Employment Specialist
| Posting date: | 27 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £30,000 to £32,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 May 2026 |
| Location: | Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Seetec |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 32331 |
Summary
We are currently recruiting an Employment Specialist to join our dedicated Connect to Work team. This role sits at the heart of our delivery model and forms part of a specialist programme focused on supporting individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions into sustainable paid employment.
As an Employment Specialist, you will play a key role in helping participants achieve their employment goals. Working closely with individuals who have health related support needs, you will identify suitable job opportunities and provide tailored guidance to enable them to secure long term, meaningful work.
Using a person centred approach, you will deliver bespoke advice and support, while building strong and effective relationships with referral partners and local employers. Your ability to understand individual needs, engage stakeholders, and collaborate across networks will be vital to achieving positive employment outcomes.
To succeed in this role, you’ll bring proven experience supporting individuals with multiple and complex needs, particularly those with learning disabilities. You’ll also be confident working in target-driven environments, consistently delivering high quality services that meet both contractual and quality standards.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups.
In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we offer a competitive salary of £30,000 - £32,000 p.a. (dependant on experience) with these great benefits:
2 Volunteer Days
25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer
Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
Annual Salary Review
Refer a Friend Scheme
Free access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and additional voluntary benefits
Interested? There’s an easy to apply route below to upload your CV! If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on 01702 595200.
Seetec Group is an employee-owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland, and internally within our employee owners. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.
What it means to be employee-owned.
What our people say.
Location: This is a remote delivery role but you will be covering Bury St Edmunds
Hours: 37 hours a week. Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 5pm, Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pm
Closing Date: 11 May 2026
Key Responsibilities
Progressively manage a caseload of referred customers with a learning disability using a variety of appropriate strategies
Learning disability awareness and self development/knowledge to provide specialist support to customer group
Use an integration framework of local specialist services to obtain support to address specific issues (e.g. substance misuse, anger management, debt advice, health and vocational training).
Use social prescribing to develop and improve customer circumstances (e.g. healthy eating classes, smoking cessation and social groups).
Work with multiple agencies to develop holistic approaches to support customers.
Identify the specific recruitment needs of each employer and undertake tailored pre-screens and group assessments.
Co-produce effective in-work support plans with participants and employers
Be mindful of Health & Safety within the customer’s workplace and actively promote and report (if appropriate) to ensure a safe working environment for all customers.
Develop an understanding of specialist signposting services in the local area/region, building knowledge in areas such as specific disabilities, housing, benefits etc.
Work from local hubs and community outreach locations (sometimes alongside other services e.g. housing, health and primary care centres) to increase service accessibility.
As an Employment Specialist, you will play a key role in helping participants achieve their employment goals. Working closely with individuals who have health related support needs, you will identify suitable job opportunities and provide tailored guidance to enable them to secure long term, meaningful work.
Using a person centred approach, you will deliver bespoke advice and support, while building strong and effective relationships with referral partners and local employers. Your ability to understand individual needs, engage stakeholders, and collaborate across networks will be vital to achieving positive employment outcomes.
To succeed in this role, you’ll bring proven experience supporting individuals with multiple and complex needs, particularly those with learning disabilities. You’ll also be confident working in target-driven environments, consistently delivering high quality services that meet both contractual and quality standards.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups.
In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we offer a competitive salary of £30,000 - £32,000 p.a. (dependant on experience) with these great benefits:
2 Volunteer Days
25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer
Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
Annual Salary Review
Refer a Friend Scheme
Free access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and additional voluntary benefits
Interested? There’s an easy to apply route below to upload your CV! If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on 01702 595200.
Seetec Group is an employee-owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland, and internally within our employee owners. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.
What it means to be employee-owned.
What our people say.
Location: This is a remote delivery role but you will be covering Bury St Edmunds
Hours: 37 hours a week. Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 5pm, Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pm
Closing Date: 11 May 2026
Key Responsibilities
Progressively manage a caseload of referred customers with a learning disability using a variety of appropriate strategies
Learning disability awareness and self development/knowledge to provide specialist support to customer group
Use an integration framework of local specialist services to obtain support to address specific issues (e.g. substance misuse, anger management, debt advice, health and vocational training).
Use social prescribing to develop and improve customer circumstances (e.g. healthy eating classes, smoking cessation and social groups).
Work with multiple agencies to develop holistic approaches to support customers.
Identify the specific recruitment needs of each employer and undertake tailored pre-screens and group assessments.
Co-produce effective in-work support plans with participants and employers
Be mindful of Health & Safety within the customer’s workplace and actively promote and report (if appropriate) to ensure a safe working environment for all customers.
Develop an understanding of specialist signposting services in the local area/region, building knowledge in areas such as specific disabilities, housing, benefits etc.
Work from local hubs and community outreach locations (sometimes alongside other services e.g. housing, health and primary care centres) to increase service accessibility.
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