Team Leader

Change Grow Live; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization providing support services is looking for a Team Leader for HMP Elmley in Kent. The ideal candidate will have a degree or equivalent experience and a background in the prison/criminal justice system. Responsibilities include managing a team and enhancing service user outcomes. The position offers a salary of £34,700.09 to £36,635.38 for full-time hours, with benefits like holidays and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Paid Wellness hour

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assist Programme

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or have equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in a prison/criminal justice setting.
• Sensitivity in working with complex cultural issues.
• Knowledge of developing health and social care services.
• Able to lead and inspire a team.

Responsibilities

• Operational line management of the team including supervision and appraisal.
• Empower staff to promote service user opportunities and control.
• Ensure practices within the team identify service users at risk.
• Support staff to improve service user outcomes.
• Provide reflective practice feedback.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Cultural sensitivity

Team development

Operational management

Education

Degree level education or equivalent relevant experience

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

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.

Change Grow Live is responsible to deliver the contract to provide psychosocial intervention and transitional services across prisons in Kent. This service began on 1st April 2022 and offers a range of initiatives to ensure the best possible outcomes for our service users.

We are looking to recruit a passionate and committed individual to the role of Team Leader within HMP Elmley.

HMP Prison Elmley is a local Category B/C men's prison, located close to the village of Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. The term 'local' means that this prison holds people on remand to the local courts.

Hours: 37.5 per week

Salary: £34,700.09 - £36,635.38 (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time)

*Please note: 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:

• 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.

About you:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience of working within a prison/criminal justice setting
• Sensitivity in working with complex and diverse cultural issues
• Knowledge and experience of developing and leading health and social care services and delivering services which evidence high performance and quality standards.
• 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 ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

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.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 31 to 33 (£35,220.59 - £37,184.90)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Closing Date

17/10/2025

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Rob Mackay | [e-mail] | 01795884567

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