Employment Specialist

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Employment Specialist## General information

Date Tuesday, October 27, 2026

City Preston Country United  Kingdom Working time

Full-time Closing Date
03-Nov-2026## Description & Requirements
** Be part of something great
** Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people’s lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.

This is a field based role covering sites in Lancashire, as such a driving licence is required. Salary - £32,000.Connect to Work is a devolved Supported Employment (SE) programme, that will service residents within Functional Economic Areas (FEA’s). FEA’s will be funded through grants from DWP. The SEQF Employment Specialist will demonstrate the core values of SE, empowering participants to gain employment whilst delivering the 5 stages of SE:
Customer Engagement;
Vocational Profiling;
Employer Engagement;
Job Matching and providing In-Work Support/Career Development. Supporting vulnerable adults with a variety of health conditions, disabilities and other barriers to meaningful employment, you will engage with a variety of stakeholders and advocate on behalf of your caseload by promoting equality and gaining employment opportunities. Supported Employment is not a ‘work readiness model’ rather a ‘Place, Train & Maintain’ approach – therefore strong ability to assess and plan with participants to gain meaningful employment opportunities.

** Key Contacts & Relationships:
**** Internal*
* • Line Manager
• Central Teams
• Labour Market Analyst
• Borough Integration Managers
• Employer Engagement Specialist
• Fidelity Officer
** External*
* • Participants• Commissioners
• Partners (e.g. referral sources; partners who can support participants etc)
• Employers
• Circles of Support
** 1.
** Supporting a caseload through the 5 stages of Supported Employment. You will be expected to build rapport and trust with your caseload, ensuring that they have choice and control over their journey and being an advocate on their behalf.

- Adhere to the SEQF quality framework & Determine the most appropriate occupational direction through core and job skills assessments (Vocational Profiling) producing SMART action plans whilst supporting methods of support.

- Meet and exceed KPI’s
- Ensure compliance by accurate data entry, completion of contractual and internal documentation and/or provider guidance.

- Make effective use of appropriate resources to ensure value for money.
** 2.
** Engage with a variety of stakeholders (Partners & Employers) to advocate on behalf of your caseload.

- Facilitate the integration with local communities and their partners, ensuring that employment support is seamlessly woven into the broader network of local services and resources to optimise outcomes/support and opportunities.

- Use a range of recruitment activities to match and market participants to relevant vacancies and/or potential employers. (e.g. Labour Market Analysis)- Engage and work with employers to ‘job carve’ positions/negotiate work trials and provide support (e.g. in job training such as TSI or support development of natural sources of support)- Identify and work with partner services to signpost participants to effectively support barriers and develop support networks/coping strategies.

- Provide mentoring support, advice and guidance to both participants and employers to ensure sustained employment,…