We’re excited to announce that we are hoping to expand our IPS services into Lincolnshire, following our success in other areas of the UK. This marks an important milestone in our growth, and we’re looking for passionate, driven individuals to join us as we build and shape our presence in the local community.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a new team from the ground up, helping to deliver impactful employment support services that make a real difference to people’s lives. You’ll play a key role in establishing and embedding high quality services in Lincolnshire, working closely with local partners, employers and communities.
At Shaw Trust, we believe everyone deserves access to good work. As a not for profit organisation, we work with people who face barriers to employment, providing personalised support that brings together health, skills and employability services. Our work is impact‑driven, inclusive and innovative focused on creating real change for individuals, employers and communities across the UK.
The Role
As Team Leader, you will lead and support a team of Supported Employment and IPS Employment Specialists, ensuring consistent delivery of high quality, person centred services across a designated area.
You will provide training, coaching, mentoring and supervision, ensuring full compliance with the IPS model and fidelity requirements. Through effective leadership and performance management, you will drive delivery against contract targets including referrals, starts, engagement activity, employment outcomes and fidelity measures.
Working closely with the Service Manager and the wider Shaw Trust IPS teams, you will maximise service performance and support continuous improvement. You will also build strong local partnerships with Primary Care, Jobcentre Plus, Local Authority services and community organisations to ensure the service is well integrated locally.
You will hold overall accountability for KPI performance and IPS fidelity outcomes, identifying and addressing underperformance promptly and effectively.
Essential experience and skills
You will have:
- Knowledge or experience of the IPS model
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
- Experience managing remote teams and performance
- Partnership working experience
- A strong track record of working to and achieving targets
- Experience improving systems and processes
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- An understanding of the participant group and employment‑related mental health barriers
- Strong coaching and people‑development capability
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Location:
This is a peripatetic role working in the community in and around Lincolnshire - there is minimal home working as you will be expected to be out and about supporting and observing your teams, generating new referral pathways as well ensuring clinical integration and employer engagement are top priorities.
Employee Benefits
As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people’s lives, you will have access to the following benefits:
- 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
- 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
- An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
- Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
- Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
- Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Menopause Peer Support Group, The MANaging Network, The Young Professionals Network and Back to Work Support Group)
- Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
Join a diverse and inclusive organisation
Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.
In addition;
- We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
- We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.
- We are proud to hold the menopause friendly accreditation, hosting a regular Menopause Peer Support Groups providing a safe space for colleagues share experiences or ask questions.
- Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.
If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: Resourcing@shaw-trust.org.uk
Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.