Team Leader

Luton Children & Young Persons Team Leader 

37.5 hours per week.

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives. Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each person as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.   

Our Team Leaders here at Change Grow Live play an integral role in ensuring an effective service provision for our service users by creating a focused culture, engaging staff to provide an innovative and continually improving service and provide leadership, support, and development to a wide range of staff. Under the supervision of CGL’s Cluster manager, the Team Leader will lead the delivery of services that empower Children, Young People, and their Families across Luton to overcome issues around substance misuse.

The post holder will be responsible for the operational management and strategic development of the service. They will maintain high professional standards at all times and ensure a Young Person focused approach in all aspects of delivery with the aim of reducing harm and promoting resilience amongst the young adults cohort. They will lead by example in creating a professional and young persons focused team culture focused on excellent service delivery.

Salary: £34,700.09 - £36,635.38  

About the role: 

• To provide leadership and direction in developing established integrated partnerships with relevant partners in Luton such as Youth Justice teams, CAMHS, and other young people’s services across the borough.
• To develop proactive working relationships with other key partners in order to promote and develop the service, increase numbers into treatment, develop joint working process
• To represent the service in a range of local and regional forums and to forge new approaches to strategic issues.
• To provide regular supervision and line management to identified team members with a view to achieving and maintaining exceptional practice standards. This includes identifying learning and development needs of team members and to support them in achieving learning objectives.

About you: 

• Experience of working with children and young people experiencing difficulties around Substance misuse.
• Knowledge of the issues facing children, young people and their families affected by substance misuse.
• Excellent knowledge of drugs and alcohol and their effects.
• Line management experience including the delivery of reflective supervision.
• The ability to lead, empower and motivate a team.
• Experience of project management.
• Excellent knowledge of safeguarding policies and practices relating to children and young people and experience of embedding these operationally.
• The ability to foster new partnerships and to maintain positive relationships with partner agencies.
• Knowledge of a range of psychosocial and clinical interventions, including Motivational interviewing techniques and ITEP.
• Knowledge and understanding around the ‘Hidden Harm’ agenda.
• Knowledge and experience of community-based support/outreach practices.
• Ability to ensure all record keeping, outcome monitoring and data collection is maintained effectively.
• Communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Respond flexibly to the demands of the post.
• Work as a member of a team.
• Show a capacity to work alone and the ability to keep calm under pressure.
• Show commitment to facilitating positive outcomes for young people.

What we will give to you: 

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days” 
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme 
• Contributory pension scheme 
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. 
• A friendly and supportive team 
• Training, career development & progression opportunities 
• Refer a friend scheme and receive £250 in vouchers if candidate is successful. 

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role. 

If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you!