Employment Specialist (Individual Placement and Support)

Overview

Do you have experience supporting people towards employment and working with employers to identify suitable opportunities? Are you able to work with different organisations and services to help coordinate employment support?

We are recruiting for an Employment Specialist to join our team in Nottinghamshire.

 

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per weekContract Type: PermanentLocation: Nottinghamshire

Responsibilities

Following new funding, we are looking to appoint an Employment Specialist Lead to support the delivery of our IPS service.

The IPS team works to support people using our treatment and recovery services to move towards employment where appropriate. The role will involve providing supported employment to people receiving community treatment for substance use, including individuals who may also have health conditions or disabilities.

 

The post will use the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach and will involve working with service users, employers and other organisations to identify and support suitable employment opportunities.

 

About you

• We do not expect you to know everything about IPS –however, some knowledge would be helpful.
• We would like you to have experience talking to employers and helping people into work.
• We want great communication skills and the ability to build relationships with everyone.
• Negotiation skills and commercial acumen.
• Drive, passion and commitment.
• Proven ability to build rapport with people and especially understanding issues for people with affected by substance misuse or similar conditions.
• Boundless enthusiasm, excellent teamwork and the ability to work in a target driven environment.
• Strong written skills/verbal/ organisational skills.

A note about using AI in your application

 

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you.

 

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

 

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are those that are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

 

Direct applications only, we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

 

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

 

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

 

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

 

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 25 to 28 (£30,268.05 - £32,802.41)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Closing Date

14/8/2026

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Mia Tillyer | mia.tillyer@cgl.org.uk | 07436021640

 

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.