IPS Team Leader

About the Role

As an IPS Team Leader, you will lead a team of IPS Employment Specialists who support individuals seeking work and the employers who need their talents. The employment specialists manage a caseload of clients, providing tailored, one-to-one support to help them find and keep jobs that align with their individual goals and aspirations. You will provide supervision, mentoring, and training to ensure your team meets IPS fidelity standards and contractual targets. You’ll lead with accountability, ensuring strong outcomes and guiding your team through internal and external fidelity audits. Working closely with health partners and local stakeholders, you will help embed IPS within clinical services and strengthen community partnerships. This role is performance-focused, with clear targets around referrals, job starts, and sustained employment, but ultimately, it’s about transforming lives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team of Employment Specialists to deliver an exceptional IPS service to local participants.
• Provide regular supervision and coaching to maintain quality standards and improve outcomes.
• Monitor performance against KPIs and fidelity measures, implementing improvement plans where needed.
• Build strong relationships with NHS teams, referral partners, and local employers.
• Drive continuous improvement in systems and processes to enhance service delivery.

Requirements

• A genuine passion for helping others achieve their potential.
• Excellent management qualities to lead and inspire your team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A proactive, solution-focused mindset.
• Experience working with people with health needs.
• Knowledge of employment services or recruitment (a plus, but not essential).

Qualifications

Not specified.

Skills

• Leadership and team management.
• Coaching and mentoring.
• Performance monitoring and improvement planning.
• Relationship building with stakeholders.
• Problem-solving and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), increasing to 28 days after 3 years, with the option to purchase additional holiday.
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year.
• Enhanced pension scheme after 6 months.
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary.
• Access to learning and development opportunities, including paid apprenticeships, master’s qualifications, and management development programmes.
• Employee diversity networks and health and wellbeing initiatives, including an employee assistance programme and health cash plan.

Recruitment Timeline: Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an Assessment Centre on 29th September 2026 at a Sheffield location.

Location: This is a community-based, peripatetic role across Sheffield.

Pre-employment Checks: All successful candidates will undergo pre-employment checks, including an enhanced adult & child DBS check, employment references, and verification of the right to work in the UK.

Diversity and Inclusion: Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme, and hold the menopause friendly accreditation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, including those with lived experience of disability or social exclusion.

Contact: For accessibility requirements or further information, contact Resourcing@shaw-trust.org.uk.

Note: Shaw Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.