Employment Specialist - Connect to Work Isle of Wight

Job description

Employment Specialist - Connect to Work Isle of Wight

Location

The role will be based in or Newport office with travel expected across the island throghot the week to commnity venes.

Salary will be £7,976 - £9,5 depending on experience. Travel expenses over and above those to the base location will be reimbrsed.

Primary Dties andresponsibilities:

Yor responsibilities will inclde:

Champion or cstomers as valable candidates by actively promoting them to employers and raising awareness and spport available throgh the programme

Creating and following throgh with individalised action plans ensring appropriate and effective activity is ndertaken by and with each cstomer.

Have reglar check-ins with cstomers to track their progress before starting employment and once in employment

Advocate for the vales of or programmes by working in partnership with employers to view or clients positively and inclsively dring recritment.

Bild potential employment opportnities throgh proactive engagement with potential employers.

Facilitate work experiences, sch as placements, trials, and shadowing opportnities with sitable employers where appropriate.

Provide ongoing In Work Spport to cstomers who have sccessflly gained employment, helping them sstain and thrive in their roles, inclding working in partnership with employers.

Address cstomer's personal constraints to employment, providing challenge, advice, and gidance where appropriate to develop cstomers capability in the recritment process ensring they have the necessary skills and confidence to secre employment.

Identify,strctre, and recommend vacancy and training soltions, working in close consltation with the team to meet the specific needs of cstomers and employers.

Maintain cstomer records to a reqired qality standard to ensre the cstomer jorney is docmented in accordance with or qality standards and contractal reqirements.

Develop an nderstanding of specialist signposting services in the local area/region, bilding knowledge in areas sch as specific disabilities, hosing, benefits etc

Meet personal performance targets, Key Performance Indicators and all Qality and Compliance measres by delivering high qality employability provision to cstomers

Skills and experience:

Reqired

A passion for working with people and have a soltion focsed approach

Experience working with people facing barriers to employment inclding health conditions and disabilities

Experience of providing one to one spport and coaching to individals with the ability to constrctively challenge where needed.

Proven experience in developing networks and bilding strong partnerships to spport cstomers goals

A flexible approach to working hors is essential, inclding the ability to spport occasional evening and weekend activities.

Strong organisational skills inclding managing caseloads

Knowledge of safegarding, data protection and confidentiality reqirements

Desirable

Driving licence and access to a car given the commnity delivery of the contract

Track record of helping individals progress into work

nderstanding of spported employment programmes, sch as IPS

Edcated at niversity degree or alternatively have a demonstrated track record of performance and sccess in target driven sales, cstomer service or case-management roles

Knowledge of the employment market in their area.

Experience providing spport and gidance on welfare and benefits, with a strong nderstanding of mental health and physical health challenges

KeyCompetencies:

Creative intelligence;

Ability to motivate, challenge and inspire;

Proactive and soltion focsed;

Excellent commnication skills;

Kind, personable and approachable

Performance and target focsed;

Excellent organisation and prioritisationskills;

The determination and drive to want to make a positive difference.

GidingPrinciples

Across or offices, or Giding Principles define who weare and what we stand for. We are looking for candidates that resonate withthem:

We are One Palladim: We are all accontable, we take responsibility for or actions, and celebrate the positive impact we create.

Or bsiness grows when or people grow. We seek ot opportnities to develop orselves, each other, and Palladim.

Or strength lies in or differences: We harness or niqe strengths by listening to and respecting each other.

Making mistakes is part of learning: We admit or mistakes early, help to make things right, and learn from the experience together.

We don't exist withot reslts: We're driven by the otcomes we achieve and stay focsed on what matters.

Project Overview and Role:Connect to Workis a K government-fnded initiative that forms part of the Get Britain Working Strategy. It is aimed at spporting individals with disabilities, health conditions, or other complex challenges in finding andmaintaininggood, sstainable work. Programme delivery will inclde both IPS (Individal Placement Spport) and SEQF (Spported Employment) approaches, tailoring the service to the individal. Local embedded commnity spport will be key to engagement and delivery, and the contract will work alongside local partners, stakeholders and employers. Individals can either self-refer or be referred by professionals.
Palladim is responsible for the contract in Isle of Wight working alongside key partners.

This role is sbject to an Enhanced Disclosre and Barring Service (DBS) check. The sccessfl candidate will be reqired to ndergo this check before commencing employment.

Abot Palladim - Yo wold be joining Palladim, a global impact organisation, with 3, employees in over 7 contries. We are a mission-driven bsiness, for whom the impact of or work is as important as the commercial retrn; the common featre of all or work, regardless of contract size, is the reqirement that it contribtes to positive social and economic impact. We simply call this 'Positive Impact'. For the past 5 years, we have been helping or clients to see the world as interconnected in over 9 contries- by formlating strategies, bilding partnerships, and implementing programs that deliver lasting positive impact. We are experienced in implementing large, complex programmes spporting skills and employment and are crrently delivering 3 programmes for the K Government.

Eqity, Diversity & Inclsion - Palladim is committed toembedding eqity, diversity, and inclsion into everything we do. We welcomeapplications from all sections of society and actively encorage diversity todrive innovation, creativity, sccess and good practice. We positively welcomeand seek to ensre we achieve diversity in or workforce; and that all jobapplicants and employees receive eqal and fair treatment regardless of theirbackgrond or personal characteristics. These inclde: (bt are not limited to)socio-economic backgrond, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion,ethnicity, sexal orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital orIndigenos stats.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensre that a fair andproportionate nmber of disabled applicants that meet the minimm criteria forthis position will be offered an interview. Shold yo reqire any reasonableadjstments or accommodations to be made de to a disability or any othercircmstance, please let s know.

Palladim International Ltd. participates in theInter-Agency Miscondct Disclosre Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we willreqest information from job applicants' previos employers abot any findingsof sexal exploitation, sexal abse and/or sexal harassment dringemployment, or incidents nder investigation when the applicant leftemployment. By sbmitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/hernderstanding of these recritment procedres.

Safegarding - We define Safegarding as "the preventative action taken byPalladim to protect or people, clients and the commnities we work with fromharm". We are committed to ensring that all children and adlts who come intocontact with Palladim are treated with respect and are free from abse. All sccessfl candidates will be sbject to an enhanced selection processinclding safegarding-focsed interviews and a rigoros de diligence process.

Palladim International is a Real Living Wage Employer.