“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.”
Purpose
As an IPS Employment Specialist, you'll play a vital role in helping people with mental health support needs move closer to, secure and sustain meaningful paid employment. Working closely with participants, health professionals, service providers and local employers, you'll make the journey into work as smooth and accessible as possible, supporting individuals to improve not only their employment outcomes but also their confidence, wellbeing and social inclusion. Managing your own caseload, you'll deliver the nationally recognised Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model, providing person-centred guidance tailored to each individual's goals, strengths and aspirations. You'll build strong relationships with employers across the local area, creating opportunities and matching participants with roles that align with their preferences and ambitions. This is a rewarding and performance-focused role where you'll contribute to ambitious programme outcomes, including participant engagement, job starts and sustained employment. Full training in the IPS model will be provided, equipping you to deliver support across every stage of the employment journey, from outreach and vocational profiling through to action planning, job searching, employer engagement, job placement, workplace coaching and ongoing in-work support. Guided by the IPS Fidelity Scale and its evidence-based principles, you'll help transform lives by empowering people to achieve lasting employment and greater independence.
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Location:
Please rank the following localities in order of preference where you would be willing to work in your supporting statement:
- Swindon
- Trowbridge
- Salisbury
- Devizes
- Chippenham
- Bradford-on-Avon
- Warminster
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
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