Employment Specialist

Are you passionate about working with people and being part of their journey to find employment? If yes, then this could be the ideal role for you as we’re recruiting an Employment Specialist to join our amazing team!

The role of the Employment Specialist is to achieve delivery targets by working with participants to identify employment opportunities and support them into sustainable employment. The participants you’ll work with will mainly require health support needs. You’ll deliver our approach providing person‑centred advice and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with referral partners and relevant local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.

• Meet and strive to exceed personal performance targets, Key Performance Indicators and all Quality and Compliance measures.
• Progressively manage a caseload of referred customers with a learning disability.
• Undertake in‑depth assessments using a suite of tools to fully understand a customer’s circumstances, preferences and holistic barriers to progression to employment.
• Use an integration framework of local specialist services to obtain support to address specific issues (e.g. substance misuse, anger management, debt advice, health and vocational training).
• Use social prescribing to develop and improve customer circumstances (e.g. healthy eating classes, smoking cessation and social groups).
• Work with multiple agencies to develop holistic approaches to support customers. With customer consent undertake case conferences with external agencies to jointly optimise support packages.
• Fully understand the local labour market to source suitable job opportunities.
• Undertake direct marketing to employers using digital and electronic formats e.g. email, Linked In, Facebook, Twitter etc.
• Identify the specific recruitment needs of each employer and undertake tailored pre‑screens and group assessments.
• Co‑produce effective in‑work support plans with participants and employers, based on an assessment of need, providing practical support to ensure a smooth transition into work. When appropriate facilitate job carving opportunities.
• Be mindful of Health & Safety within the customer’s workplace and actively promote and report (if appropriate) to ensure a safe working environment for all customers.
• Develop an understanding of specialist sign‑posting services in the local area/region, building knowledge in areas such as specific disabilities, housing, benefits etc.
• Work from local hubs and community outreach locations (sometimes alongside other services e.g. housing, health and primary care centres) to increase service accessibility.

• A good working knowledge of the local labour market in the specified geographical locations.
• Experience of working with people with multiple and complex needs in particular those with learning disabilities.
• Fully IT literate in using a range of Microsoft Office programmes to include 365 products and modern digital technologies, i.e. Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business.
• Experience of working in a target driven environment.
• Experience of delivering services to meet contractual and quality standards.

• Knowledge of SEQF standards.
• Level 3 Award in Employability Services Sector or equivalent.
• Knowledge of the employability industry.
• Knowledge of the recruitment industry.
• Experience of working with people in the provision of ‘information, advice & guidance’.
• Full driving licence.

• Competitive salary range £31,000 to £32,000 per annum (dependent on experience).
• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days).
• 2 Volunteer Days.
• Company Pension Scheme – 5% Employee 5% Employer.
• Health Insurance Allowance.
• Employer‑Paid Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3× salary life assurance.
• Annual Pay Review.
• Enhanced Maternity/Adoption and Paternity Pay Arrangements.
• Free access to Benefit Hub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Tax Saver Commuter Tickets.
• Refer a Friend Scheme.

We’re not looking for someone who ticks every box, just so long…