Employment Specialist

We are expanding our services and are recruiting for Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Support Workers across the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham and Barking & Dagenham.
We are a Centre of Excellence and adhere closely to the principles of the IPS model in supporting people in to employment. No prior experience in IPS is required. The roles we are recruiting for are as follows:

• 4 x Full Time based in Newham: 35 hours per week - this roles will be based onsite/in the community 4 days per week and work from home 1 day.


• 1 x Part time based in Newham: 17.5 hours per week this roles will be based onsite/in the community 2 days per week and work from home for a half day.


• 1 x Full Time based in Barking and Dagenham: 35 hours per week - this roles will be based onsite/in the community 4 days per week and work from home 1 day.


• 1 x Part Time based in Barking and Dagenham: 28 hours per week - this roles will be based onsite/in the community 3 days per week and work from home 1 day.


• 1 x Full Time based in Tower Hamlets (Mile End/Bethnal Green): 35 hours per week - this roles will be based onsite/in the community 4 days per week and work from home 1 day.


You will work with clients (managing a caseload) who have mental health support needs, to assist them in securing sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences. You will deliver the IPS approach (for which training will be given); providing person centred support and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment., You will work as part of a mental health team (NHS Trust) maintaining positive and integrated relationships, fostering a holistic approach to recovery through employment. You will work closely with clinical teams, providing a coordinated approach that always remains client led. You will also be working to targets whilst maintaining a high-quality service.

Experience of employment support is not essential, it is more important that you share our passion and commitment to employment as an integral aspect of wellbeing and supporting people to find the right job for them. You will receive training on the IPS model and in supporting people with mental health issues. We welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health, either personally or through a close contact.

You need to have a desire to support people to achieve their employment goals, and the ability to multitask and manage your workload effectively. Good organisation skills are essential for this role, in addition to an interest in mental health, and the role it plays in the workplace. The successful candidate will need to become comfortable in approaching employers, persuading them to use our service, working with them to recruit our clients to fill vacancies and sustain employment.

Working Well Trust is a mental health and employment charity in London. All of our projects share the aim of improving the lives of people with mental health support needs, learning disabilities and/or complex issues through training and employment. This role will be working with clients who have mental health support needs, wanting to gain paid employment.