Salary: £26,
Contract: Full Time - Fixed term contract 12 months
Our Employment Specialist requires an engaging, empathetic and motivating individual, able to support people with complex barriers to move into sustainable employment. You will be focused on ensuring every participants journey into sustainable employment is as smooth and well-coordinated as possible. You will ensure individuals access the right support and encouragement to overcome barriers and progress towards their employment goals.
You will be providing 1:1 support to individuals via outreach support and hold appointments in community locations such as libraries and community centres. You may cover the following areas:
Yardley, Sutton Coldfield, Newtown, Erdington, Solihull and Chelmsley Wood
What you will be doing as the Employment Specialist:
Motivating participants while managing and facilitating their journey into sustainable employment, based on their co-produced action plan.
Undertaking or participating in regular case conferences with partner organisations, support services, employers and/or other team members to ensure every participants journey is smooth and consistent
Organising and coordinating a varied timetable of activities, including one to one meetings, group sessions, outreach appointments, and employer and stakeholder engagement
Building and maintaining relationships with existing services within the community that will support participants in achieving their employability and wellbeing goals, including voluntary opportunities, benefits advice, counselling, housing support, training, health services and leisure activities.
Supervising and guiding the volunteers in order to provide participants with additional support to access community provision, thereby creating a circle of support.
Being fully responsible for all tasks related to journey / case management function including maintaining effective and efficient administrative procedures producing appropriate records and reports, including the updating of participant details on the relevant case management system
Liaising with the Employer Engagement Team to research the local labour market(s) and undertake cold calling and speculative sales approaches with suitable employers to prospect for new business
To be our Employment Support Advisor you will have :
Ability to travel across the Birmingham areas
Excellent Stakeholder Management
Ability to organise and achieve targets
Strong Administration Skills
Ability to challenge
Be results focused
The Work and Health Programme works with those on certain benefits whos situation means finding and entering work can be more challenging. For example this could be a physical or mental health condition, they could be a care leaver or ex armed forces.
As Ingeus, weve spent time listening to our employees to build our benefits package;
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the opportunity to salary trade extra
EAP Support programme available 24/7 with access to 6 x counselling sessions
Private Medical Insurance
Eyecare vouchers with help to purchase new glasses
Life assurance
Online discount shopping via Perks at Work
Cycle to Work scheme
Season ticket loan
Up to two days each year dedicated to Community Giving (Volunteering)
Access to Salary Finance; financial education and advice
The opportunity to buy extra perks such as, critical Illness Cover, dental insurance
Long service awards
Ingeus helps governments, employers, and local partners design and deliver services to solve complex challenges caused by social and technological change. Our services improve opportunities and help create strong societies in which people have the independence, knowledge, and know-how to thrive. Were purpose-led, passionate and proud to work with customers and communities to drive social change.
At Ingeus, our culture is built on the principle of treating everyone with dignity, ensuring that every individual is comfortable, confident and recognised for the value of their contributions.
*Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles .
