Employment Specialist

Single Homeless Project has an opportunity for a Employment Specialist to join and work in our team based in Hackney. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary starting at £31,101.42 and rising incrementally to £34,059.72 per annum.

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 12,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

About the Employment Specialist role:

If you re passionate about helping people rebuild their lives through employment and want to be part of a service that truly changes futures, this role offers a unique and rewarding opportunity. Working within our Achieving Potential department, you ll be at the heart of a transformative service that supports people with lived experience of the criminal justice system to secure and thrive in meaningful, paid employment. As part of our small, dedicated team delivering the Individual Placement Support (IPS) Employment project, your work will directly contribute to improved wellbeing, confidence, and long term recovery for every person you support.

This role is ideal for someone who brings both empathy and drive, and is confident providing one to one, personalised support across the whole employment journey, from job searches and applications to interviews and long term career progression. You ll collaborate closely with probation services, mental health teams and employers, building strong networks that open real opportunities and create lasting impact. The work you do won t just help people into jobs; it will open doors to independence, stability and a sense of purpose.

Skills and experience we're looking for in our Employment Specialist:

• Committed to inspiring and motivating people into work
• Thrives in bringing a creative approach to their working.
• Comfortable multi-tasking and managing working under pressure
• Has the ability to relate well to others, as well as encouraging and fostering change.

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six month's probationary period
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

Closing date: Sunday 4th May at midnight

Interview date: Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th May at SHP Head Office in Kings Cross

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant

Don t miss out on this great opportunity to join the Single Homeless Project team please click apply now to become our Employment Specialist - we'd like to hear from you!

Single Homeless Project is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed and are IIP Silver accredited.