Employment Specialist – Hestia, Romford

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At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. Our mission is to empower individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence. Right now, we are looking for an Employment Advisor to play a pivotal role in our Employment Services in Havering, North East London.

Sounds great, what will I be doing? At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation. Our mission is to empower people who have experienced crisis and trauma to find safety, hope and purpose. Right now, we are looking for an Employment Specialist to play a pivotal role within our IPS Employment Service in Havering, North East London. Based within a supportive and collaborative team, you will help people experiencing serious mental illness and complex mental health needs achieve their employment goals as part of their recovery journey.

You will:

• Manage a caseload of clients experiencing mental health challenges, building trusting and collaborative relationships.
• Deliver tailored employment support, including career planning, job searching, CV development, interview preparation, and workplace coaching.
• Work alongside clinical teams and wider support services to ensure individuals receive holistic support that considers both employment and mental health needs.
• Build positive relationships with employers, promoting inclusive recruitment practices and identifying suitable employment opportunities.
• Support clients to understand workplace rights and access reasonable adjustments and schemes such as Access to Work.
• Provide ongoing in-work support to help individuals maintain and progress in employment.
• Maintain accurate records and outcome data using relevant systems and databases.
• Work towards service targets and contribute to achieving IPS fidelity standards.

What do I need to bring with me?

You'll need to demonstrate the core skills required for the role while sharing our values and commitment to supporting people to rebuild their lives. We don't expect you to meet every requirement immediately, but we're looking for someone who is motivated, compassionate and committed to making a difference.

We're particularly interested in candidates who have:

• Experience supporting people into, back into, or to retain employment.
• Experience working with people who experience mental health conditions, ideally within health, social care, employment or community services.
• An understanding of the barriers faced by people with mental health challenges when seeking or maintaining employment.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work effectively with employers, health professionals and community partners.
• Experience delivering practical employment support such as CV writing, job searching, interview preparation and workplace support.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a busy and varied caseload.
• Experience maintaining accurate records and working towards performance outcomes.
• A good understanding of employment legislation, equality, diversity and inclusion principles, and workplace reasonable adjustments.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office applications and case management systems.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates with lived experience of mental health challenges, recovery, or the services we support.

Interview Steps

We keep our interview process simple, so you know exactly what to expect.

Shortlisting call: We have a team of dedicated recruitment specialists who will speak to you about your experience, motivations and values. They will also tell you about all the great work we do!

Face to face interview: Now you will have face to face interview with the hiring manager. Our interviews are value and competency based.

Don't be alarmed if there are other stages in the process, it's all part of the plan for some of our roles.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.

We are a disability confident employer

Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and throughout your employment with us.

Safeguarding Statement

Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.

Important Information for Candidates

If your application is successful, please be aware that you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks before a formal offer of employment can be confirmed.

We reserve the right to close this job advert early should we receive a high volume of applications or if the position is filled before the closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.