Team Leader

Compass; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health organization in England is seeking a Team Leader to guide a vibrant team in delivering mental health support to young people. This role involves providing leadership, mentoring, and overseeing interventions in schools across the East Midlands. Ideal candidates should have a relevant qualification, experience in CBT, and a strong understanding of mental health legislation. In return, we offer comprehensive benefits and the chance to make a significant impact in children's lives.

Benefits

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Life assurance at 2 x basic salary

Competitive contributory pension scheme

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced sick pay

Excellent learning & development opportunities

Annual performance/salary review

Qualifications

• Experience delivering CBT and working with children with complex needs.
• Experience leading or managing teams in a multi-agency setting.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, risk management and mental health legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership to a talented team.
• Guide clinical decision-making and oversee risk management.
• Shape collaboration with schools and partners to meet local needs.

Skills

Leadership

Compassion

Communication

Analytical skills

Workload management

Education

Relevant qualification (social work, nursing, psychology)

Registration with professional body (e.g. NMC, HCPC)

Supervision qualification or willingness to complete

Job description

Job Summary

Are you ready to lead a vibrant, values‑driven team who are transforming young people’s access to mental health support? This is your chance to step into a leadership role that blends purpose, influence and people‑first practice.

As our Team Leader, you’ll provide day‑to‑day leadership to a talented team within our Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in schools across the area. You’ll support practitioners to deliver safe, effective interventions while also shaping how we collaborate with schools and partners to meet local needs.

This is a role for someone who thrives on variety and challenge. You’ll guide clinical decision‑making, oversee risk management and help embed inclusive, evidence‑based practice in everything we do. You won’t just manage; you’ll mentor, develop and champion the people around you.

You’ll be joining a service that listens, adapts and stays focused on what really matters—supporting children and young people to feel safe, supported and empowered.

If you want to grow your leadership career, inspire a passionate team and help shape the future of children and young people’s mental health, this is the role to do it.

Main duties of the job

You’re a confident, compassionate leader who brings energy, insight and integrity to everything you do. You care about getting things right for children and young people, and you know how to support others to deliver safe, effective and meaningful mental health support.

You’ll bring:

• A recognised qualification in a relevant area such as social work, nursing or psychology


• Registration with a professional body (e.g. NMC, HCPC)


• Experience delivering CBT and working with children and young people with complex needs


• A supervision qualification or willingness to complete one


• Experience leading or managing teams in a multi‑agency setting


• Strong understanding of safeguarding, risk management and mental health legislation


• Analytical skills with confidence using data, systems and digital tools to improve services


• Excellent communication, planning and workload management skills

You might also bring BABCP accreditation, experience supporting inclusive practice or involvement in service improvement work. But most of all, you bring the values, resilience and drive to lead with purpose and empathy.

If you’re ready to lead a team who care deeply and deliver constantly, we’d love to meet you.

About us

Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school‑aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.

All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks.

We positively encourage applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation, and encourage applications from people who have experiences in life which enrich skills and empathy. This is part of our commitment to equality and developing a truly inclusive and representative workforce.

We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement or once in post.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 27 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time (pro rata)


• Life assurance at 2 x basic salary


• Competitive contributory pension scheme


• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service


• Enhanced sick pay


• Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression


• Annual performance/salary review

Help us to make a positive change to the lives of children and young people!

Closing Date - 01/01/2026

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Compass

2nd Floor St Katherine’s House, St Mary’s Wharf, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 3TQ

https://www.compass-uk.org/