Redthread Team Leader- King'S College Hospital

Catch22; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 35 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Catch22 is seeking a Team Leader to oversee the delivery of the Youth Violence Intervention Programme at King's College Hospital London and associated community work. You will line-manage a team of Youth Workers and ensure services operate safely and effectively within a health care setting.

The role concentrates on safeguarding, data recording, partnership working with Children’s Services, and contributing to service development.

Qualifications

• Relevant level 3 or 4 qualification in health & wellbeing, youth provision or similar or demonstrable equivalent experience
• Knowledge of risk and vulnerability amongst young people
• Experience of line management and supervising staff
• Experience of inter-agency working and multi-agency partnerships
• Experience of using recording and data collation systems

Responsabilités

• Recruit, manage, coach and develop staff including appraisals and supervision
• Promote Catch22's vision and values in service delivery
• Record interventions and data in the contract‑required management system
• Manage operational risk, health and safety, governance and safeguarding
• Carry out regular case file audits and caseload management
• Oversee referrals allocation and ensure proper caseload structures
• Meet reporting requirements and maintain accurate records
• Hold a small caseload and support service users in hospital and post-discharge

Connaissances

Risk assessment

Team leadership

Communication

Organisation

Conflict resolution

Problem solving

Flexibility

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Formation

Health & wellbeing/youth provision qualification or equivalent

Outils

Data management systems

ICT basics

Description du poste

Job Description

The Team Leader role has responsibility for the operational oversight of Redthread's delivery within King's College Hospital and any community work undertaken in the surrounding area. The role is part of the wider youth work team within Redthread with a primary focus on youth violence and mental health interventions in a health care setting. The role leads the hospital's Youth Violence Intervention Programme, supporting young people aged 11-25 who attend following violence or where there are concerns about exploitation or extra-familial harm. The Team Leader also oversees the Young Women's Service, which provides longer-term support to young women affected by community violence, and the Mental Health Youth Work Pilot for 11-18-year-olds admitted following deliberate self-harm. The role includes line management of the team's Youth Workers, ensuring the service operates effectively and supporting young people both in hospital and after discharge to access the help they need and want.

Main duties include:

• To recruit, manage, motivate, coach and develop a staff team including carrying out annual appraisals and regular supervision meetings. To manage their health, safety and wellbeing.
• To promote and embed Catch22's vision and values in local service delivery
• To ensure all service user information, interventions and other data as required by the contract are recorded on the relevant data management system in line with Catch22's policy.
• To manage operational risk, health and safety, governance and safeguarding issues in line with Catch22, Catch22 and Commissioner policies.
• Carry out regular case file audits as per the Audit Policy and Procedure
• Be responsible for the allocation of referrals and ensure caseload management structures are in place
• Adhere to reporting requirements, deadlines and requests, ensuring all required information is recorded accurately as instructed.
• Hold a small caseload of young people and support them in the hospital and post discharge

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant level 3 or 4 qualification in health & wellbeing, youth provision or similar or demonstrable equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working with young people with challenging needs.
• Experience of Inter-agency working. Work within/ in partnership with Children's and Family Services/ Youth Justice Services/ Youth services.
• Experience of delivering training to young people/professionals
• Working with young people in group and one-to-one settings.
• Knowledge of issues around risk and vulnerability amongst young people.
• An awareness of the current issues relating to at risk and vulnerable young people.
• Knowledge of engagement and intervention strategies.
• Knowledge of Children Act/LSCB Procedures and other appropriate youth policies.
• Understanding and experience of Performance Management with regard to practice and target achievement.
• Experience of using recording and data collation systems
• Experience of line management and management of a team

Skills & Ability

Essential

• Clear risk assessment skills, particularly when working with young people with complex needs.
• Ability to work creatively within agreed management arrangements, and to maintain positive relationships with key partner agencies.
• Ability to manage conflict & negotiation skills.
• Experience and skills to lead a team, setting objectives and priorities, monitoring performance against agreed targets.
• Reviewing skills in enabling staff to reach full potential and achieve targets through individual supervision, annual appraisal and learning development programmes.
• The ability to contribute to ongoing service evaluation and review
• Communicate well in a range of settings, with different people.
• Good organisational skills (for self and others).
• To be able to use a range of leadership styles as appropriate.
• Work effectively in a team.
• Manage conflicting demands.
• To be able to adopt a flexible approach to all aspects of work.
• Problem solving and a "can do" attitude.
• Basic ICT skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Understanding of spreadsheets, importance of monitoring and general knowledge of finance

Additional Information

When applying please be cautious over the answers you provide. If you select "NO" to the screening question regarding Right to Work in the UK, your application will automatically be closed.

Contract: Permanent

Hours & work pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week including regular weekend and evening working and shift patterns scheduled across the team covering the hours of 9am - 9pm.

Salary: £38,424

Location: King's College Hospital London with daily presence on site required

Screening: Successfuladmission to post subject to enhanced DBS check and employer Right To Work in the UK check. The post-holder must have right to work in the UK. Catch22 does not currently provide a licence to sponsor visas but please see this register to see those that do.

Closing date: 10am on Friday 30th October 2026

We aim to review applications as quickly as possible. However, due to the volume ofinterest we receive, we may not be able to contact all applicants individually. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful this time.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

First round interviews will be held week beginning 9th November 2026

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