IPS Team Leader

Wdp; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking an IPS Team Leader to inspire and manage a dedicated team supporting individuals in finding meaningful employment. This role involves mentoring, performance management, and engaging with employers to create impactful partnerships. Join us in making a difference in Surrey!

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Financial perks

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in a supportive environment.
• Ability to engage with employers and develop partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor staff using the IPS approach.
• Monitor performance to meet deliverables.
• Engage with employers to enhance partnerships.

Skills

Motivational Leadership

Performance Management

Team Collaboration

Job description

Job Reference JOB0189 Location Guildford, Surrey Salary up to £37,818 per annum, including London Weighting where appropriate Vacancy Type Permanent/Full Time Working Hours 37.5 hours per week Application Deadline Monday, June 16, 2025 Job Summary

Are you looking to make a difference? You don’t have to be a doctor to transform lives…

At Via, we care about helping people overcome substance misuse and we feel that employment goes hand in hand with recovery. Our award-winning IPS Into Work team support people to find meaningful employment that aligns with their ambitions so that they have a platform to build a brighter future.

The Role

Do you want to lead a team to transform people’s lives? If the answer is yes, this could be the perfect job for you!

We are seeking a motivational and performance driven manager to embed, lead and deliver our holistic service to Surrey residents.

The role is extremely rewarding and you can make a lasting positive impact. A normal week would involve:

• Field mentoring staff to model an IPS approach.
• Monitor and manage performance to meet key deliverables.
• Leading meetings and forums to enhance joint working.
• Engaging employers to develop partnerships.

If you want to learn more about what a career is like working in IPS, see this link - Why work in IPS? - IPS Grow

The Service

IPS into Work is a dedicated team that supports residents in finding meaningful, sustainable paid employment that fits into their career aspirations and recovery journey. The service is holistic and personalised with a track record of changing lives!

Location

You will work across Surrey across multiple locations including i-access, Laurel House, Farnham Rd, Guildford GU2 7LX to lead and drive the team with a willingness travel as required.

There will also be remote working, and working in the communities. All reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed, and having a car will be advantageous.

To see the generous range of benefits we offer at Via including 30 days annual leave for all new starters, our health and wellbeing initiatives, financial perks and development opportunities – visit ourBenefits Package

For an informal chat about the role please contact Rebecca Odedra, Head of Reintegration via [e-mail] or Harj Bansil, Service Manager on [e-mail]

The deadline for applications is Monday 16 June at midnight.

However we are reviewing applications on a rolling basis and encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. We will inform shortlisted candidates of the next steps in the process.

All our applications are sifted by humans. Please send us applications that reflect your own knowledge, experience and values and not applications that have been generated by artificial intelligence (AI).

We only accept applications viahttp://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/career-paths/ using our application form, sorry we don’t accept CVs.For guidance on how to complete the application visithttp://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/how-to-apply/ . Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may close adverts at any time if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Via welcomes enquiries from everyone, and we value diversity in our workplace. Our commitment to promoting diversity and developing a workplace environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. We offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for our jobs, please confirm in the personal statement part of our application form that you are applying under this scheme.

Appointment to all our posts are subject to satisfactory completion of our safeguarding checks including DBS and we follow safer recruiting principles.

Please [e-mail] if you have any recruitment enquiries or if you require this documentation in an accessible format.

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