Employment Specialist

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting for an Employment Specialist for a temporary to permanent opportunity.

About the role:

We are excited to welcome an enthusiastic individual to join our Tameside service as an Individual Placement Support (IPS) Employment Specialist.

In this role, you'll manage a small caseload of clients currently accessing structured treatment for drug and/or alcohol use, guiding and supporting them to secure meaningful employment.

As part of a community-based drug and alcohol treatment service, you'll build and nurture positive relationships within the community.

Roles & Responsibilities:

You'll undergo comprehensive IPS training under our national lead and manage a caseload of service users motivated to seek paid work within structured treatment.

Employment Specialists play a crucial role in service integration, promoting IPS, and nurturing relationships with treatment service staff.

• Managing a small caseload, undergoing structured substance use treatment, facilitating their motivation for work.


• Implementing the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) methodology, providing necessary training.


• Engaging clients to identify work skills, goals, and aspirations, and developing tailored job search plans.


• Assisting with job search, CV creation, applications, interviews, and career development, including targeted employer interactions.


• Creating In-Work Support Plans to address work-related client needs, including benefits and health-related advice for employment sustainability.


• Participating in weekly clinical team meetings, fostering relationships, and encouraging client referrals to the IPS service.


• Curating job opportunities through customised searches and employer liaison to secure both advertised and hidden job placements.


• Offering ongoing support, effective monitoring, and guidance post-employment to ensure job sustainability.

About You:

• Prior employment placement experience.


• Experience or understanding of working with individuals needing substance use support or similar client groups.


• Excellent motivational, communication, and attentive listening skills.
  
  


• Outstanding interpersonal abilities with a knack for building rapport.
  
  


• Non-judgmental, trustworthy, and empathetic approach toward mental health support needs.