Band 4 Employment Advisor - Bath
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen within BaNES Primary Care Talking Therapies Service to join our successful Employment Support team as a full time Employment Adviser, however, part-time will also be considered on a 12-month fixed term contract or as a secondment opportunity if applying within AWP.The successful candidate will work alongside the Senior Employment Adviser and other Employment Advisers within our service.
Main duties of the job
Supporting B&NES Talking Therapies Service, you will provide practical employment interventions for people accessing the service with mild to moderate mental health needs who require support to gain, return or retain employment.
As an Adviser with either, employability or information, advice and guidance related experience, you will have empathy and previous experience of working with people who have mental health issues and ideally have an understanding of the barriers they face in accessing and retaining employment.
You will carry out vocational assessments for your caseload of clients, providing advice, guidance and support, whilst creating a bespoke action plan in line with their individual needs and chosen route in employment, training or volunteering.
Working for our organisation
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Employment Adviser role requires the delivery of core employment support interventions (both group based and individual) to clients of the Talking Therapies Service, who have work related problems. These interventions are delivered online, face to face and over the telephone depending on client preference.
As an Employment Adviser you will be required to assess the individual's employment goals and create an employment support plan, matching tasks with the individual’s ability and agreeing on a written action plan. You will be required to promote wellbeing in the workplace and where appropriate, act as advocate with employers or prospective employer to identify work solutions to overcome or minimise potential difficulties within the workplace.You will provide support during and after a return to work, helping the individual to integrate and retain employment and develop an in-depth knowledge of the local labour market, identifying appropriate vacancies, and sourcing appropriate local support interventions, including voluntary and community organisations and educational and recreational opportunities.
Where appropriate, you will also provide support to find the right role for the individual and provide advice around applications, preparing for interview and related communication. You will be required to work collaboratively as part of a great team and work independently on a day-to-day basis.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria- Evidence of further study in vocational training, careers advice, etc. or equivalent experience gained through work in the field.
- Experience of providing vocational/employment support
- IAG Level 3 or above
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Ability to travel to other locations throughout the organisation
- Awareness of the needs of people with MH conditions and the impact of work processes and situations
This includes people with a variety of disabilities and neurodivergent conditions (for example autism, ADHD, sensory, physical and learning disabilities).
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service users.
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