Children and Young Person Team Leader

Team Leader – Ealing Child and Young People’s Service (The EASY Project)

At Change Grow Live, we believe every young person deserves the chance to thrive. Guided by our values – Be open, be compassionate, be bold – we provide safe and supportive environments where individuals are treated with respect and empowered to make positive changes.

We’re looking for a passionate and dynamic Team Leader to help shape the future of the EASY Project in Ealing. In this role, you’ll lead and support a skilled team, strengthen partnerships with local organisations, and ensure our service is proactive, preventative, and meaningful for young people affected by drugs, alcohol, or other challenges.

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Have experience working in children and young people’s services.

• Are an empowering and collaborative leader.

• Can build strong partnerships and respond to local needs.

• Bring creativity, innovation, and a commitment to inclusion.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young people in Ealing, with strong support from senior leaders locally and across the organisation.

Where: Westside Youth Centre, Ealing

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week

*Full Time Salary Range: £35,220.59 - £37,184.90 (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time) 

Allowance: £4,133.14 Inner London Weighting pro rata 

*Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours. 

About the role: 

• Provide supervision and line management – Regularly oversee identified team members, ensuring delivery of a high-quality service.

• Guide and support assessments – Assist the team in evaluating the needs of children, young people, and families, creating individual and group plans, and encouraging active engagement with support.

• Maintain a safe and welcoming environment – Ensure compliance with health and safety standards at all times.

• Foster effective partnerships – Identify and work collaboratively with partner agencies, taking a proactive role to achieve positive service outcomes.

• Support learning and development – Recognise training needs within the team and help members achieve their professional development goals.

• Lead on performance management – Use tools such as observed practice to identify areas for improvement and implement targeted support or action plans.

• Collaborate with key partners – Work alongside managers from Social Care, Youth Justice Services, and other partners to enhance activity within their services.

• Monitor budget expenditure – Oversee spending with the Cluster Manager, including client costs, staff expenses, and operational costs.

• Ensure governance and monitoring – Work with the Service Manager to uphold governance standards and make effective use of monitoring systems.

About you: 

• Experience supporting children and young people with substance misuse issues – Practical background in helping those experiencing difficulties related to drugs or alcohol.
• Awareness of challenges for affected families – Understanding the broader social, emotional, and practical issues impacting young people and their families.
• Strong knowledge of drugs and alcohol – Detailed awareness of substances and their physical, psychological, and social effects.
• Line management and supervision skills – Experience leading staff, including reflective supervision to support professional growth.
• Leadership and team motivation – Ability to inspire, guide, and empower colleagues.
• Safeguarding expertise – Comprehensive knowledge of safeguarding children and young people, with experience embedding these practices operationally.
• Partnership development – Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with external agencies and partners.
• Psychosocial and clinical intervention knowledge – Understanding of approaches such as motivational interviewing and ITEP (International Treatment Effectiveness Project).
• Understanding of the ‘Hidden Harm’ agenda – Awareness of the impact of parental substance misuse on children.
• Experience in community outreach – Skilled in delivering support and interventions in community-based settings.

Why Join Us

We Thrive by recruiting for success, recognising effort, and creating safe, healthy, agile, and flexible workplaces. Together we are always learning, developing, and growing — where every voice counts and everyone belongs.

If you’re ready to lead a team making a real difference for children and young people in Ealing, we’d love to hear from you.

What We Offer

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising annually for first five years.

• A paid “Wellness Hour” each week, plus access to our Wellness Hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

• Other benefits: Change Grow Live employee benefits
• Training, professional development, and clear career progression pathways.

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. 

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.