Team Leader

Turning Point; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Career progression and learning

Total reward package

Job summary

Turning Point in Wakefield is recruiting for a Team Leader within the Inspiring Recovery CDT Service. The role focuses on providing strong leadership to a dedicated team supporting adults dealing with drugs and alcohol use, helping service users achieve positive outcomes.

You will lead operational and performance management, promote staff development, and drive service improvements while representing the organisation with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and people management experience.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, commissioners and service users.
• Strong communication, verbal and written, with resilience in high-pressure environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide Leadership to a team of dedicated staff, enabling individuals to thrive and develop in their abilities to support our service users.
• Provide direct line management ensuring the necessary support and training is in place for the team, managing HR related matters in line with policy.
• Foster a strong and supportive environment where your team and colleagues work collaboratively to achieving key performance indicators for the service.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives and ensure adherence to best practices and quality standards.

Job description

• Provide Leadership to a team of dedicated staff, enabling individuals to thrive and develop in their abilities to support our service users.
• Provide direct line management ensuring the necessary support and training is in place for the team, managing HR related matters in line with policy.
• Foster a strong and supportive environment where your team and colleagues work collaboratively to achieving key performance indicators for the service.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives and ensure adherence to best practices and quality standards.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including commissioners, partner agencies, and service users. Demonstratable leadership skills and flexible and adaptable leadership style
• In depth understanding and ability to operationally and performance manage the functions of the team I lead
• Excellent communication skills (verbal/written).
• Ability to adapt to respond to staff, commissioners/partners and people we support
• Strong organisational, time management and prioritisation skills
• Ability to remain calm and resilient in high pressure environments Here in Wakefield, we are proud that Turning Point have provided the Adult Drug Treatment Services for more than 40 years and we are currently recruiting for an experienced manager to join our team. The post is working in our Wakefield Inspiring Recovery CDT Service as a Team Leader where you'll have the chance to make a real difference to the lives of the people we support who are experiencing difficulties from drugs and alcohol use. Turning Point is a leading Social Enterprise which supports people with a wide range of complex needs across Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Substance Use and Public Health

Passionate about people, you'll enjoy the opportunity and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress in your career within a social enterprise. So if you're ambitious and ready for a fresh challenge with a sector leader then this could be the opportunity for you. Running health and social care services as a social enterprise, we invest every penny back into our care - and our people. So, if you're ambitious and ready for a fresh challenge, progress your career with a sector leader. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths., As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer. We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive? We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career - we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.

You will get 33 days' paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 35 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost. Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.

Turning Point Benefits We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

Turning Point, Salary Starting salary £33,416 rising in line with our pay progression salary bands, to £39093 per year DOE Frequency Annual