IPS Senior Employment Specialist

IPS Senior Employment Specialist

Location: Community-based across North Lincolnshire and North-East Lincolnshire)
Employer: Double Impact (North East Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership)
Salary: £35,490 per annum with progression potential to £41,518 per annum
Hours: Full-time
Annual Leave: 35 days per annum (including bank holidays),increasing with length of service

Are You Passionate About Helping People Build Better Futures Through Employment?

Double Impact's highly successful and expanding Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Service is looking for an experienced and motivated Senior IPS Employment Specialist to lead and develop employment support delivery across North Lincolnshire and North-East Lincolnshire.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an organisation that delivers IPS services across Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North-East Lincolnshire, West Northamptonshire, Bristol and Hackney, helping people affected by substance misuse move towards sustainable and meaningful employment.

If you are passionate about supporting people into work, developing others, building relationships with employers and delivering excellent outcomes, we would love to hear from you.

About the Role

The IPS Employment Team operates across two Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services:

• North-East Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership (North-East Lincolnshire)
• WithYou (North Lincolnshire)

As Senior IPS Employment Specialist, you will provide leadership, support and guidance to a small team of IPS Employment Specialists whilst maintaining your own client caseload. You will champion IPS best practice, support staff development, drive performance and work collaboratively with employers, treatment services and community partners.

The role is community based and will involve regular travel throughout North Lincolnshire and North-East Lincolnshire, including attendance at the main sites in Grimsby and Scunthorpe.

A full driving licence and access to a vehicle are desirable due to the travel requirements of the role but are not essential. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for candidates with disabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support the delivery of a high-quality IPS service that adheres to IPS principles and fidelity standards.
• Provide supervision, coaching and support to IPS Employment Specialists.
• Monitor individual and team performance against agreed employment outcome targets.
• Maintain a personal caseload of approximately 10-15 clients across North Lincolnshire and North-East Lincolnshire.
• Develop relationships with employers and engage with at least four employers each week on behalf of clients.
• Support Employment Specialists to increase employer engagement and access opportunities within the hidden labour market.
• Identify learning and development needs and coordinate appropriate training.
• Support the design and delivery of internal training, peer learning and best practice initiatives.
• Coordinate employer engagement activity across the team.

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