Who We Are

Fedcap Employment (part of The Fedcap Group) is a not-for-profit organisation delivering employability solutions across a range of UK contracts through a blend of local frontline professional teams. Our services are more vital than ever before to individuals and their wider communities as we tackle unemployment rates and community engagement head on.

Our Vision

A world where people believe in themselves.

Our Mission

To improve people’s economic wellbeing.

Our Values

Kindness: Be KIND to each other, treat all those around you the way you would like to be treated.

Respect: Always be RESPECTFUL to each other, our customers, partners, stakeholders, and funders – we are dedicated to exceptional service.

Integrity: Act with INTEGRITY – always be open and honest in our dealings with all people and stakeholders.

Innovation: Be INNOVATIVE – always try to do things better, to look for new solutions that improve our services to customers

Your Role

The Occupational Inclusion Specialist (OIS) work with employers across a geographical area delivering support, advice and guidance on appropriate occupational support interventions to enable transition into secure, suitable and sustainable employment. They take the initiative to provide education and support to employers, as agreed with the participant which may include negotiating adjustments, return to work strategy and on-going contact with the employer to ensure job retention.

Location: This role is a mixture of being office-based and outreach. You will cover both Crewe & Macclesfield (expenses covered outside of base-office).

Salary: £30,900.

Driving license & own car are essential for this role.

Your Responsibilities

• Designing employer route-ways with diverse support needs being considered

• Identifying employment and other work-related opportunities with employers through marketing candidates directly into employers

• Establishing and building relationships with key employers in the local labour market, promoting, influencing and advising on how to ensure occupations are more inclusive and accessible to those with physical and /or mental health conditions, disabilities (i.e. sensory impairments – visual, hearing and learning difficulties) and wellbeing needs

• Undertaking pre-work assessments with participants with health-related issues.

• Discussing interventions and support required with both the participant and employer to ensure any adjustments and considerations are implemented to support employment.

• Liaising with access to work or other similar functions where necessary

• Offering tailored Health and Wellbeing in-work support package to the participant and the employer.

• Designing employer route-ways with health and well-being factors being considered

• Identifying employment and other work-related opportunities with employers through marketing candidates directly into employers

• Delivering performance against agreed targets including employer engagement, service, and quality.

• Developing relationships with key stakeholders including health professionals, partnership Organisations and employers to ensure participants experience a smooth transition into employment.

• Evolving a business-to-business offer, reviewing, and identifying opportunities to support company’s staff wellbeing initiatives e.g. training opportunities/awareness sessions for their staff

• Encouraging employers as part of their corporate social responsibility agenda to become disability confident and to engage in initiatives such as Better Health at Work Awards

• Use wage-grant budget to help incentivise employers to take on participants with complex needs

Your Skills and Experience

• Ability to embrace our company values which are Kindness, Respect, Integrity, and Innovation!

• Demonstratable previous experience supporting those with health issues back to work/vocational rehabilitation/occupational health

• A great communicator who always deliver enthusiasm & confidence and driven by results gained from quality of service by putting the participant at the heart of everything

• Awareness and understanding of health and wellbeing and disability initiatives to support individuals into employment which includes route ways, job design and adjustments

• Understanding of employer’s needs, experience of training needs analysis and organisational needs analysis, translating these in to fit for purpose programmes and services

• Able to adapt to difficult or challenging situations when required.

• Empathetic and understanding of the challenges and barriers unemployed job seekers currently face

• Able to exhibit sound judgement, initiative, and drive to self-manage to achieve performance targets

• Resilient and determined to seek out job opportunities, coaching and motivating participants whilst working in a busy working environment

Desirable:

• IEP Award in Employer Solutions

• Knowledge and understanding of Supported Employment (SE) and Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Models

• A qualified (or working towards) health professional registered with either HCPC, BACP or BABCP or working towards

Key Competencies:

• Adaptability

• Results focused

• Customer centric

• Rapport building

• Resilience

• Quality & compliance

Here’s what makes Fedcap a rewarding career

• A real opportunity to make a genuine social difference

• An inclusive and supportive culture

• Learning and development opportunities to help you grow from day one (including a two-week induction and the opportunity of an Institute of Employability Professionals (IEP) qualification for all employees)

• Competitive benchmarked salary plus additional bonus and recognition schemes

• £500 a year to spend with your choice of over 900 retailers

• Pension 5% matched and free life cover (4 x salary)

• Health and wellbeing support with an internal Wellbeing Team and our Employee Assistance Programme (including 24/7 telephone support, counselling, legal and financial information, mindfulness, digital gym)

• Supporting your work/ life fit through a range of flexible working options, 33 days annual leave, buy/ sell holiday scheme, no bank holiday or weekend working!

• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity pay

• A cycle to work scheme that is open all year long!

• Laptop and mobile phone for every employee!

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