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Salary: Starting at £23,000
Post: Permanent. Full time or part time/job share will be considered.
Location: Oxfordshire

Changing Lives One Job at a Time

Ways into Work is an employee-owned social enterprise with a clear mission: Changing Lives One Job at a Time. We are currently recruiting for a Senior Employment Coach to be based in Oxfordshire. This is a brand new role where you’ll be working alongside our colleagues in Oxfordshire County Council’s Employment Service to deliver and develop Supported Internships. https://www.waysintowork.com/supported-internships. 

Essentials

You will: 

• be a car driver with access to a car.
• be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure & Barring Service.
• share our values.
  

Salary: From £23,484
Post: Permanent, full-time (37 hours/week)
Location: Wigan

You will work with residents who are embarking on a journey towards paid employment, matching individuals to the right job whilst unlocking hidden talents, skills and assets. You will deliver a range of support, following the National recognised model of Supported Employment. Your role is one that brings commitment, reward and passion to support disabled residents, putting your clients at the heart of everything you do to inspire others to gain meaningful and sustainable employment.

About you

Are you passionate about supporting others? Can you bring the best out of the people? Are you creative and innovative?

You will need to be hardworking, flexible, and committed to supporting disabled people into paid employment. We are looking for individuals that want to make a difference to the lives of local people and local employers. You will require the ability to build strong and trusted relationship with both clients and employers, pursuing a positive outcome for all. 

Salary: From £11,742
Post: Permanent, part-time (18.5 hours/week)
Location: Wigan

You will work in partnership with local employers and businesses to build up their knowledge and awareness of inclusive practice by advocating for inclusive workplaces, providing information and guidance to managers, delivering awareness training, and conducting accessibility audits. You will play an integral part in breaking down barriers, provide creative solutions and change perceptions to highlight the benefits of employing individuals with a disability. You will need to understand individual business needs, tailor support packages accordingly, and source suitable local vacancies for specific individuals.

About you

Are you passionate about inclusive employment? Are you enthusiastic and confident? You will need to be hardworking, flexible, and committed to supporting employers to sign up to our inclusive employer offer. You will have a good understanding of the local employment market and reasonable adjustments, be proactive in networking locally, and be confident to source suitable vacancies. We are looking for individuals that want to make a difference to local people and local employers. You will require the ability to build and maintain strong and trusted relationships with employers, pursuing a positive outcome for all. 

Salary: £29,553 - £36,265 pro rata per annum HCAS inclusive
Post: Fixed-term (12 months). Part-time (22.5 hours/week)
Location: North West London

The Peer Employment Specialist will have lived experience of accessing inpatient mental health rehabilitation services or residential care contexts and would want to use their lived experience of recovery to support others in their employment and recovery journey. 

Under the supervision of the Employment Lead and clinical teams, the Peer Employment Specialist will manage a caseload of inpatient service users who have experienced mental health problems who wish to return to paid employment as well as exploring all other vocational goals. The Peer Employment Specialist will utilise their lived experience of recovery, and of employment in recovery, directly in their role to inspire the hope and belief that people with mental health difficulties can thrive in employment.

This Band 5 Peer Employment Specialist post is a 1-year fixed term contract for 22.5hrs a week.

Salary: £23,310 to £25,470 per annum
Post: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Location: Redhill (working across East Surrey, may be required to travel across the county)

Do you want to make a difference to someone’s life?

Do you have the passion and drive to support vulnerable people to reach their employment aspirations? 

At Surrey Choices, we put the people we support at the heart of everything we do, inspiring and challenging them to learn, enjoy and achieve their goals. Our mission is to deliver innovative, sustainable services that enable choice and positive outcomes for the people we support. These services are provided by skilled, engaged and inspired colleagues.

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual to join our team at Surrey Choices. Using personalised vocational profiles, you will be supporting people to develop their employability skills within their local community in line with their interests and aspirations, helping people to lead more active, independent and healthy lives.

As an Employment Support Specialist, you will be required to guide and support customers with their employment aspirations and encouraging access to paid employment, volunteering, and other opportunities in their communities independently. You will support customers with CV writing, interview preparation, job coaching and travel training.