Work Redbridge Employment Specialist

Overview

Full Time – 2-year Fixed Term Contract (with the possibility of extension subject to funding). Employment Specialist (SEQF) x2 and Employment Specialist (IPS) x3. Work Redbridge, the Council\’s employment support and job brokerage service, is seeking Employment Specialists to deliver the Connect to Work programme in Redbridge. Connect to Work is a voluntary Supported Employment programme funded by the UK Government, as part of the Get Britain Working strategy.

This is an exciting time as we grow the team. We are seeking Employment Specialists who are passionate about helping others and who can make a genuine difference to people’s lives by supporting vulnerable adults with health, mental health and disabilities to thrive and find meaningful job opportunities or sustain their employment.

As an Employment Specialist, you will be guided by the fidelity principles of Individual Placement Support (IPS) or Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) and support a small caseload of clients with holistic and personalised employment placement experience. We are looking for employment specialists who have delivered supported employment within services or co-located teams such as: NHS, Health, Mental health, Adult Social services, Drug & Alcohol, Homelessness, Domestic Abuse, Refugee & Asylum, SEND and Leaving Care.

You will have excellent motivational, communication, and attentive listening skills to build positive rapport with clients. You will also be non-judgmental, trustworthy, and empathetic towards disability, health and mental health support needs.

The role will promote economic well-being, tackle in-work poverty and reduce dependency on public sector resources, and you will work collaboratively across Work Redbridge partners, including co-location with wider Council teams, Health, and Community & voluntary sector organisations, to identify suitable residents and support them into sustainable employment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Connect to Work programme as part of Work Redbridge in collaboration with partner organisations.
• Work within the fidelity principles of IPS or SEQF and manage a small caseload of clients, providing holistic and personalised employment placement support.
• Engage with clients who have health, mental health, or disability needs to support their progression into meaningful employment or sustainable employment.
• Build positive rapport through motivational interviewing, effective communication, and attentive listening; be non-judgmental, trustworthy, and empathetic.
• Collaborate with co-located teams, Health, and Community & voluntary sector organisations to identify suitable residents and opportunities.
• Support economic well-being, address in-work poverty, and reduce reliance on public sector resources.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience delivering supported employment within services or co-located teams (e.g., NHS, Health, Mental health, Adult Social services, Drug & Alcohol, Homelessness, Domestic Abuse, Refugee & Asylum, SEND and Leaving Care).
• Excellent motivational, communication, and listening skills; ability to build rapport with clients.
• Non-judgmental, trustworthy, and empathetic toward disability, health, and mental health support needs.

How to Apply

Interviews will be held during week commencing w/c 24th Nov and 1st Dec 2025. To apply for this post, please complete the online application form and attach your CV and a Covering Letter addressing how you meet the criteria for the role as stated in the person specification.

All short-listed applicants will need to demonstrate proof of right to work in the UK.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment and welcome applications from qualified applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, colour, race, religion, or belief.