Join us in making a positive difference in people’s lives. If you’re excited about this opportunity, apply now and be part of our transformative journey at Change Grow Live.
Deadline: 8th February 2026
London
Full-time
Job overview Join Our Team and Make a Genuine Impact on Others’ Lives.
Are you passionate about guiding individuals toward meaningful employment in their recovery journey?
At Change Grow Live (CGL), we’re committed to empowering people through Individual Placement and Support (IPS), ensuring sustainable paid work aligned with their preferences.
This is your chance to be part of something remarkable—an opportunity to contribute to an established IPS service operating across six local authority areas in Southwest London. CGL is delivering this expanded provision in collaboration with partners across Merton, Croydon, Kingston, Sutton, Wandsworth, and Richmond and we are looking for an Employment Specialist to assist us in Richmond.
As an IPS Access to Employment Specialist, you’ll lead this ground‑breaking effort, developing project management, stakeholder engagement, and implementation skills. Extensive training and ongoing support will be provided to ensure your success.
Please note although you will be working for CGL, this role will be working from a partner agency’s base within Richmond.
Where: Richmond, South London Salary: £29,529.80 – £32,002.35 pro rata dependent on experience (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time) Allowances: £2,195.72 London Weighting, pro rata Hours: Full Time, 37.5 per week Contract Type: Fixed Term until the 9th of January 2027
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part‑time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Role Service Overview:
In this role, you’ll manage a caseload of 25 individuals receiving structured treatment for drug and/or alcohol use, helping them secure sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences.
You’ll deliver the IPS employment support approach, offering person‑centred advice and guidance while fostering positive relationships with local employers to create employment opportunities.
Your focus will be on helping clients sustain their employment while working collaboratively with treatment service staff to identify potential referrals and provide integrated support leading to job acquisition and retention.
IPS is a fundamental commitment in the Government’s Drug Strategy, revolutionising employment support in all treatment services in England. This evidence‑based model ensures service users secure preference‑led paid work, significantly more effective than any other support.
Join us and play a pivotal role in setting up this integrated service.
You’ll collaborate closely with key stakeholders to promote the service across the Richmond borough, primarily based in one of our London Partner’s services.
Responsibilities
Manage a caseload of around 25 clients in structured treatment for substance use who are motivated to start/return to work
Deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach for which training will be given.
Meet and support clients to understand their key skills, aspirations, and goals through completing a Vocational Profile and produce an Action Plan to help them obtain and sustain competitive employment. This includes support with their job search, CV production, application forms, interview techniques and career development.
Assess client support needs related to work which may include benefits/welfare advice, disclosure of mental health symptoms etc., and provide support & guidance.
Attend weekly clinical team meetings as an embedded IPS practitioner.
Source job opportunities for clients through tailored job search and regular contact with local employers to explore hidden as well as advertised employment opportunities.
Provide education and support to employers, as agreed with the individual, which may include negotiating adjustments, return to work strategy and ongoing contact with the employer to ensure job retention.
Build relationships with colleagues in clinical teams to engage and generate referrals and create collaborative working partnerships with clinical staff (promoting employment as a positive intervention in the recovery journey).
Once employment has been secured, continue to provide quality service through conducting regular visits, effective monitoring and in‑work support to clients and employers to help sustain employment.
To build and maintain employer relationships and maintain employer engagement database.
Arrange regular meetings with clients to monitor and review progress pre and post‑ employment.
Spend time getting to know local employers to negotiate job opportunities that meet everyone’s strengths, needs, abilities and preferences.
To challenge inequalities experienced by clients and address existing discrimination, whilst ensuring a process of learning for the organisation.
Work with employers to promote the service, identify job opportunities and ensure appropriate strategies are in place to reduce barriers in the workplace – this can include exploring ‘job carving’ i.e. carving small slices of work from the duties other staff do not have time to do.
To develop effective working relationships with a range of external agencies who can help individuals to achieve their employment goals. This may include local colleges and training providers.
To adhere to administrative and data capture protocols which record the progress of individuals, and to keep accurate and complete records of casework.
To work independently, reliably and deliver consistently to deliver effective IPS practice. Ensure that effective monitoring and evaluation systems are adhered to and keep abreast of changing practice within vocational rehabilitation.
To co‑produce service development with service users where possible.
To collect employment recovery stories from people accessing the service.
Ensure that all relevant policies are implemented such as information governance, safeguarding etc.
Partake in continuous learning about substance use and mental health conditions, their impact and how they can be managed and undertake mandatory training as required.
Work flexible hours as required.
The person About You:
For success in this role, you should possess:
Experience or understanding of working with individuals needing substance use support or similar client groups.
Excellent motivational, communication, and attentive listening skills.
Outstanding interpersonal abilities with a knack for building rapport.
