Drug and Alcohol Service - Reading

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What is Individual Placement and Support (IPS)?

Individual Placement and Support is a type of employment support. IPS can help you find job opportunities that match your personal goals.

One of our Employment Specialists will work with you to find paid employment that’s right for you.

Together, we will identify your strengths and skills so you can focus on the types of jobs you are well suited to.

You will have access to:

  • One-to-one support with searching, applying, and interviewing for jobs
  • Up to 9 months support to find a job and up to 4 months of in-work support
  • Jobs that are not advertised elsewhere
  • Opportunities for you to meet with employers
  • Support to stay focused on getting the job you want
  • Help to find work that suits you, whether it’s part-time or full-time
  • Help to produce a professional CV
  • Access to resources, training and funding
  • Help with navigating your benefits to make sure you will be better off in work
  • Help to keep or change jobs if you are already working
  • Help if you need changes to your treatment provision to help enable you to continue paid work
  • Support to maintain your new role alongside your treatment
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You can get support from our IPS service if you are:

  • Accessing structured treatment at our service
  • Interested in securing paid employment
  • 18-65 years old
  • Eligible to work in the UK
  • Committed to achieving your employment goals, and willing to attend regular meetings with us

If you want to find work with one of these treatment services, we deliver IPS Employment Support across these boroughs:

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Get in touch to find out more

If you would like to know more about Individual Placement and Support, speak to your Recovery Coordinator.

Or, you can email the IPS team at [email protected]

We are here to help and welcome any enquiries if you wish to find out more.

Information for Employers:

  • We offer hassle-free support to employers, to fill vacancies by connecting you with motivated candidates
  • We are a pre-funded recruitment service - it doesn’t cost anything to work with us meaning you fill your vacancies for free
  • Our Employment Specialists will continue to work with you and your new employee to ensure it is a great fit for everyone
  • Training and support are available to ensure your workforce can work well with employees who may have faced adversities
  • You will recruit an employee who really wants to work - all people using the IPS service are keen to find paid employment
  • Employment plays an important role in recovery and health improvement journeys. By employing someone through our service, you are helping to make a difference in the lives of people in the local community

If you are an employer and want to find out more about how working with our IPS service could benefit your organisation, please get in touch:

Email the IPS team at [email protected]