Job Title: Employment Specialist (Connect to Work)
Location: Community-Based / Hybrid - Barnet
Salary: £31,873 - £36,927 DOE
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent (37.5 hours per week)
(Roles also available in Brent, Barnet, Hillingdon, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow and Hounslow)
Role Overview:
We are currently recruiting for Employment Specialists to support the delivery of the Connect to Work model across West London. This is an opportunity to work within a purpose-driven organisation helping individuals with health conditions or barriers to employment secure meaningful, sustainable jobs.
As an Employment Specialist, you will manage a caseload of up to 25 participants, delivering one-to-one support to help them prepare for, enter, and sustain employment. You will work within a Primary Care Network (PCN) environment and in the community—supporting participants through all stages of their employment journey, including engagement, vocational profiling, job search, placement, and in-work support.
You will build strong relationships with clients, health professionals, community stakeholders and employers to deliver a tailored and person-centred service that promotes social inclusion, wellbeing, and independence through work.
Key Responsibilities:
* Deliver the IPS model with fidelity, providing personalised, strengths-based employment support.
* Manage a caseload of approximately 25 participants, supporting them into suitable paid work.
* Carry out vocational profiling, job matching and employer engagement activities.
* Liaise with GPs, mental health professionals, and other referrers to ensure smooth client transitions.
* Provide in-work support and coaching, gradually withdrawing as appropriate.
* Generate referrals through proactive partnership work and service promotion.
* Track outcomes and ensure performance against KPIs - including 6 new programme starts and 3 job outcomes per month.
* Work 4 days per week in the community, with flexibility for admin or remote tasks.
Essential/Desirable Criteria:
Essential:
* Experience supporting people into employment (e.g. employability, careers guidance, IPS, recruitment).
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
* Organised, target-driven and comfortable working independently.
* Knowledge of the IPS model (training provided if not previously delivered).
* Ability to build rapport with diverse stakeholders and promote services effectively.
* Comfortable working across multiple boroughs and locations.
* Basic IT skills and proficiency with case management or CRM systems.
Desirable:
* Previous experience in mental health, primary care, public health or community-based services.
* Experience working to performance targets in a fast-paced, outcomes-focused environment.
* Driving licence and access to a vehicle (desirable, not essential).
Benefits:
* £8 per day allowance for refreshments while working in the community
* Paid travel between appointments (excluding first/last journey of the day)
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 28 with service (option to buy more)
* 2 paid volunteering days per year
* Enhanced pension (post 6 months)
* Life Assurance - 3x salary
* Full access to CPD and funded professional development (e.g. apprenticeships, master's programmes)
* Active inclusion and diversity networks
* Flexible working opportunities from day one
* Health cash plan and employee assistance programme
For more information or to apply, please contact Robert Rowe