Team Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays)

Wellness hour weekly

Contributory pension

Discounts for shopping, cinema, etc.

Training & progression opportunities

Job summary

Change Grow Live in Stockton is seeking a Children & Young People Team Leader to lead a dedicated team in the Stockton service. The role focuses on compassionate, trauma-informed, person-centred support for young people and families, with a culture of reflection and development.

You will supervise staff, drive service quality, and build strong partnerships while promoting growth for both young people and staff within a full-time, permanent post.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to lead and develop teams and manage performance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of staff with supervision, appraisal and sickness management.
• Empower staff to support service users and promote hopeful, empowered choices.
• Ensure safeguarding practices identify at-risk children and families and staff deliver interventions.
• Provide timely feedback to improve service user outcomes.
• Lead recruitment, selection and induction of staff.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Staff development

Education

Degree level

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Overview

At Change Grow Live, we believe in people.

We know that young people thrive when they feel safe, heard, respected and empowered. That’s why our Camberwell Young People’s Service is built around compassion, relationships and creating opportunities for young people to build healthier, brighter futures.

We are now looking for two inspiring and emotionally intelligent Children & Young People Team Leader to help lead and shape our Stockton service.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about young people, skilled at developing high-performing teams, and committed to creating services that are innovative, trauma-informed and genuinely person-centred.

As a Team Leader, you will play a key role in supporting staff, driving service quality, developing partnerships and helping ensure young people receive the very best support possible. You will help create a positive, reflective and ambitious culture where both young people and staff can grow and succeed.

Where: Stockton

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type : Permanent

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

Responsibilities

About the role:

• Operational line management of a team of staff which includes supervision (with reflective practice), appraisal, performance and sickness management as well as ensuring staff follow CGL and external policies applicable to their roles.

• Empowering staff to promote hope, empowerment, choices, control, and opportunities that assist service users reaching their full potential as individuals and community members.

• Work with your team and Designated Safeguarding Lead (if not your role) to ensure that the practices within the team/service enable identification of service users, children and families who are at risk. Ensure that staff are competent in the delivery of interventions that reduce risk to service users.

• Support staff to improve service user outcomes through observed practice, providing timely values-based feedback.

• Lead on the recruitment, selection and induction of staff.

About you:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience.

• Knowledge and experience of developing and leading health and social care services and delivering services which evidence high performance and quality standards.

• Significant experience of leading teams who work with families where children are subject to social care intervention.

• Knowledge of current legislation surrounding children, young people, and safeguarding practice

• Able to lead, inspire and develop a team.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to use common MS Office applications (Word/Excel/Outlook)

What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”.

• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme

• Contributory pension scheme

• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.

• A friendly and supportive team

• Training, career development & progression opportunities

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.

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

Stephen Yates | [e-mail]

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

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

6/11/2026