IPS Team Leader

Via; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Via, an organization dedicated to supporting individuals in their recovery journey, seeks a performance-driven manager to lead the IPS Into Work team in West London. The role involves mentoring staff, managing performance, and engaging employers, ensuring impactful support for clients seeking meaningful employment. Join a rewarding team that is changing lives!

Benefits

Travel expenses reimbursed

Qualifications

• Experience in management, preferably in social services or similar fields.
• Ability to lead and inspire a diverse team.

Responsibilities

• Mentor staff to model the IPS approach.
• Manage performance to meet key deliverables.
• Lead meetings to improve joint working.
• Develop partnerships with employers.

Skills

Leadership

Motivation

Performance Management

Partnership Development

Job description

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.

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 Islington residents.

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!

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.

Location

You will work across the West London boroughs to lead and drive the team with a willingness to travel as required. All reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed. There will be a hybrid approach to working.

The deadline for applications is Friday 4 July 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.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may close adverts at any time if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

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).