Employment Advisor

Previous applicants need not apply.

Following overwhelming demand and success for employment support offered in Talking Therapies, East Berkshire, we are pleased to announce the expansion of our Employment Service to West Berkshire.

Several opportunities are now available for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our team and contribute to the innovative work taking place in Talking Therapies.

You will be working in a motivated, supportive environment, helping people experiencing low mood and/or anxiety with practical employment matters. You will be joining a growing team who are proud of supporting and empowering clients and excited that we will be able to offer support to even more people.

If you have the skills and experience in supporting and empowering clients to achieve their goals and aspirations, focusing on their employment journey, come along and join us in Talking Therapies where you will make a difference!

We have full-time or part-time opportunities, across Newbury, Reading, and Wokingham. Flexibility is essential for this role, with a combination of working remotely from home and travelling across West Berkshire as and when required.

This position offers excellent training and development opportunities for the right candidate.

We welcome applicants who speak additional languages fluently.

In this role you will:

• Hold a caseload of clients
• Support clients to find work, stay in work, or return to work after sick leave
• Offer support via telephone, video calls (Teams), emails, and face-to-face as needed
• Offer varied and tailored support to individuals, using tools and resources to empower clients to resolve practical employment issues
• Research national and local sources of employment support and guidance, adding to the team’s bank of resources

There will be a requirement to undertake a short formal study programme.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

The trust employs almost 5,000 people over more than 100 sites and community settings across Windsor & Maidenhead, Slough, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, Reading and West Berkshire.

As an inclusive employer, we value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall 100 Top Employer. Whatever your background or individual needs, at Berkshire Healthcare you’ll be supported by friendly and professional managers to succeed.

These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance. A combination of working remotely from home and travelling across West Berkshire as and when required.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell leave
• Generous NHS pension scheme – 20.68% employer contribution
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• Advanced IT enablement
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseries

The “must haves” for this role:
Experience in mental health and/or vocational/employment advice

Effective written and oral communication skills

Able to prioritise and plan own caseload

An empathetic and compassionate approach when working with people with low mood and/or anxiety

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Katherine McKenzie on 07915805875 or email: katherine.mckenzie@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.