Description

Do you want a career where you support people with mental health needs into real, paid employment, quickly and
ethically?



This is not classroom employability. This is frontline, evidence-based IPS delivery, changing lives through work.


As an IPS Employment Specialist, you will deliver the nationally recognised IPS model supporting people with serious
mental health conditions (SMI) into open employment, with a strong focus on rapid job search, employer partnership and
sustained outcomes.



You will work alongside:


Clinical and NHS teams
Wellbeing services
Local employers

Your work will be guided every day by our values:

Be Ambitious – for every person's working future
Be Proud – of quality, safety and results
Be Considerate – of lived mental health experience
Own It – take responsibility for outcomes
Be Inspiring – help people believe work is possible

This is fast-moving, relationship-driven supported employment. You will:

Carry out vocational profiling with people experiencing serious mental ill health
Deliver rapid job search based on individual preference
Build trusted relationships with local employers
Match people into paid work aligned to their goals
Prepare participants for - Disclosure, Interviews, Workplace expectations
Provide intensive in-work support after job start
Work closely with clinical teams to manage risk and wellbeing
Track job starts, sustainment and progression
Maintain high-quality, fidelity-compliant case records
Your focus is speed with integrity - the right job, at the right time, in the right way.

Who This Role Is For
This role suits people with backgrounds or strong interest in:

Mental health services
Wellbeing or recovery support
Social care or community services
Recruitment or resourcing
Sales with a strong people focus

You will thrive if you:

Are confident working with mental health complexity
Are proactive and relationship-driven
Are comfortable with targets and accountability
Are organised and evidence-focused
Can balance pace with care and professionalism
Take pride in structure, consistency and outcomes


Full IPS training and fidelity guidance will be provided.


This Is a Specialist, High-Impact Role

You will work with people who may:


Have fluctuating mental health
Experience anxiety, depression or severe mental illness
Move quickly from readiness to job start
Need high-touch support after entering work

We are looking for people who:

Work at pace without cutting corners
Can build trust quickly
Stay calm under pressure
Are resilient, reflective and outcome-focused
This role is demanding - and genuinely life-changing.


Why Join Get Set UK?
Because you'll be part of a mission-driven organisation that invests in your growth and celebrates your impact.
You'll get:

Wellbeing support including GP, counselling and Headspace
Discounts, pension and salary sacrifice options
Enhanced benefits with service
A culture built on ambition, pride, ownership and support
Real opportunities for progression

We are also a proud Disability Confident Employer. Adjustments are available at every stage.


If you're ready to Be Ambitious, Be Proud, Be Considerate, Own It and Be Inspiring, and you want a role where your
work genuinely changes lives, we'd love to hear from you.



Apply Now!

If you are ready to support people into work through evidence-based mental health employment and you live our values
to Be Ambitious, Be Proud, BeConsiderate, Own It and Be Inspiring, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today!


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We reserve the right to close applications early. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.


We are a Disability Confident Employer and welcome all applications.Get Set UK is an Equal Opportunity Employer,
offering employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, physical and mental disability, age, citizenship,
pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national
origin, and any other protected status. Our aim is to support and maintain the physical and mental health of all
people at work.




If you do need any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and recruitment process, please let us know at
the outset and we will work hard to provide the right solution for you.




This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners/clients and expects all staff
to share this commitment. Successful appointment to this role will require satisfactory completion of recruitment
checks.




Get Set UK does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Recruitment Team. Please do not
forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location.Get Set UK will consider these CVs as gifts
and will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner

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