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Employment Specialist Ref: 0187ZS

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Torquay, TQ2 5RSView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£29,325

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

12 November 2026

23 days left

Job description

Join our team as an IPS Employment Specialist in Torquay. Do you believe you have the skills to help people return to employment, do you take pride in...

As an IPS Employment Specialist, we offer a starting salary of £29,325 rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands to £33,960 per year (This includes a Cornwall allowance of £1,000). For further details please reach out to a member of the recruitment team.

As an IPS Employment Specialist, you will support the IPS model as a specialism within a community substance misuse service and deliver support to people who are in treatment or recovery into employment. You will work directly with employers to secure

We have an exciting opportunity for an IPS Employment Specialist to join our team.

Our Individual Placement and Support (IPS) team aims to increase the number of people moving into employment from our drug and alcohol support service. This is an exciting opportunity to help make a real difference to people's lives.

The role will deliver supported employment to people in community treatment for substance use. You will be based at Shrublands House, Torquay working alongside the Torbay Drug and Alcohol Service, an established integrated community service supporting people aged 18 and over with substance misuse issues in Torbay. The team is a friendly, supportive, multidisciplinary team made up of recovery workers, nurses, social workers, doctors, peer supporters, and volunteers. You will work closely with the recovery team to support a small caseload of service users into employment opportunities.

Please see the linked job description and person specification for more information on the role and its responsibilities.

As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our vision of a future where everyone lives a life free from the harm associated with drugs and alcohol. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans.

As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, well be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

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Internal Applicants - please note that fixed term roles will be offered as secondments.

Experience

Essential

We're excited to receive applications from those with:
Experience of recruitment processes and employability skills development. Experience of supporting individuals with complex needs to gain and or maintain employment.
Have the ability to develop relationships with multiple stakeholders, including employers, partner agencies, clients and their family/carer. Have experience of multi-agency partnership working.
Have sound knowledge of best practice in the provision of addictions and/or employability and employment services. Knowledge and understanding of issues faced by people in treatment/ recovery in the job market, and in employability and employment services.
Be able to lead and motivate others, nurture and encourage clients. Have strong IT skills - ideally in Google Workspace. Be organised and have excellent time management skills.
We are looking for someone with relevant work experience or who is educated to degree level.
You will understand the importance of good employment and the role it can play in the lives of those with multiple challenges and substance misuse issues.
You will be confident working with a range of employers and have excellent multi-agency and partnership-working skills.
Good communication skills are key, as is a non-judgmental, empathetic approach. You will have experience working with people from a variety of backgrounds, including those facing additional challenges in gaining employment.
Have the flexibility to work from different locations in order to deliver the services required, and the ability to work flexible and unsocial hours as required.
Have a Full UK Driving Licence and access to a car.