Team Leader

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 Team Leader to join our Nottinghamshire, County South service (Hucknall/Rushcliffe/Gedling & Broxtowe). 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: Hucknall - Covering Hucknall/Broxtowe/Rushcliffe & Gedling

When: Mon - Fri

Hours: Full time, 09:00 - 17:00, 37.5 hours per week

Full Time Salary: £35,220.59 - £37,184.91 (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
• 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 (if not your role) 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 substance misuse services and delivering services which evidence high performance and quality standards
• Significant experience of leading teams who work with families where children are subject to social care intervention
• Knowledge of current legislation surrounding children, young people, and safeguarding practice
• Able to lead, inspire and develop a team
• 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 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 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

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.