Position: IPS Employment Specialist — Salary: £29,556 - £35,413 — Location: Essex

We are recruiting for up to 10 roles covering Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Castlepoint, Chelmsford, Colchester, Maldon, Rochford & Tendring.

The Role

Working with clients, health professionals, service providers and employers, IPS Employment Specialists focus on making each person’s journey into employment — alongside improved social inclusion and wellbeing — as smooth as possible. You will manage a caseload of clients with mental health support needs, providing person‑centred advice and guidance to help them secure and sustain paid employment that matches their preferences.

In this role, you will deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach (full training provided) and support individuals throughout their employment journey, from vocational profiling through to the point where face‑to‑face in‑work support is no longer required. This typically incl...