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Work and Wellbeing Manager

Employer
Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Salary
£33,997 - £36,737
Closing date
18 Sep 2021

Job Details

Permanent - Roles across Sheffield City Region

SYHA has secured funding to deliver various supported employment programmes funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, European Social Fund, NHS and AEB.

These employment programs are delivered across the whole of South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire with one main aim: “Place then Train”. The programs are based on individual placement support that has shown to be twice as effective as traditional approaches.

The programs will involve working in an integrated way with health and employment partners including GPs, Social Prescribing, IAPT and Musculoskeletal Services, Physios and Pain Clinics, Employers, local Housing Associations, other Community Organisations and Trusts, and local Job Centre Plus sites.

We’re looking for someone who is comfortable with working flexibly, across different locations and different projects in a fast past environment. We get to work quickly, and you will too. We’re constantly evolving and reviewing things regularly to make sure we’re always delivering the best for our customers so if you’ve got ideas, share them.

For our perfect candidate we are offering a flexible role, working in a caring and friendly team, with a great package of benefits.

Job Description
The Work & Wellbeing Manager will work across the Good Work programme.

  • 5A £33,977 - £36,737
  • 37 hours per week including occasional evenings and weekends
  • Generous holiday entitlement – 27 days annual leave, statutory bank holidays, plus an additional 4 SYHA days
  • Flexible working options including Flexi Time, Condensed Hours, Part Time
  • Excellent benefits including SYHA Rewards - employee discount scheme, which offers cash back and shopping discounts
  • Westfield Health (employer paid)

More about the role:

The Work and Wellbeing Manager will manage a team of employment-focused Coaches who support customers with physical and mental health conditions into sustained employment. We integrate our services with health, housing and voluntary sector organisations who support people with barriers to employment.

We support people aged 18+ with physical and/or mental health conditions to find and thrive in employment using the ‘place then train’ Individual Placement Support (IPS) method offering 1:1 personalised support to our customers. We’re proud to have zero-exclusion criteria so our customers come from all walks of life. Using a strengths-based approach to our work and support customers we don’t just look for any job, we look for the right job for them. Our application process will involve our customers to ensure that you’re a good fit for the service – and we’re a good fit for you too.

Who you are:

You will:

  • Take a lead role in ensuring the quality and fidelity of our services.
  • Manage the performance of a team of Coaches to provide an outstanding quality service that maximises employment outcomes for our customers.
  • Attend caseload reviews for our employment Coaches, focusing on customers’ progress towards employment outcomes.
  • Facilitate weekly group case supervision with Coaches to identify new strategies to support their customers into work.
  • Provide field mentoring by observing our Coaches in action, debriefing Coaches and/or modelling behaviour to help them develop.
  • Take on a small caseload of customers to enhance your understanding and keep your skills up-to-date.

Our successful candidate will have:

  • Experience of delivering employment services with a therapeutic and/or wellbeing focus; or have qualifications in counselling, occupational therapy, vocational rehabilitation
  • Great interpersonal skills with the ability to build partnerships quickly
  • An understanding and awareness of IPS
  • An experienced line manager with strong performance management and conflict management skill

Who we are:

At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential.

Feeling settled and living well means different things to the people and families that live across South Yorkshire. So, we work with people in different ways – from our extra-care housing, to providing services and opportunities that individuals can access in their home, workplace and community, to creating houses for affordable rent.

Our employees enable us to create the best services, support, and experiences for our customers. We believe that difference makes us better, and that our services are made stronger by having a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Please note that we may remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. Please apply at your earliest convenience.

For the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 this is an excluded job.

People who have previously submitted an application for this position recently need not apply again.

Closing Date: 6th September

Interview Date: W/C 13th September

Company

Blue Octopus partners with employers from a multitude of different sectors and industries, using our next generation technology and recruitment expertise to help attract, engage and hire the best talent for their unique career opportunities. We know that having the right people in place is crucial to every business’ current and future successes, regardless of the area they operate in.

Over the last decade, our experience has allowed us to specialise in several sectors, including social housing.

Blue Octopus has a strong history of working with social housing providers to help them hire the best talent and improve their talent management processes. This experience, coupled with knowledge developed over time, has allowed us to fully understand both the market itself and the skills required within the sector. We understand that operating at a high standard, efficiently and cost-effectively, is vital for our clients in the Social Housing sector, who provide a much-needed service for their tenants.

Company info
Telephone
01135323418
Location
Octo House, 2 Station Road
Otley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS21 3HX
United Kingdom

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