Fidelity Officer

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 With the expansion of our Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services, we are recruiting an IPS Fidelity Officer to work with the Lead IPS Fidelity Officer. They will support the teams to improve the quality of our services and prepare and support teams to undertake external fidelity reviews and internal self-assessments. You will need to have an expert understanding of Individual Placement and Support, the fidelity scale and how that interacts with the IPS fidelity manual. Your role will be responsible in supporting the overall quality of our IPS services. Working directly with the IPS Service Managers, IPS Team Leaders and IPS Employment Specialists to ensure our programmes are aligning to the IPS Model and Fidelity scale as closely as possible. Your role will also assist the Lead IPS Fidelity Officer on the review of all required fidelity review evidence for external and internal reviews ensuring we have provided examples for each of the 25 fidelity points. Your role will then be to support teams in their improvement plans following the external review and provide guidance to improve the scores each year. Download the Job Description for full details. Location: You will be home based 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, 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