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Team Leader

Location Romford-Essex
Job ID 2025-17924
Number of Vacancies Remaining
1
Category
Health and Social Care Manager
Type of Contract
Fixed term employee
Duration (# of months)
17
Contracted Hours Per Week
37.50
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 31 to 33 (£35,220.59 - £37,184.90)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
Outer London Weighting (£2,195.72)
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Overview

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.   

 

We are in need of proactive Team Leader who’s dynamic qualities will be key to strengthening engagement and ensuring service users actively shape our Havering services. Collaborating closely with leadership, staff, and service users, you will be supporting service to achieve the best standard of care as well as helping us to increase accessibility to services and help support as many people in their recovery journeys as possible. 

 

You will lead on our Recovery Hub oveseeing the Building Recovery in Communities (BRiC) programme and the Volunteer Counselling Service, ensuring both align with CGL’s values and clinical governance framework

 

Where: Romford Havering

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per week, 
Full Time Salary Range: £35,220.59 - £37,184.91 dependent on experience (based on full time working hours pro rata for part time)

Allowance: 2195.27 Outer London Weighting, pro rata 

Contract Type: FIxed Term until 31st of March 2027

 

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.

Responsibilities

About the Role:

  • Provide unwavering support to service users from their initial contact with our service throughout their treatment and recovery journey.
  • Leading, developing, and supporting a diverse team of Recovery Workers, Peer Mentors, Volunteers, and Volunteer Counsellors.
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  • Implement tailored interventions aimed at reducing the harm caused by opiate use, either through group sessions or one-on-one engagement.
  • Ensure service users receive a comprehensive, recovery-focused detoxification plan, including pre-detox preparation and post-care support.
  • Collaborate with other organisations and the community to enhance the recovery resources available to service users by referring them to mutual aid groups and other networks.
  • Advocate for the involvement of family members, service users, and the community.
  • Serve as a voice for service users in accessing partnership services.
  • Work closely with service users to facilitate their social (re)integration, enabling them to lead fulfilling and purpose-driven lives. This includes promoting recovery, resilience, peer support, and self-determination.
  • Ensuring the effective coordination, supervision, and quality assurance of the volunteer counselling programme.
  • Ensuring the effective coordination, supervision, and quality assurance of the volunteer counselling programme.

About You:

  • Possess knowledge and experience in delivering interventions for service users affected by opiate use.
  • Excel in both verbal and written communication, with proficient IT skills.
  • Demonstrate proactive qualities, working independently with excellent time management and prioritisation skills.
  • Hold a strong understanding of mental health interventions, services, and best practices.
  • Thrive as a supportive team player with exceptional interpersonal skills, capable of collaborating with a diverse range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders.
  • Exhibit the ability to navigate change effectively, always prioritising the needs of service users.
  • Recognise the significance of information governance processes and commit to adhering to all necessary safeguards.
  • Pursue continuous learning opportunities to enhance your professional knowledge and skills, while also contributing to the growth and development of your colleagues.

 

What We Offer:

  • 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
  • A dedicated 'Wellness' hour each week, access to a 'Wellness' hub, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Participation in a contributory pension scheme.
  • A wide range of benefits, including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, and more.
  • A warm and supportive team environment.
  • Extensive training, career development, and progression opportunities.
  • Refer a Friend Scheme.

 

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you. 

 

Please reflect the attached Job Description  and Person Specifications in your application.

 

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

 

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.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 31 to 33 (£35,220.59 - £37,184.90)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

Outer London Weighting (£2,195.72)

Closing Date

25/10/2025

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Mohammed Juned | Mohammed.Juned@cgl.org.uk | 01708747614

 

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

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We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.