Team Leader

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 user 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 focussed culture, engaging staff to provide an innovative and continually improving service and provide leadership, support, and development to a wide range of staff.  

We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Programmes and Group Work Team Leader to join our Birmingham service. As part of our multi-disciplinary team, you will work flexibly and creatively to establish what is needed to have the most positive impact for all who are referred to our service.

Where: Birmingham, B44 / North

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £34,700.09 - £36,635.38 (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time)

About the role:

• Operational line management of a team of staff which includes supervision (with reflective practice), appraisal, performance and sickness management as well as ensuring staff follow CGL and external policies applicable to their roles.
• Working in collaboration with our psychology and community teams, to develop, manage and monitor the quality our programmes of group psychosocial interventions citywide.
• Empowering staff to promote hope, empowerment, choices, control, and opportunities that assist service users reaching their full potential as individuals and community members.
• Work with your team and Designated Safeguarding Lead to ensure that the practices within the team/service enable identification of service users, children and families who are at risk. Ensure that staff are competent in the delivery of interventions that reduce risk to service users.
• Support staff to improve service user outcomes through observed practice, providing timely values-based feedback.
• Lead on the recruitment, selection and induction of staff.

About you:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience.
• Knowledge and experience of developing and leading health and social care services and delivering services which evidence high performance and quality standards.
• Knowledge and experience of planning, delivering and monitoring programmes of PSI interventions
• Manage the rota of staff, working with other managers to ensure all elements of the service are covered appropriately.
• Able to lead, inspire and develop a team.
• Ensuring quality of service delivery through data analysis and engaging staff in service quality improvement planning. Where necessary, create team and individual performance plans to improve quality and performance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to use common MS Office applications (Word/Excel/Outlook).

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”. Pro rata
• 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
• Free eye test vouchers
• Generous Refer-a-Friend scheme

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