Northampton
IPS Employment Specialist - Connect to Work Location: Community‑based with travel across the region Salary: £28,000 Contract: Full‑time, Permanent A fantastic opportunity has opened for an IPS Employment Specialist to join the Connect to Work programme, supporting people with complex barriers to move into meaningful, sustainable employment. This is a dynamic, relationship‑focused role where you'll work across health, employment, and community settings to help clients achieve life‑changing outcomes. What You'll Be Doing • Managing a caseload of around 25 clients who want to start or return to work, • Carrying out vocational profiling to understand skills, aspirations, and employment goals, • Creating personalised action plans covering job search, CVs, applications, interviews, and career planning, • Supporting clients with travel planning, benefits guidance, budgeting, and disclosure around health conditions, • Providing in‑work support to help clients sustain employment, including early‑stage check‑ins and long‑term follow‑up, • Working with employers to source opportunities, negotiate adjustments, and support job retention, • Collaborating with Primary Care, mental health teams, DWP, training providers, and community partners, • Maintaining accurate case notes, p...