Employment Manager

• £35,190 per annum plus excellent benefits
• Bristol

Are you passionate about making a difference and supporting others to achieve their individual employment goals? Are you looking for a role that offers flexibility and immense job satisfaction?

We want you to put that passion to great use supporting people with mental health issues to find paid employment as part of their recovery and improving their lives.

So why not apply for the role of IPS Managers at Waythrough today?

As IPS Manager, of an IPS team in Bristol you will be responsible for:

• The day-to-day management of service contracts
• Helping the staff team to plan
• Problem solve employment issues with service users working within an IPS fidelity framework
• Support the Service Lead to liaise with Commissioners and with the treatment teams as well as actively networking with local employers, Job Centre Plus and Voluntary Organisations to help find paid work job opportunities.

You must be able to:

• Effectively manage a team of typically 5 Employment Specialists who provide person-centred support to individuals to help them find and sustain appropriate employment.
• Be assertive and adaptable, with a positive attitude about employment for all and excellent networking and interpersonal skills.
• An effective time manager who knows how to use IT effectively to support you and your team’s caseload management and reporting
• Have your own transport, and the ability to travel weekly around Bristol area are also essential.
• Training in the IPS framework will be provided, but prior knowledge of this approach would be an advantage.

This is a permanent full‐time post at 37.5 hours a week.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and welcome applications from those with Lived Experience.

This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.

On 1st June 2024, Richmond Fellowship, part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence merged with Humankind to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we’ve all known has been needed for decades. In October 2024, Humankind was renamed Waythrough to reflect the new organisation.