Employment Specialist - connect to Work

We’re currently recruiting an Employment Specialist to join our dedicated Connect to Work team. This role forms part of a specialist programme designed to support individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions into sustainable paid employment. As an Employment Specialist, you’ll play a vital role in helping participants achieve their employment goals. Working primarily with individuals who have health-related support needs, you’ll identify suitable job opportunities and provide tailored guidance to help them secure long-term, meaningful employment. Using a person-centred approach, you’ll offer bespoke advice and support to each client, while also developing strong relationships with referral partners and local employers. Your ability to engage with stakeholders and understand individual needs will be key to enabling successful employment outcomes. To thrive in this role, you’ll bring a strong understanding of the local labour market in the relevant geographical areas, along with proven experience supporting individuals with multiple and complex needs—particularly those with learning disabilities. Have a track record of working in target-driven environments while consistently delivering services that meet contractual and quality standards. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we offer a competitive salary of £33,000 p.a. with these great benefits: * 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days) * 2 Volunteer Days * Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer * Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance * Annual Salary Review * Refer a Friend Scheme * Free access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and additional voluntary benefits Interested? There’s an easy to apply route below to upload your CV! If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on (phone number removed). Location: London Hours: 37 hours a week. Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 5pm, Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pm Key Responsibilities * Progressively manage a caseload of referred customers with a learning disability using a variety of appropriate strategies to help them overcome barriers to gaining employment. * Learning disability awareness and self development/knowledge to provide specialist support to customer group * Undertake in-depth assessments using a suite of tools to fully understand a customer’s circumstances, preferences and holistic barriers to progression to employment * Co-produce personalised tailored Action Plans featuring SMART targeting to enable positive and timely progression. * Use an integration framework of local specialist services to obtain support to address specific issues (e.g. substance misuse, anger management, debt advice, health and vocational training). * Use social prescribing to develop and improve customer circumstances (e.g. healthy eating classes, smoking cessation and social groups). * Work with multiple agencies to develop holistic approaches to support customers. * Undertaking direct marketing to employers using digital and electronic formats e.g. email, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter etc. * Identify the specific recruitment needs of each employer and undertake tailored pre-screens and group assessments. Skills & Experience Essential * A good working knowledge of the local labour market in the specified geographical locations * Experience of working with people with multiple and complex needs in particular those with learning disabilities. * Fully IT literate in using a range of Microsoft Office programmes to include 365 products and modern digital technologies, i.e. Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business * Experience of working in a target driven environment * Experience of delivering services to meet contractual and quality standards