders including employers, teams of health professionals and community groups to raise awareness of employment, mental health issues and access to the service.
We would love to hear from you!
Twining is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health conditions. To apply please send your CV and covering letter along with our Twining Equalities Monitoring Form to jobs@twiningenterprise.org.uk Applications without these documents would not be considered.
Application deadline - 19th May (midnight) || Interviews - w/c 27th May
