Employment Specialist (Ipswich)

Seetec

  • Ipswich, Suffolk
  • £30,000-32,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 hours ago
Job RoleAre you passionate about working with people and being part of their journey to find employment? If yes, then this could be the ideal role for you as we're recruiting an Employment Specialist to join our amazing team!The role of the Employment Specialist is to achieve delivery targets by working with customers to identify employment opportunities and support them into sustainable employment. Employment Specialist's work with clients (managing a caseload) who have a disability and/or health support needs, to assist them in securing sustainable paid employment providing person-centred advice and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with referral partners and relevant local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.Our ideal candidate will have knowledge or experience of employer needs and employer engagement and experience of working in a target driven environment. A good working knowledge of the local labour market in the specified locations. Experience of working with people with multiple and complex needs in particular those with learning disabilities.We are, however, open to various backgrounds and experiences as we are able to provide superb on-the-job training. We're not looking for someone who ticks every box, just so long as you have an engaging personality, are comfortable working with a diverse group of people, and can provide a warm and welcoming experience to help our participants in their first steps back into employment.Be proud to help our communities build back better, to ensure no one is left behind.In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we're offering a competitive salary range £30,000 to £32,000 p.a. (dependent on experience) with these great benefits:
  • 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
  • 2 Volunteer Days
  • Company Pension Scheme - 5% Employee 5% Employer
  • Health Insurance Allowance
  • Employer Paid Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
  • Annual Pay Review
  • Enhanced Maternity/Adoption and Paternity Pay Arrangements
  • Free access to BenefitHub - an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Tax Saver Commuter Tickets
  • Refer a Friend Scheme
Interested? There's an easy to apply route below to upload your CV!
If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on 01702 208282 .is an employee-owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland, and internally with our Employee Owners. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.Location: IpswichHours: 37 hours a week. Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 5pm, Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pmClosing Date: 18 September 2025Key Responsibilities
  • Meet, and strive to exceed personal performance targets, Key Performance Indicators and all Quality and Compliance measures.
  • Progressively manage a caseload of referred customers with a disability and/or health support needs using a variety of appropriate strategies to help them overcome barriers to gaining employment.
  • Learning disability, health support needs awareness and self-development/knowledge to provide specialist support to customer group
  • Undertake in-depth assessments using a suite of tools to fully understand a customer's circumstances, preferences and holistic barriers to progression to employment
  • Achieve the Customer Service and Quality Standards required on the programme.
  • Co-produce personalised tailored Action Plans featuring SMART targeting to enable positive and timely progression.
  • Use an integration framework of local specialist services to obtain support to address specific issues (e.g. substance misuse, anger management, debt advice, health and vocational training).
  • Use social prescribing to develop and improve customer circumstances (e.g. healthy eating classes, smoking cessation and social groups).
  • Work with multiple agencies to develop holistic approaches to support customers. With customer consent undertake case conferences with external agencies to jointly optimise support packages.
  • Fully understand the local labour market to source suitable job opportunities
  • Undertaking direct marketing to employers using digital and electronic formats e.g. email, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter etc.
  • Identify the specific recruitment needs of each employer and undertake tailored pre-screens and group assessments.
  • Co-produce effective in-work support plans with participants and employers, based on an assessment of need, providing practical support to ensure a smooth transition into work. When appropriate facilitate job carving opportunities.
  • Be mindful of Health & Safety within the customer's workplace and actively promote and report (if appropriate) to ensure a safe working environment for all customers.
  • Develop an understanding of specialist signposting services in the local area/region, building knowledge in areas such as specific disabilities, housing, benefits etc.
  • Maintain IT files and customer records to the required compliance and quality standards.
  • Work from local hubs and community outreach locations (sometimes alongside other services e.g. housing, health and primary care centres) to increase service accessibility.
Skills and ExperienceEssential
  • A good working knowledge of the local labour market in the specified geographical locations
  • Experience of working with people with multiple and complex needs in particular those with learning disabilities.
  • Fully IT literate in using a range of Microsoft Office programmes to include 365 products and modern digital technologies, i.e. Microsoft Teams
  • Experience of working in a target driven environment.
  • Experience of delivering services to meet contractual and quality standards
Desirable
  • Knowledge of the employability industry and/or Knowledge of the recruitment industry
  • Understanding of Supported employment Opportunities and associated frameworks (IPS/SEQF)
  • Experience of working with people in 'advice & guidance' environments
  • Full driving license to enable deployment across a specified geographical area (region), when required
Additional Informationis one of the UK's leading providers of employability and health services, supporting thousands of people to move into employment each year. Committed to empowering people to better their lives, Seetec supports individuals from all walks of life to enter and progress in the world of work. We create and source jobs and opportunities, and by focusing on people's strengths we raise aspirations and help them overcome their barriers to work and develop the skills that employers are looking for. Together, we open up a world of opportunity to individuals and organisations, supporting them with their aspirations today so they can thrive in the future.Seetec is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.Dependent on the role applying to you may be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS/DS) check. Seetec support the recruitment of ex- offenders and will not discriminate in any way. Our full policy statement of “Ex-Offenders” can be found on our website under “About us”Seetec is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

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