Team Leader - Part Time

Catch22; Bristol; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

A social welfare organization in Bristol seeks a Part Time Team Leader to manage and motivate Frontline Practitioners supporting adult male ex-offenders. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with contractual deliverables and co-designing innovative service provisions while actively promoting the organization's values. Applicants should have relevant qualifications in Criminal Justice or related fields, strong IT skills, and a full UK driving licence. This is a part-time position requiring 19 hours per week.

Benefits

Support for career development

Engaging work environment

Qualifications

• Qualification in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Social Care, or related field.
• Evidence of ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide line management and motivate a team of Frontline Practitioners.
• Ensure services are mobilised in accordance with contractual deadlines.
• Co-design innovative service provisions to benefit service users.

Skills

Strong IT skills

Budget management

Team management

Continuous Professional Development

Education

Relevant qualification in Criminal Justice or related field

Management or leadership qualification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Justice IT systems

Job description

At Catch22 , we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career.

In Social Justice , we work with young people and adults in custody and in the community, providing a range of services including offender management and resettlement, mentoring, veterans in custody, victim services, gangs work and youth justice. We believe that with effective support mechanisms and the correct interventions, we can change service user’s ideology, helping them desist from crime and reach their true potential.

Job Description

Job Description

This post presents an exciting opportunity to become a Part Time Team Leader (19 hours pw) within our Personal Wellbeing service. Commissioned by HMPPS these services are focused on supporting adult male ex-offenders across the following pathways:

Family and Significant Others

Lifestyle and Associates

Social Inclusion

Your role is to provide line management and motivate a team of Frontline Practitioners to achieve our Business Plan objectives to: innovate, revitalise and reform the delivery of Justice Services.

This role will involve working in close partnership with delivery partners, HMPPS, Voluntary Sector and other Criminal Justice organisations to promote and deliver our services and achieve the required outputs and outcomes.

You will be responsible for ensuring all services are mobilised in accordance with contractual deadlines, service deliverables are contractually compliant and meet Catch22’s reporting mechanisms. Furthermore, you will take a pivotal role co‑designing innovative and engaging service provisions to ensure best practice and leading‑edge services are available to all service users.

You will be accountable for creating an environment in which staff are engaged and empowered to achieve greater impact and understand the strategic vision of Catch22. You will proactively promote the values, aims and objectives of Catch22 and show understanding and commitment to the needs of service users and their local communities and how Catch22 Justice services can most effectively address these needs.

Qualifications

Relevant qualification in an area such as Criminal Justice, Criminology, Social Care, Mental Health, Family Services, Emotional Wellbeing, Social Inclusion, or a related field

Evidence of ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Management or leadership qualification, or demonstrable equivalent experience

Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, with willingness to travel across delivery sites

Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel

Training or experience using Justice IT systems (e.g. OASys, Delius, P‑Nomis)

Experience of budget management and contract compliance

Additional Information

Those interested in applying for this opportunity should review the Job Information Pack to find out more. If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please see our contact information on the Candidate Help Page. Please use reference REF3819B in your message so that we can identify the opportunity.

When applying please be cautious over the answers you provide. If you select “NO” to the screening question regarding Right to Work in the UK, your application will automatically be closed.

Additional Requirements: Successful post-holders will need to have a full UK Driving License and access to a personal vehicle for work purposes. The NPPV (non‑police personnel vetting) check also requires that the post-holder has lived in the UK for the past 3 years with a few exceptions.

Contract: Permanent

Hours & work pattern: Part‑time, 19hours per week.

Location: Paintworks, Bath Rd, Arno's Vale, Bristol BS4 3EN, UK

Closing Date: 1630 on 21st of January 2026. Catch22 reserves the right to withdraw the vacancy at any time, for any reason before the stated closing date.

Screening: Successful admission to post subject to enhanced DBS check, HMPPS vetting check, and employer Right To Work in the UK check. The post-holder must have right to work in the UK. Catch22 does not currently provide a licence to sponsor visas but please see this register to see those that do.

Proactive Recruitment Strategy: We are proactively recruiting to build a pool of pre‑cleared candidates for future vacancies, for some of our opportunities. While we may not be able to offer an immediate role, successful applicants will undergo all relevant pre‑employment checks, enabling them to join our workforce promptly when a position becomes available. This approach is based on expected leavers over the coming 3 month period and ensures a smooth transition into the team as opportunities arise.

To Apply: Please provide your CV and cover letter, along with the completion of the screening questions to express your interest in this opportunity. Please note, in the interest of safer recruitment and ensuring that applicants are a right fit for the role, submitted applications must contain a CV, satisfactory responses to the screening questions, and information detailing interest in the role, to be considered for this position.

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Catch22’s Commitment to Opportunity & Progression

At Catch22 we are proud of our commitment in supporting people develop in their careers and progress in our organisation. In 2024, within our Justice Hub, we have 68% of those in management roles that originally joined Catch22 in the frontline workforce and some worked across a number of roles and Leadership positions before joining management. This allows us to have a highly experienced management group and provides development opportunities for those in our much valued front‑line.

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