Veterans Employment Advisor ( IPS )

Job Purpose

To deliver employment support (advice, guidance and mentoring) to vulnerable veterans to enable them to overcome the challenges of transition and achieve sustainable employment, as part of an active, independent and fulfilling life.

Primary Responsibilities

Employment Support

• Deliver (person-centered) employment support to service users; enabling them to attain appropriate and sustainable employment.
• Support service users to identify their challenges and barriers to employment and develop strategies to enable them to overcome these.
• Coordinate all aspects of employment and vocational support designed to equip the veteran to successfully move towards the civilian job market, and enter or re-enter employment. Support should include:
  
  • Assessment of vocational and employment needs.
  • Career guidance to enable a vocational development plan to be agreed.
  • Advice and access to appropriate training and adult education provision.
  • Tailored employment support, including; job search techniques; CV writing and interview preparation.
• Develop a network of employment leads.
• Provide an employment brokerage service engaging with local employers, to ensure that veterans obtain appropriate work experience placements and employment in accordance with their plan and aspirations.
• Work, as directed, to a set of appropriate annual performance targets
• To adhere to the IPS model of support (training will be provided).
• Where appropriate, to adhere the standards required for IPS Centre of Excellence status.

In-work support

• Provide in-work and in-training support to veterans (and employers), to ensure the placement or employment is both appropriate and sustainable. Once the veteran is established in employment, continue to offer support as required.
• Ensure that all activities are accurately recorded on the relevant case management system in accordance with confidentiality policies and data protection legislation.
• Raise awareness and market the services of WWTW potential service users, employers and the local community.

Other Responsibilities

Collaboration

• Engage and work closely with the other organisations in support of the service users including; the NHS, other military and local charities, national and local government agencies, including Job Centre Plus.
• Develop a local network of contacts from the charity, public and private sectors to be aware of important developments in employment trends or information relevant to training or employment.
• Attend Individual Support Reviews, or provide written reports and assessments, as part of a multi-disciplinary approach.
• Ensure that service delivery complies WWTW's policies and procedures relating to Equality and Diversity and Vulnerable Adults.

Reporting and data capture

• To capture data from service users as required to enable reporting and fundraising.
• To report as required on outcomes achieved with service users.

Key Skills, Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Motivated self-starter with ability to work largely unsupervised within a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to achieving successful outcomes for service users.
• Experience of working with local government agencies and voluntary sector organisations to access appropriate support and interventions in support of service users.
• A good understanding of the employment market, including recruitment, welfare to work provision, work-based learning and vocational training.
• Ability to provide effective advice and guidance, including coaching and mentoring individuals in challenging circumstances.
• Natural facilitative skills, used to managing service users in a sensitive and sometimes pressured environment in which confidentiality is key.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills. Ability to initiate and manage influential external relationships.

Desirable

• Empathy with vulnerable armed forces veterans and an understanding of the challenges they face in overcoming barriers to successful transition.
• NVQ Level 3 or higher in Information, Advice and Guidance (or equivalent qualification).
• Experience in the voluntary sector.
• Experience of delivering Individual Placement and Support (IPS).

WWTW is an equal opportunities employer. WWTW is an employer committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of its staff.

You will be sent an application form if selected for Interview .