Employment Specialist

Are you passionate about guiding individuals toward meaningful employment in their recovery journey?

Deadline: 21st October 2026

• South West
• Full-time

Job overview

Join Our Team and Make a Genuine Impact on Others’ Lives.

Are you passionate about guiding individuals toward meaningful employment in their recovery journey?

At Change Grow Live (CGL), we’re committed to empowering people through Individual Placement and Support (IPS), ensuring sustainable paid work aligned with their preferences.

This is your chance to be part of something remarkable – an opportunity to contribute to an established IPS service operating in Swindon.

As an IPS Employment Specialist, you’ll lead this groundbreaking effort, developing project management, stakeholder engagement, and implementation skills. Extensive training and ongoing support will be provided to ensure your success.

Role

See job description for full details

Responsibilities

Do you understand the importance of paid employment and the vital role it can play in the lives of those in recovery or with heath conditions?

Are you happy to talk with employers and help match people into meaningful work?

If this sounds like you, then you might be ideal for our Employment Specialist role

Our IPS teams aims to increase the number of people moving into paid employment from specialist community health services.

The role will help people in community treatment for substance use to find and sustain paid, preference matched, employment. You’ll work throughout the region with service users, clinicians, local employers and partners to deliver employment support using the Individual Placement and Support approach (IPS).

The person

• Educated to degree level or equivalent work experience
• Strong communication skills for effective relationship building
• Proficient in team management and support strategies
• Aptitude in data collection and reporting for IPS services
• Dedication to assisting individuals secure paid employment
• Proven ability to connect with individuals, especially those affected by substance misuse

#J-18808-Ljbffr

Full job description from WhatJobs. Apply for this role →