IPS Employment Specialist
Location: Role is mainly community-based in Skegness, Lincoln and the surrounding towns/villages - DRIVING LICENCE ESSENTIAL
Employer: Double Impact (Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership)
Salary: £23,395.20 per annum based on 4 days/29.6 hours per week (FTE £29,244) with progression potential to £27,040 per annum (FTE £33,800).
Hours: Part-time
Annual Leave: pro rata 35 days per annum (including bank holidays pro rata), increasing with length of service
Are You Passionate About Helping People Build Better Futures Through Employment?
Our expanding and successful employment service is looking for a new team member!
Are you passionate about helping others and ready for a new challenge?
Could you walk into businesses every week and encourage an employer to consider one of your clients for employment?
Experience working in employment support is great but if you other attributes like recruitment skills, personal experience of drug/alcohol use yourself or within your family, or a desire to make a difference, we want you to apply as well! (Please detail this information in your application.)
As part of our team, you'll receive full training on the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model that we use to get people into employment. IPS is an internationally recognised approach that is now used with 95% of the drug and alcohol treatment services in the UK; as well as within various health settings like the NHS, and as a model for the new DWP Connect to Work scheme - career prospects are excellent in this industry at the moment.
Join us in making a positive impact on lives across Lincolnshire
About the Role
The role is community based and will involve regular travel throughout Lincolnshire, including attendance at our sites.
A full driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential due to the travel requirements of the role. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for candidates with disabilities.
Key Responsibilities
- To manage a caseload of around 25 clients in structured treatment for substance use who are motivated to start/return to work
- To initiate job search and contact with employers quickly – within 4 weeks – building relationships to the benefit of your clients
- To provide individualised unlimited support to participants and their employer which may include, but is not limited to, employer education and support, return to work strategies and negotiation around workplace adjustments to ensure job retention
- To provide participants/clients with broad advice and signposting around welfare benefits to enable them to make informed decisions about work
- To support the integration of the IPS approach into the substance use treatment service with the local Partnership to include attendance at treatment team meetings as an embedded IPS practitioner.
About You
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- We would like you to have some knowledge of the IPS model (or have researched it)
- We would like you to have experience of talking to people and helping people move forward in some way.
- We want great communication skills and the ability to build relationships with everyone from clients up to CEO's.
- Negotiation skills and commercial acumen
- Drive, passion and commitment
- Proven ability to build rapport with people and especially understanding issues for people with by substance misuse issues.
- Boundless enthusiasm, excellent teamwork and the ability to work in a target driven environment
- Strong written skills/verbal/ organisational skills
Experience within employment support is desirable. We also welcome applications from candidates with transferable skills, lived experience of recovery, substance misuse, or supporting family members affected by addiction, together with a genuine commitment to helping people achieve their employment goals.
What We Offer
- Full training in the internationally recognised IPS model.
- Excellent development and progression opportunities within a growing sector.
- Starting salary determined by skills, knowledge and relevant experience.
- Opportunities for annual pay progression in line with organisational policy.
- 35 days annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays pro rata), increasing with service.
- Mileage reimbursement for business travel.
- The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in people's lives through recovery and employment support.
How to Apply
Send your CV and a personal statement to: [email protected]
For an informal chat, contact: Natasha Kazi on 07922 575321
Learn more about IPS here: https://ipsgrow.org.uk
You will work within a partnership but be employed by Double Impact, a recovery-focused charity committed to equality and diversity
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Early application is therefore encouraged.
Close date: Thursday 19 November 2026
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