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Employment Advisor

£20,886 - £23,596 per annum

Gillingham, Kent

Porchlight

Closing date: 9am 2nd February 2021
Interview date: 9th February 2021
Contract Length: Fixed term for 10 months

About us: Porchlight is passionate about helping vulnerable people to reach their full potential. We strive for a fairer society where vulnerable people find stability, the most excluded are included, and where everyone has a chance to thrive.

About the service: IPS Grow is funded by NHS England to support Individual Placement and Support (IPS) employment services across secondary mental health services. The Kent and Medway IPS Collaborative has been established with NHS funding and Porchlight is part of this together with Shaw Trust and Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT). The Employment Advisor posts are linked to the collaborative and will join a network of IPS Grow advisors across Kent & Medway.

The role: The Employment Advisors will be part of the dynamic Porchlight Working4Wellbeing IPS Employment Service. Gaining employment is an important part of mental health recovery and we are looking for three dynamic and positive individuals, who enjoy the challenge of meeting targets, to join the Porchlight IPS employment service.

You will have experience of working in a person-centred environment and be able to motivate others. You will be able to demonstrate how you have met outcomes in a training or employment service. You will work closely with the Community Mental Health Teams in either Medway or Folkestone and will enable individuals referred by those teams to gain employment. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work well with a wide range of individuals including clients, employers, and staff from statutory and voluntary organisations.

If you would like an exciting, challenging and rewarding job, making a difference in the lives of others, then we would like to hear from you.

Benefits: As a member of the Porchlight team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- Free life insurance
- Flexible working hours
- 25 days holiday per year (increasing to 30 days after 5 years service) pro rata
- Porchlight pension scheme (contributions matched up to 7%)
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme

For further details and to apply, please visit https://www.cloudonlinerecruitment.co.uk/Porchlight/VacancyDetails.aspx?FromSearch=True&MenuID=&VacancyID=100

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