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Employment Specialist : Medway and Gravesham
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Location: Medway
Salary: Up to £28,000, depending on experience
Vacancy Type: Permanent
About The Role
Are you passionate about helping people unlock their potential through meaningful employment?
We are looking for a motivated Employment Specialist to support people living with mental health conditions, long-term physical health conditions, or disabilities to move into work that suits their skills, strengths, and ambitions.
Working across Medway and Gravesham, you will deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model as part of the Connect to Work programme. This evidence-based approach focuses on helping people move into competitive employment quickly, with personalised support that continues once they start work. Full IPS training will be provided, so if you bring the right passion and people skills, we'll equip you with the rest.
Due to the nature of the role, all applicants must hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
What you'll be doing
You will manage a caseload of around 25 participants who are motivated to start or return to work, providing personalised support from first meeting through to sustaining employment.
Your Role Will Include
- Identifying participants' skills, strengths, and career aspirations
- Creating Vocational Profiles and tailored Action Plans
- Supporting with CV writing, job searching, applications, and interview preparation
- Delivering one-to-one and group coaching to build confidence and employability skills
- Helping participants overcome barriers including benefits concerns, health disclosures, or workplace adjustments
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You will also play an important role in connecting participants with opportunities in the local labour market.
- Build strong relationships with local employers across North and East Kent
- Identify opportunities in both the advertised and hidden job market
- Match participants to suitable vacancies and coordinate interviews
- Work with employers to promote inclusive recruitment and reasonable adjustments
This role is highly collaborative and community-focused. You will work closely with clinical teams, community organisations, training providers, and employers to ensure participants receive holistic support.
Once someone starts work, your support doesn't stop. You will continue to provide in-work coaching and guidance, helping participants settle into their role, build confidence, and sustain long-term employment.
About You
We are looking for someone who is passionate about people and motivated by helping others achieve their goals. You may come from a background in:
- Health or wellbeing services
- Employability or welfare-to-work programmes
- Adult skills, training, or education
- Recruitment or employer engagement
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You will also bring strong relationship-building skills, the ability to motivate and coach individuals, and confidence working independently within the community.
If you're looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference in people's lives through employment, we'd love to hear from you.
About Us
We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends, and a sense of community.
Benefits
We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally, the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us as an employee, we will offer you the following benefits:
- Flexible working
- Training and development opportunities
- Simply Health Cashback Scheme (opti
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