Non‑judgmental, trustworthy, and empathetic approach toward mental health support needs.
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Deadline: 8th February 2026
London
Full-time
Job overview Join Our Team and Make a Genuine Impact on Others’ Lives.
Are you passionate about guiding individuals toward meaningful employment in their recovery journey?
At Change Grow Live (CGL), we’re committed to empowering people through Individual Placement and Support (IPS), ensuring sustainable paid work aligned with their preferences.
This is your chance to be part of something remarkable—an opportunity to contribute to an established IPS service operating across six local authority areas in Southwest London. CGL is delivering this expanded provision in collaboration with partners across Merton, Croydon, Kingston, Sutton, Wandsworth, and Richmond and we are looking for an Employment Specialist to assist us in Richmond.
As an IPS Access to Employment Specialist, you’ll lead this ground‑breaking effort, developing project management, stakeholder engagement, and implementation skills. Extensive training and ongoing support will be provided to ensure your success.
Please note although you will be working for CGL, this role will be working from a partner agency’s base within Richmond.
Where: Richmond, South London Salary: £29,529.80 – £32,002.35 pro rata dependent on experience (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time) Allowances: £2,195.72 London Weighting, pro rata Hours: Full Time, 37.5 per week Contract Type: Fixed Term until the 9th of January 2027
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part‑time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Role Service Overview:
In this role, you’ll manage a caseload of 25 individuals receiving structured treatment for drug and/or alcohol use, helping them secure sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences.
You’ll deliver the IPS employment support approach, offering person‑centred advice and guidance while fostering positive relationships with local employers to create employment opportunities.
Your focus will be on helping clients sustain their employment while working collaboratively with treatment service staff to identify potential referrals and provide integrated support leading to job acquisition and retention.
IPS is a fundamental commitment in the Government’s Drug Strategy, revolutionising employment support in all treatment services in England. This evidence‑based model ensures service users secure preference‑led paid work, significantly more effective than any other support.
Join us and play a pivotal role in setting up this integrated service.
You’ll collaborate closely with key stakeholders to promote the service across the Richmond borough, primarily based in one of our London Partner’s services.
Responsibilities
Manage a caseload of around 25 clients in structured treatment for substance use who are motivated to start/return to work
Deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach for which training will be given.
Meet and support clients to understand their key skills, aspirations, and goals through completing a Vocational Profile and produce an Action Plan to help them obtain and sustain competitive employment. This includes support with their job search, CV production, application forms, interview techniques and career development.
Assess client support needs related to work which may include benefits/welfare advice, disclosure of mental health symptoms etc., and provide support & guidance.
Attend weekly clinical team meetings as an embedded IPS practitioner.
Source job opportunities for clients through tailored job search and regular contact with local employers to explore hidden as well as advertised employment opportunities.
Provide education and support to employers, as agreed with the individual, which may include negotiating adjustments, return to work strategy and ongoing contact with the employer to ensure job retention.
Build relationships with colleagues in clinical teams to engage and generate referrals and create collaborative working partnerships with clinical staff (promoting employment as a positive intervention in the recovery journey).
Once employment has been secured, continue to provide quality service through conducting regular visits, effective monitoring and in‑work support to clients and employers to help sustain employment.
To build and maintain employer relationships and maintain employer engagement database.
Arrange regular meetings with clients to monitor and review progress pre and post‑ employment.
Spend time getting to know local employers to negotiate job opportunities that meet everyone’s strengths, needs, abilities and preferences.
To challenge inequalities experienced by clients and address existing discrimination, whilst ensuring a process of learning for the organisation.
Work with employers to promote the service, identify job opportunities and ensure appropriate strategies are in place to reduce barriers in the workplace – this can include exploring ‘job carving’ i.e. carving small slices of work from the duties other staff do not have time to do.
To develop effective working relationships with a range of external agencies who can help individuals to achieve their employment goals. This may include local colleges and training providers.
To adhere to administrative and data capture protocols which record the progress of individuals, and to keep accurate and complete records of casework.
To work independently, reliably and deliver consistently to deliver effective IPS practice. Ensure that effective monitoring and evaluation systems are adhered to and keep abreast of changing practice within vocational rehabilitation.
To co‑produce service development with service users where possible.
To collect employment recovery stories from people accessing the service.
Ensure that all relevant policies are implemented such as information governance, safeguarding etc.
Partake in continuous learning about substance use and mental health conditions, their impact and how they can be managed and undertake mandatory training as required.
Work flexible hours as required.
The person About You:
For success in this role, you should possess:
Experience or understanding of working with individuals needing substance use support or similar client groups.
Excellent motivational, communication, and attentive listening skills.
Outstanding interpersonal abilities with a knack for building rapport.
Non‑judgmental, trustworthy, and empathetic approach toward mental health support needs.
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