Connect to Work Lead Employment Specialist

Job description

Connect to Work Lead Employment Specialist Department: Employability: Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Daventry: Compensation: £30,000 - £32,000 / year Description: We reserve the right to close this advertisement at any time if we receive suitable applications for the role. An IPS Team Leader in the Connect to Work programme will lead the team to provide intensive, personalised, employment-focused support to people with complex barriers, working collaboratively across health, employment, and community settings. The role is dynamic, relationship based, and highly impactful, helping clients achieve lifechanging outcomes through meaningful employment. Key Responsibilities: Travel planning Benefits and welfare advice Disclosure support around health conditions - Lead, coach, and supervise a team of IPS Employment Specialists, ensuring high performance and adherence to IPS fidelity standards, hold a caseload of clients - Provide regular 1:1 supervision, reflective practice sessions, and strengths-based coaching - Oversee referrals, flow, and allocation of participants across the team - Build and maintain strong partnerships with health, community, and employer stakehold...