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Well Trust - Employment
Employment Advisor Position Vacancy
JOB DESCRIPTION
Trainee Employment Worker
Days: Monday to Friday
Hours: 35 hours per week. Core hours 9am – 4.30pm
Start date: By negotiation
Salary: £22,643
Expenses: If applicable and authorised in advance
Overall objective: to provide employment advice, support and guidance to people with mental health issues to secure education, training, and employment.
The successful applicant will after training and with ongoing support be expected to:
- Managing a caseload of participants with the aim of:
- Working with participant to identify the type and levels of support required
- To create an Action Plan with participant and to review regularly
- Assisting participants with job searching activities
- Making referrals to outside agencies where appropriate
- Develop strong relationships with participants key providers
- Accompanying participants to initial appointments connected with their action plan if required
- To support participants during and post voluntary roles and work experience
- Sign-posting participants when appropriate
- To support participants once work is secured
- To advise participants on back to work benefits using existing Quick Benefits Calculator software, and to liaise with the Benefit Agency when necessary.
- To develop effective relationships with participants key workers
- To assist participants with the use of Adult Directions, a career guidance tool..
- To work with and develop effective relationships with Tower Hamlets CMHTs and other adult mental health agencies to promote the REWORK service and to raise awareness of employment opportunities.
- General administration of project
- Give presentations to outside organisations; attend weekly and monthly meetings, and seminars.
- Recognise the confidential and sensitive nature of the information gathered about each participant.
- To liaise with the Placement Support Worker with regard to participants work experience needs.
- To attend regular committee meetings of Working Well Trust.
- Attending and contributing to regular team meetings and supervision.
- To liaise on a regular basis with participants support agencies including families where appropriate.
- To ensure project resources and records are maintained.
- To provide monthly reports and quarterly statistics to line manager.
Person Specification
Trainee Employment Worker
This employee specification contains the essential and desirable criteria which candidates should possess in order to satisfy the performance requirements for this post.
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Qualifications |
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Skills & Abilities |
- Good people skills and ability to listen to others
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Able to get along with people
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- Understanding of confidentiality
- Able to get along with people
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Personal Qualities |
- A positive attitude to working with people with mental health issues
- A commitment to the development of participants
- Self motivated
- Flexible approach to working
- Patience
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Knowledge & Experience |
- Fully committed to Equal Opportunities
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- Some experience of writing job applications and CVs
- Some knowledge of the UK job market
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Relationships |
- Able to develop and continue relationships with individuals and organisations
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| Personal Skills |
- Good standard of written English
- Able to use Microsoft Word
- Tact and diplomacy
- Able to act in a professional manner at all times
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Form and Job Information Downloads for this position
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Application
form |
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Job
Description & Person Specification |
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Covering Letter |
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Guidance on completing the form |
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Equal
Opportunities Form |
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Equal
Opportunities Declaration |
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Notes
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Rework Leaflet |
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