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Employment Advisor (IPS Employment Specialist)

Location: Preston, Fylde & Wyre, North West
Salary: £30,000 – £33,000
Contract: Full-time | Permanent

Want a role where you can genuinely change lives through employment? This is a rewarding opportunity to support individuals with health support needs to secure meaningful, sustainable work that improves wellbeing, independence, and recovery.

About the Company

You’ll be joining a respected organisation delivering impact-led employment, skills, and vocational rehabilitation services. The organisation champions a person-centred approach and strongly believes that employment is a key part of recovery.

Staff are supported through IPS model training, ongoing CPD, structured supervision, and a collaborative team culture. The environment is inclusive, values-driven, and focused on making a real difference for individuals and communities.

The Role

As an Employment Advisor / Employment Specialist, you will manage a caseload of up to 25 clients with health support needs who are motivated to begin or return to work. You will deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model (full training provided), working closely with multidisciplinary teams within Primary Care Networks and wider health services.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

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Meeting clients 1:1 to understand strengths, goals, and aspirations

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Using vocational profiling and action planning to support progression into work

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Supporting job search activities including CVs, applications, interviews, and disclosure guidance

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Identifying suitable job opportunities, including accessing the hidden labour market

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Building and maintaining strong relationships with local employers

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Negotiating reasonable adjustments and supporting employers with retention and return-to-work strategies

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Providing in-work support to help clients sustain employment

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Attending multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings to promote the service and secure referrals

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Maintaining accurate records, monitoring progress, and working in line with IPS fidelity standards

This role combines employability, health support, coaching, and employer engagement, offering high impact and job satisfaction.

Ideal Candidate

We welcome applications from individuals with a strong commitment to person-centred employment support.

You will ideally have:

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Experience supporting individuals into work within employability, health, skills, supported employment, or related services

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Strong engagement and relationship-building skills with clients, employers, and partners

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Confidence coaching and motivating individuals towards their employment goals

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A compassionate, person-centred approach and genuine passion for helping others

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Ability to manage a caseload independently while working collaboratively within a team

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Good administrative and record-keeping skills

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Flexibility to travel locally and support outreach activity

Desirable (but not essential):

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Knowledge or experience of the IPS model (full training provided)

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Backgrounds in welfare-to-work, careers, recruitment, IAG, mental health support, or vocational services

Apply Now

If you are motivated by purpose and excited about supporting individuals to rebuild their working lives, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now to find out more about this rewarding opportunity and make a real difference every day