Employment Specialist (Connect to Work Hampshire)

Location: Based in Southampton with travel across Hampshire to agreed venues; the project overview also references Havant as the base.

Salary: £27,976–£29,500 depending on experience. Additional travel expenses beyond the base location will be reimbursed.

Company

hirify.global is a global impact organisation delivering strategies, partnerships, and programmes focused on positive social and economic impact across more than 70 countries.

What you will do

• Provide person-centred, one-to-one employment support and create individualised action plans for customers.
• Track customer progress before and after employment, including ongoing in-work support to help people sustain their roles.
• Engage employers, promote customers as candidates, and develop inclusive employment opportunities.
• Arrange work experiences such as placements, trials, and job-shadowing opportunities.
• Identify suitable vacancies, training, and specialist signposting services for customers.
• Maintain accurate customer records and meet performance, quality, and compliance requirements.

Requirements

• Experience supporting people facing barriers to employment, including health conditions and disabilities.
• Experience providing one-to-one support and coaching, with the ability to constructively challenge customers when needed.
• Experience developing networks and building effective partnerships with stakeholders.
• Strong organisational and caseload-management skills, with knowledge of data protection and confidentiality.
• Flexible availability for occasional evening and weekend activities.
• Enhanced DBS clearance is required before employment begins.

Nice to have

• Driving licence and access to a car for community-based delivery.
• Knowledge of domestic abuse and trauma-informed support.
• Experience helping individuals progress into work and understanding of supported employment programmes such as IPS.
• Knowledge of local employment markets, welfare and benefits, and safeguarding procedures.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on a UK government-funded programme supporting people with disabilities, health conditions, and complex challenges.
• Collaborate with Stop Domestic Abuse, local partners, and domestic abuse charities across Hampshire.
• Join a mission-driven organisation focused on positive social and economic impact.
• Travel expenses beyond the base location are reimbursed.
• hirify.global is a Real Living Wage Employer committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and safeguarding.