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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