Team Leader

Change Grow Live; Sefton; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Wellbeing hour

Pension scheme

Discounts

Training & progression

Refer a friend scheme

Job summary

Change Grow Live is seeking a Team Leader for the Sefton Service in Southport. You will lead a substance use team, supervise staff and drive continuous improvement to deliver high-quality care.

The role requires safeguarding expertise, staff development experience and the ability to build partnerships with local agencies to improve outcomes for adults affected by substance misuse.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with Adults experiencing difficulties around Substance misuse.
• Line management experience.
• Ability to lead, empower and motivate a team.
• Excellent knowledge of safeguarding policies and practices and embedding them operationally.
• Knowledge of a range of psychosocial and evidence-based interventions around substance misuse.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational line management to staff, including supervision with reflective practice and appraisals.
• Promote hope, empowerment, choice and independence for service users.
• Ensure governance and professional standards in service delivery.
• Monitor service quality using data analysis and develop performance plans.
• Safeguard service users by identifying risks and ensuring staff competence.

Skills

Team Leadership

Staff Supervision

Safeguarding

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Analysis

Substance Misuse Knowledge

Partnership Building

Record Keeping

Communication

Job description

Overview

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives. Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’, and our teams apply these daily, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our Team Leadershere at Change Grow Live play an integral role in ensuring an effective service provision for our service users by creating a focusedculture, engaging staff to provide an innovative and continually improving service and provide leadership, support, and development to a wide range of staff.

We have a new and exciting opportunity for aTeamLeaderto join ourSeftonService based in Southport. As part of our substance use team, you will work flexibly and creatively to ensure what is needed to have the most positive impact for all who are referred to our service.

Where: Southport Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract from 1st December 2026 to 1st June 2027

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

Responsibilities

About the Role:

• Team Leadership & Supervision - Provide operational line management to staff, including supervision with reflective practice, conduct appraisals and manage performance and sickness absence and ensure staff comply with organisational (CGL) and external policies relevant to their roles.
• Empowering Staff & Service Users - Support staff to actively promote hope, empowerment, choice, and independence for primarily opiate and non-dependent service users. Encourage person-centred practices that enable individuals to develop their strengths, achieve their full potential, and engage meaningfully within their communities.
• Values-Based Leadership -Ensure organisational values underpin all decision-making and service delivery and foster a culture that reflects and promotes these values across the team.
• Service Quality & Performance Management -Monitor service quality using data analysis, engage staff in continuous improvement planning and develop team and individual performance plans where necessary.
• Safeguarding & Risk Management -Work with the team and the Designated Safeguarding Lead to identify risks to service users, children, and families, ensure staff are competent in delivering interventions that reduce risk.
• Team Communication & Learning Culture - contribute to team meetings, promote a learning culture and ensure effective information sharing and provide staff with feedback on service developments and delivery.
• Staff Development & Training -Use the "Spark" learning platform to identify training needs and encourage participation in both face-to-face and e-learning development opportunities.
• Practice Observation & Feedback -Observe staff practice to support improvements in service user outcomes. Provide timely, constructive feedback aligned with organisational values.
• Governance & Professional Standards -Maintain robust governance and monitoring systems with the management team and ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery and adherence to professional standards.
• Stakeholder Engagement -Attend internal and external meetings with stakeholders.

About you:

• Experience of working with Adults experiencing difficulties around Substance misuse.
• Excellent knowledge of drugs and alcohol and their effects.
• Line management experience
• The ability to lead, empower and motivate a team.
• Excellent knowledge of safeguarding policies and practices and experience of embedding these operationally.
• The ability to foster new partnerships and to maintain positive relationships with partner agencies.
• Knowledge of a range of psychosocial and evidence-based interventions around substance misuse.
• Knowledge and experience of community-based support/outreach practices.
• Ability to ensure all record keeping, outcome monitoring and data collection is maintained effectively.
• Communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Respond flexibly to the demands of the post.
• The ability to keep calm under pressure.
• Show commitment to facilitating positive outcomes for Adults.

What We Will Give to You:

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
• Paid 'Wellbeing' hour each week, along with access to a 'Wellness' hub and Employee Assistance Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• A great selection of benefits, including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, and more
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development, and progression opportunities
• Refer a friend scheme – receive vouchers if your recommended candidate is successful

A note about using AI in your application

AI can be a really helpful tool when putting together your application, and we're happy for you to use it. However, what we're most interested in is you.

We want to understand your experiences, achievements and strengths, so please make sure your application reflects your own story and clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria and the impact you've made in previous roles.

There's no need to write in a particular style. The strongest applications are authentic, specific and clearly demonstrate your skills, experience and potential. We look forward to learning more about you.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 31 to 33 (£36,101.10 - £38,114.53)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Closing Date

9/10/2026

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like talk through please contact us using the below details:

Jo Spencer | [e-mail]

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.