Connect to Work - Employment Specialist - West London Alliance

Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.\” At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility. For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all. Purpose Working with clients, health professionals, service providers and employers, as an IPS Employment Specialist you will be focused on making sure a person\’s journey into employment, with associated improved social inclusion and wellbeing is as easy as possible. You will work with clients (managing a caseload) who have mental health support needs, to assist them in securing sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences. Your role will be to deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach (for which training will be given); providing person centred advice and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment. This is a target driven role. These targets are derived from contract obligations of: Starts On Programme, Job Entries, Job Retention, compliance to Fidelity delivery model (IPS) The IPS delivery model you will be expected to delivery is underpinned by 8 key principles and 25 Items under the Fidelity Scale. The six key stages on a typical journey are: outreach/referral; vocational profiling; action planning; job search activities (including working on a one-to-one basis with employers to match people with appropriate employment); job placement, job coaching and coordinating ongoing support whilst in employment. Within your supporting statement candidates MUST include whether you are applying for Supported Employment, Individual Placement and Support or both. Within your supporting supporting statement you MUST advise the boroughs that you are prepared to work in. Failure to provide the above may result in your application being rejected. Proposed date for assessment centre 11.08.25 Vacancies: 6 – (5x IPS 1x SE) – Brent 3 – 2IPS and 1 SE – Barnet 5 – 4 IPS and 1 SE – Hillingdon 3 – 2 IPS and 1 SE – Hammersmith & Fulham 1 – SE Harrow 1 – SE Hounslow Download the Job Description for full details. Location: You will be based within West London (Brent, Barnet, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow and Hillingdon) Please note this is a community based role with very minimal home-working Employee Benefits As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people\’s lives, you will have access to the following benefits: 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years\’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday 2 days paid volunteering leave each year An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters\’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women\’s Network, MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group) Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan Opportunity to request flexible working from day one Our Strategy To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: (url removed) Join a diverse and inclusive organisation Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career. In addition; We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK. We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government\’s Access to Work scheme. Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion. If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: (url removed) Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. #LI-SHAW ShawIND1