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IPS Team Leader – Leicester (Full-time, Salary: £33,000+ depending on experience)
Role Overview
Salary: £33,000–$ dependent on experience
Location: Leicester-based with travel to community locations as required
Benefits
- Leave: 25 paid days per year (plus bank holidays + birthday off)
- Pension contributions & Employee Assistance Programme
- Death-in-service benefit & Career Development Opportunities
- Professional networking & Personal Growth
- Supportive workplace environment
- More inclusions available
About the Role
As the IPS Team Leader, you will:
- Lead, supervise, and coach a team of Employment Specialists delivering Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services across Leicester.
- Ensure services meet IPS fidelity standards, contractual KPIs, and quality requirements.
- Drive employment-focused support for participants, embedding person-centred values.
Key oversight areas:
- Psychological health support via NHS links (e.g., talking therapies)
- Collaborations with Jobcentre Plus, Council, and VCSE organisations.
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Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership
- Line-manage & mentor IPS Employment Specialists (supervision, performance reviews, coaching).
- Effective workforce management (caseloads, performance, adherence to IPS standards).
Service Delivery & Compliance
- Chair team meetings, reflective practice, and operational planning.
- Monitor fidelity to IPS standards and organisational procedures.
- Escalate employer concerns; resolve conflicts contemporarily.
Stakeholder Relations
- Build professional links with (but not limited to):
- NHS, Jobcentre Plus, local authorities, employers, and VCSE/third sector organisations.
- Manage safeguarding, quality, and operational risks across the team.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
✅ Supervisory or managerial experience in an employability, IPS/mental health support, or similar field. ✅ Demonstrable engagement experience with participants facing pre-employment barriers (e.g., neurodiversity, severe AMS, homelessness). ✅ Skilled in records management & CRM usage.
Desirable
🔹 Experience in performance-driven/results-based environments. 🔹 Confidence in negotiating with employers and external partners.
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About us
About Twin Group:
As a prized provider of vocational, travel, accommodation, apprenticeship, and employability services, Twin Group fosters sustained opportunities.
We are committed to safeguarding and enforce DBS checks for suitability.
Preferred candidates may apply via the online submission.
Equality & Accessibility
✊ Disability Confident Employer: We know activated accommodation makes a difference.
- Applicants with disabilities may opt into the Disability Confident scheme at application.
- Require interview adjustments? DBS Section must disclose (this does not equate to mandatory daily/permanent adjustments after employment).
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- Apply for ODS: Access to Work Scheme (0800 121 7479 / Text Relay 0800 121 7579). A levelled help link if additional support tools are policy-driven.
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