IPS Employment Specialist

Job description

Contract Terms

Starting salary: PO2 £42,771 -£45,750
Work location: Wood Green Library, 187-197A  High Road, London, N22 6DS
Hours per week: 36 per week
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract 2 year
Closing date: Sunday, 2nd August 2026 at 23:59
Expected interview date: W/c 10th August 2026

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated IPS Employment Specialist to join Haringey Works as part of the DWP Connect to Work Programme. In this rewarding role, you will provide personalised employment support to residents who want to move into work, return to work, or sustain existing employment. Managing a caseload of around 25 participants, you will deliver person centred support tailored to individual strengths, goals and circumstances, helping people overcome barriers and achieve sustainable employment outcomes. You will support participants throughout their employment journey, from vocational profiling and job search through to job retention and in-work support

About the team

Haringey Works is committed to helping residents access meaningful employment opportunities and improve their long-term economic wellbeing. Working within a collaborative network of health professionals, clinical teams, community organisations, employers and local partners, you will play a key role in providing integrated support that delivers real impact. As an embedded IPS practitioner, you will spend significant time in the community meeting participants, employers and stakeholders, building strong partnerships and creating opportunities that match individual aspirations and employer needs.

About you

We are looking for someone with experience of supporting people into, back into, or to remain in employment, who is passionate about helping others achieve their goals. You will have a strong understanding of person-centred employment support and the barriers faced by people with health conditions, disabilities or other support needs. Essential requirements include the ability to undertake vocational profiling, develop personalised action plans, provide practical employment support including CV writing, job search and interview preparation and build productive relationships with employers, health professionals and partners. You will be an excellent communicator with strong motivational and listening skills, able to manage a varied caseload, work independently, meet performance targets and deliver positive employment outcomes. A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusive employment opportunities is essential.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

 

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.  

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