Employment Specialist
Location: Skelmersdale (Community role with regular travel around the area)
Salary: £31,000 per annum
As an Employment Specialist, you will empower individuals with disabilities and long-term health conditions to achieve sustainable employment through tailored, strengths-based support. Working within a target-driven environment, you will build strong relationships with participants, employers, and community partners to create inclusive employment opportunities and positive outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide personalised employment support to individuals facing barriers to work, helping them identify their strengths, build confidence, and secure sustainable employment.
- Manage a caseload of participants, delivering one-to-one guidance on CV writing, job searching, interview preparation, and career planning.
- Take a proactive and flexible approach to supporting individuals with complex needs, ensuring tailored support throughout their employment journey.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with local authorities, NHS services, voluntary organisations, and community groups to provide holistic support.
- Develop and nurture employer relationships to identify suitable job opportunities aligned with participants’ skills, aspirations, and abilities.
- Promote disability inclusion and deliver guidance to employers on creating accessible and supportive workplace environments.
- Monitor participant progress, maintain accurate records, and work towards employment outcome targets.
Skills and Experience
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and rapport with a diverse range of individuals.
- Experience engaging with stakeholders, employers, and community organisations to achieve positive outcomes.
- Ability to manage sensitive conversations with empathy, professionalism, and emotional intelligence.
- Knowledge of employment support services, recruitment practices, or welfare-to-work programmes.
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and able to work effectively in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
- Skilled at problem-solving and identifying practical solutions to overcome barriers to employment.
What Success Looks Like
- Supporting participants into meaningful and sustainable employment.
- Developing strong employer partnerships that generate new job opportunities.
- Promoting inclusive hiring practices and workplace accessibility.
- Delivering measurable employment outcomes while maintaining a participant-focused approach.
This role is ideal for someone with recruitment, employability, talent acquisition, or stakeholder engagement experience who is passionate about helping people achieve their employment goals and making a positive impact within local communities. We welcome applications from a range of different backgrounds. If you are someone who can connect and make a difference, we want to hear from you.
Job requirements
Desirable Experience
- Knowledge of IPS (Individual Placement and Support) and SEQF principles.
- Experience supporting individuals with disabilities, long-term health conditions, or other complex barriers to employment.
- Background in recruitment, employability services, community outreach, stakeholder engagement, or career coaching.
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