Senior Employment Advisor Manchester, England
Job description
The post holder will be part of the Greater Manchester Talking Therapies (previously IAPT) service which supports people with common mental health problems by providing psychological therapies. This role will manage and support a team of Employment Advisers who are employed to provide employment support to people to help them gain, return to, or stay in work.
The role will work with people that are unemployed and/or have challenges with their current employment. To encourage them to recognise the importance of productive work to good mental health and to help them plan a route into meaningful activity and employment. To identify support mechanisms with Employers, Education and Training services, Employment Support Services and Third Sector Organisations for people with a mental health problem who are seeking employment. Promote the service through work with employment and training agencies and assist with the collection of data and service KPI’s.
To support Employment Advisors to demonstrate the value of the service through positively promoting the role and the collection and collation of data in line with reporting requirements.
- Understanding of common mental health problems and the potential workplace implications of these conditions.
- Working knowledge of community resources including employment and disability related benefits.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work well under pressure and effectively plan and prioritise own workload.
- Ability to assess individual strengths in relation to employment and adapt activities to be appropriate for the needs of individuals.
- Ability to collect and report data to support service performance and evaluation.
- Ability to negotiate with employers on behalf of service users.
- Committed to continual quality and service improvement.
- Committed to promoting a positive image of the GM IAPT Service and the wider Trust.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Please read the job description for full details.
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
