IPS Employment Specialist

Job Reference JOB0142

Location: Kensington & Chelsea

Salary: £29,852 - £34,360 per annum, including London Weighting where appropriate

Vacancy Type: Permanent/Full Time

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Application Deadline: Sunday, March 30, 2025

Job Summary

Are you looking to make a difference? You don't have to be a doctor to transform lives

At Via, we care about helping people overcome substance misuse and we feel that employment goes hand in hand with recovery. Our award-winning IPS Into Work teams support people to find meaningful employment that aligns with their ambitions so that they have a platform to build a brighter future.

The Role

Do you want to do something meaningful and help others? If the answer is yes, this could be the perfect job for you!

We are seeking a dynamic, caring and committed individual to join our IPS Into Work team and provide a holistic employment support service.

The role is extremely rewarding, and you can make a lasting positive impact! A normal week would involve:

• Working closely with people to provide a personalised employment service supporting them achieve their dreams.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams including recovery practitioners, nurses, support workers and community organisations to promote and encourage referrals.
• Engaging employers to develop partnerships.

If this role intrigues you, please apply! We require a passion to help others and a desire to contribute back to the community. Successful candidates will be given training to support adaptation to their new role.

The Service

Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is an evidence-based employment support model that helps individuals with a background in mental health and/or substance misuse work towards their employment goals through personalised support that aligns with their wellbeing.

Here are a few quotes from people that have transformed their lives through our help:

"I had been drifting and my confidence had sunk IPS helped change my life"

"I got the help that I was looking for I found work after 17 years of being unemployed"

Location

You will work in West London.

To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities - visit our Benefits Package.

For an informal chat about the role please contact Bareesan Potharatnam, IPS Team Leader via .

The deadline for applications is at midnight on Sunday 30 March, however we are reviewing applications on a rolling basis and encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

We will inform shortlisted candidates of the next steps in the process.

We only accept applications via our application form , sorry we don't accept CVs. For guidance on how to complete the application visit this link . Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may close adverts at any time if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Via welcomes enquiries from everyone, and we value diversity in our workplace. Our commitment to promoting diversity and developing a workplace environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process.

We're a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. We offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for our jobs, please confirm in the personal statement part of our application form that you are applying under this scheme.

Appointment to all our posts are subject to satisfactory completion of our safeguarding checks including DBS and we follow safer recruiting principles.

Please email if you have any recruitment enquiries or if you require this documentation in an accessible format.