Team Leader

Change Grow Liveare a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives. Our core values areBe open be compassionate and be boldand our teams apply these dailyoffering 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.

OurTeam Leadershere 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 relevantexperience.
• Knowledge and experience of developing and leading health and social care servicesand delivering services whichevidencehigh performance and qualitystandards.
• Significant experienceof leading teams who work with families where children are subject to social careintervention.
• Knowledge of current legislation surrounding children youngpeopleand safeguarding practice
• Able to lead inspire and develop ateam.
• 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 30days.
• Paid Wellness hour each week along with a Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• A great selectionof 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.