Job title: IPS Employment Advisor
Job reference number: 101212
Interview date: TBC
Closing Date: 1st May 2025
We have an exciting new opportunity for an IPS Employment Advisor to join Landau. This role offers more than a wage – it’s about the deep reward of guiding young people who’ve faced challenging starts in life toward brighter futures. As an IPS Employment Advisor, you will support individuals facing significant barriers, helping them achieve their employment dreams and long-term career success. You’ll go beyond traditional job placement, offering personalized guidance, forging strong partnerships with employers, and ensuring compliance with top-tier standards. Your efforts will help our clients overcome challenges, thrive in their chosen fields, and achieve their aspirational goals. If you’re driven to support your community and want to be part of a team that values and nurtures its members, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Join us and make a real difference while working in a place that truly cares about your growth and well-being!
At Landau, we’re passionate about changing lives and creating futures. As a leading supported employment and training charity, we’re changing over 800 lives each year across the West Midlands, including Telford and Wrekin, by providing pathways to employment, access to education, and support for personal growth and independence. Joining our team means joining a community that values making a real difference—empowering individuals to overcome challenges and realise their potential. We are a diverse, forward-thinking organisation, dedicated to delivering high-quality, sustainable services that truly change lives and open doors to new beginnings
We are committed to supporting our workforce as much as our mission. At Landau, you’ll receive the Real Living Wage, access to a private healthcare scheme, roadside assistance, and support through our Disability Confident Employer status. We’re proud to be a Gold Award holder for our support of veterans, creating an inclusive environment where all backgrounds and abilities are valued. If you’re driven to be part of a diverse, forward-thinking organisation that’s dedicated to delivering high-quality, sustainable services that truly change lives, we’d love to have you join us.
Key responsibilities will include:
Manage a caseload of up to 20/25 clients, of whom are unemployed looking for work, those in work off sick, and those in work who are requiring retention support.
To work towards targets in access & employment and demonstrating excellent caseload management
To undertake IPS training and develop an excellent understanding of Fidelity
Become fully integrated into the clinical teams to build collaborative relationships and receive direct referrals
Conduct initial meetings with participants to build rapport, gain consent and collect baseline information.
Support participants to understand their skills aspiration and goals through the completion of vocational profile and produce a personal employment plan to obtain competitive employment in line with their preferences
Identify barriers to employment and assist participants with job readiness skills, job search strategies, CV building etc.
Attend all relevant internal and external and internal stakeholder meetings, prioritizing MDTs/ Community Care Meetings.
Keep abreast of local labour market trends, job openings, skills requirements and general information that will assist participants in seeking employment
Proactively source potential job opportunities with employers through tailored and targeted approach
Ensure all participant information is requested, recorded, stored electronically and in hard copy in accordance with fidelity and compliance requirements so that participant’s journey to employment is fully documented and claims can be made in a timely fashion.
Ensure you are using the NHS MIS, Carenotes/ RIO to document client’s journey ensuring you adhere to GDPR standards
Receive and manage referrals ensuring all referrals are contacted within agreed timescales
To assist in the preparation of project reviews, reports, project audits, case studies and data as required by the 2gether trust, IPS Grow & Landau and other stakeholders
Ensure that you take positive actions to safeguard young people and vulnerable adults you come into contact and follow correct procedures around safeguarding
To be committed to continuing professional development (CPD) to maintain and develop professional standards
To fully comply with Health and Safety, Equal opportunities/Diversity, Quality assurance, sustainable development, safeguarding and GDPR protocols
To undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCY (QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING CERTIFICATES/LICENSES)

• Information, Advice & Guidance (IAG) Level 3 minimum or willing to work towards this, (E)
• Holds Mental Health First Aid Qualification (D)
• Trained in the IPS approach (D)

EXPERIENCE

• Relevant previous experience in the recruitment/ welfare to work/ supported employment field (D)
• Experience working with disabled/disadvantaged young people/adults/children in employment focused programmes (E)
• Experience and knowledge of barriers faced by people mental health issues (D)

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

• Experience working with individuals facing employment challenges
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and advocacy skills
• Ability to build rapport and trust with clients from diverse backgrounds
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and data management software
• A passion for social justice and a commitment to Landau’s mission

Please refer the Job description for details