Employment Services Team Leader: Impact & Growth

IPS Grow; Worthing; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Southdown is seeking a proactive leader to head a frontline Employment Support team at St. Pauls Court, Worthing, with travel around West Sussex. The role focuses on delivering high-quality supported employment services and building strong relationships with providers and commissioners.

You will manage a team of Employment Specialists, oversee KPI performance, and ensure contractual obligations are met. A full driving licence and a DBS check are required, with the DBS paid by Southdown.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team of staff working with complex/vulnerable client groups.
• Experience developing and maintaining professional joint working relationships with external agencies.
• Full driving licence and access to own vehicle.
• Standard DBS check will be paid by Southdown.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships by representing the service at provider events and forums and contributing to contractual performance monitoring meetings with commissioning teams.
• Provide excellent line management support to a frontline team of Employment Specialists, including delivering team meetings, appraisals, supervision, support with complex cases, and managing performance.
• Lead contractual performance by reviewing and updating KPI and client data, coordinating compliance checks and sending data to commissioners and partners to ensure contractual obligations are fulfilled.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Performance management

Employment services knowledge

DBS clearance process

Job description

Southdown is seeking a proactive leader to head a frontline Employment Support team at St. Pauls Court, Worthing, with travel around West Sussex. The role focuses on delivering high-quality supported employment services and building strong relationships with providers and commissioners.

You will manage a team of Employment Specialists, oversee KPI performance, and ensure contractual obligations are met. A full driving licence and a DBS check are required, with the DBS paid by Southdown.