Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Employment Support team as an Employment Advisor. The successful candidates will work alongside the Senior Employment Advisor as part of the Wiltshire Talking Therapies Service.
You will provide specialist employment interventions for people accessing the talking therapies service who have mild to moderate mental health needs and who require support to gain, return to or retain employment.
As an Advisor with employability related experience, you will have empathy and ideally some experience of working with people who have mental health issues and an understanding of the barriers they face in accessing and retaining employment.
We will require the successful post holder to have the ability to travel to a variety of locations in the Wiltshire area which may not be accessible by public transport.
This post is for a fixed term duration of 12 months.
Main duties of the job
You will carry out vocational assessments for your caseload of service users, providing advice, guidance and support, working with our team of psychological therapists to create a bespoke action plan in line with their individual needs and chosen route in employment, training or volunteering.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide interventions (both group based and individual) to Wiltshire Talking Therapies service users, who have work related problems. These may be delivered online or face to face.
- Assess and discuss the persons job goals.
- Create an employment support plan, matching job tasks with the individuals ability and agree a written action plan.
- Promote wellbeing in the workplace and where appropriate, act as advocate with employers or prospective employers to identify work solutions to overcome or minimise potential difficulties within the workplace.
- Provide support after return to work, helping the person integrate and retain the employment.
- Develop an in-depth knowledge of the local labour market, local support and new interventions including voluntary and community organisations, educational and recreational opportunities.
- Work with local agencies and employers to identify appropriate vacancies.
- Help to use other schemes aimed at retaining and finding employment.
- Provide help to find the right job and provide advice and support on applying for positions and preparing for interviews.
- Working independently on a day-to-day basis with goals to be agreed and reviewed in regular supervision sessions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide interventions (both group based and individual) to Wiltshire Talking Therapies service users, who have work related problems. These may be delivered online or face to face.
- Assess and discuss the persons job goals.
- Create an employment support plan, matching job tasks with the individuals ability and agree a written action plan.
- Promote wellbeing in the workplace and where appropriate, act as advocate with employers or prospective employers to identify work solutions to overcome or minimise potential difficulties within the workplace.
- Provide support after return to work, helping the person integrate and retain the employment.
- Develop an in-depth knowledge of the local labour market, local support and new interventions including voluntary and community organisations, educational and recreational opportunities.
- Work with local agencies and employers to identify appropriate vacancies.
- Help to use other schemes aimed at retaining and finding employment.
- Provide help to find the right job and provide advice and support on applying for positions and preparing for interviews.
- Working independently on a day-to-day basis with goals to be agreed and reviewed in regular supervision sessions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of further study in vocational training / careers advice
Desirable
- Relevant degree / NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- Basic counselling qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing vocational / employment support
Desirable
- Experience of working with the voluntary sector
- Experience of working in a caring role
- Experience of working within the Welfare to Work or Employability sector
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
- Knowledge of employment law
- Understanding of common mental health problems
Skills
Essential
- IT / word processing skills
- Counselling / listening skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with other staff
- Good written and verbal presentation skills
Desirable
- Ability to negotiate with employers on behalf of the service user
Other
Desirable
- Available for flexible working outside normal office hours
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of further study in vocational training / careers advice
Desirable
- Relevant degree / NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- Basic counselling qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing vocational / employment support
Desirable
- Experience of working with the voluntary sector
- Experience of working in a caring role
- Experience of working within the Welfare to Work or Employability sector
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
- Knowledge of employment law
- Understanding of common mental health problems
Skills
Essential
- IT / word processing skills
- Counselling / listening skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with other staff
- Good written and verbal presentation skills
Desirable
- Ability to negotiate with employers on behalf of the service user
Other
Desirable
- Available for flexible working outside normal office hours
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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