Salary £43,701 - £45,711
Contract Fixed Term / Secondment
Contracted Hours - Full Time, 36 hours per week
Closing date 26 February 2023.
Hackney is one of Britain’s most exciting and fastest-changing boroughs. We have changed the reputation, not just of the Council, but of Hackney itself.
The Employment, Skills and Adult Learning service is looking to employ an Individual Placement and Support Employment Manager.
As the IPS Employment Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing a team of Employment Specialists; providing supervision, training, caseload management and role modelling of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach, as part of a holistic recovery plan for people in structured treatment for drug and/ or alcohol use.
The IPS Employment Manager will develop and manage links with key stakeholders, capacity building and ensuring processes are in place to encourage appropriate referrals. Moreover, the postholder will have overall responsibility for embedding IPS best practice to ensure model fidelity. The postholder will provide a pivotal role in managing a high-quality service that meets fidelity standards and delivers positive outcomes for service users. They will also manage a small caseload of clients, assisting them in securing sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences.
The IPS Employment Manager will play a key role in leading the partnership with the clinical team, whilst ensuring clients with alcohol and substance use issues, can access a wide range of sustainable employment opportunities
You will also work closely with colleagues within the wider Employment, Skills and Adult Learning Service, as part of an award winning team to further opportunities for Hackney residents. You will be involved in general strategic oversight of the programme, whilst ensuring the relevant processes are maintained operationally to ensure success of the programme.
You will need to be an excellent people manager, with experience of leading a team to secure competitive employment, preferably for marginalised groups. The ideal candidate will also have previous experience of working with people with health and/ or social care needs, along with good working knowledge of Supported Employment models.
