Mental Health Mentor

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IPS Mental Health Mentor - Connect to Work
Location: Community-based with travel across the region
Contract: Full-time, Permanent

A fantastic opportunity has opened for a Mental Health Mentor 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 youll work across health, employment, and community settings to help clients achieve life-changing outcomes.

What Youll 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, progress reports, and CRM documentation
Working to IPS fidelity standards and contributing to continuous service improvement
What Youll Bring
NVQ Level 2 (Customer Service, Business Admin, IT, Accounting) and GCSE English & Maths
Level 2 IT qualification (e.g., ECDL)
Full UK driving licence
Experience supporting individuals to achieve goals in employment, skills, health, or social care settings
Experience engaging with employers or helping clients into work
Strong communication, organisation, and caseload-management skills
Ability to build effective relationships with clients, employers, and multi-agency partners
Understanding of barriers to work and strategies to promote independence

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Location:
Daventry
Salary:
£28,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Social Care

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