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.   

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and passionate Team Leader to join our multidisciplinary leadership team in Eastbourne and surrounding rural areas. This role offers the chance to lead innovative outreach services, support individuals with complex needs, and champion dedicated women-only spaces at Eastbourne Lifthouse and the Recovery Café.

If you are an energetic leader who believes in empowering people and is committed to improving access to substance misuse treatment for women, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful and lasting impact.

Where: Eastbourne

Hours:37.5 per week

Contract: Permanent 

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

As a Team Leader, you will play a key role in driving forward high-quality, person-centred support for individuals experiencing substance misuse and complex challenges. You will lead a team of skilled and motivated recovery workers, ensuring the delivery of effective outreach interventions and specialist support for women.

A core focus of this role is promoting and developing safe, inclusive, and engaging women-only spaces, encouraging more women to access treatment and sustain recovery within their communities.

• Lead, motivate, and supervise a team delivering outreach and specialist recovery support to individuals with complex needs
• Champion and develop women-focused services, including safe and supportive spaces at Eastbourne Lifthouse and the Recovery Café
• Promote engagement with substance misuse treatment for women, reducing barriers and ensuring accessibility
• Deliver a flexible, creative, and responsive service tailored to the diverse needs of service users
• Ensure high standards of care, safeguarding, and adherence to best practice guidelines
• Support the delivery of high-quality group work and one-to-one interventions using a holistic, trauma-informed approach 

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. 
• 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 

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.  

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.