Employment Specialist

Description

Location:

Hastings
Salary: £28,640 per year
Technical Premium*:  5% additional to salary of £1,432 per year (based on base salary) effective from 1 April 2026 - reviewed annually.

* The technical premium is paid in addition to the base salary in recognition of the external benchmarking for the role.  Conditions apply.

Hours:

37 per week

What you’ll be doing :

Southdown’s Work & Wellbeing Service helps people accessing treatment for mental health support, back into employment.  As an Employment Specialist, you’ll be working in partnership with Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust and co-located within the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, with some remote and community-based working.

Working as part of the Secondary Mental Health Care team, you’ll support clients in treatment for varied mental health issues, assisting them in securing sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences. You will deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model; providing person centred guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.

Do you understand the importance of work and the vital role it can play in the lives of those with mental health conditions? Here’s a short video about a day in the life of our mental health Employment Specialist