- Salary £21,088 - £22,710
- Location Portsmouth, Hampshire, South East (On-site)
- Job Type Permanent
- Category Social Care/Development , Social Work
- Sectors Mental Health
- Job Reference : JRSpmthAug16
Job Description
Do you want to work for an established and respected local Mental Health Charity?
Solent Mind is the largest third sector provider of mental health services in the Hampshire region offering a range of high quality services to improve people’s mental wellbeing and to promote choice and rights to everyone who needs our support.
We are currently recruiting for a:
Job Retention Employment Specialist
Portsmouth Support & Recovery Service – ref: JRSpmthAug16
Full Time - 37 hours per week
Salary: £21,088 - £22,710 per annum
Based within Adult Mental Health (AMH) Services in Portsmouth, you will advise and assist people with Primary (Mild to Moderate) as well as Secondary (Severe and Enduring) mental health to retain ongoing paid employment.
We are looking for someone who can both empathetically and objectively work with clients and their employers, utilising knowledge of sickness procedures and return to work strategies.
As part of this role you will:
- be a highly motivated individual with excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- have previous experience of working in an employment and mental health setting
- have an understanding of the employment needs of people with mental health conditions
- work with a caseload of people with mild, moderate, severe and enduring mental health issues engaging with the AMH service and Talking Change to enable job retention
Closing date for completed applications is: Tuesday 6th September 2016 (5pm)
Interview date: To be confirmed
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.