Team Leader- Stand Alone

Two Saints; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced DBS

Job summary

Two Saints is seeking a compassionate Team Leader for our Portsmouth service. You will lead a dedicated team to support people experiencing homelessness and care leavers, helping them build confidence and essential life skills through positive, outcome-focused interactions.

The role emphasises safeguarding, policy adherence, and collaborative teamwork, with a focus on empowering clients to progress toward their goals in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• A genuine interest and concern for homelessness and related issues.
• Ability to positively contribute to and lead a team.
• Deal promptly and effectively with challenging situations/crises in a calm manner.
• Strong communication skills, clear verbal and written English.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Confident with lone working.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance to the team to deliver person-centred support.
• Support clients to build confidence and life skills to achieve goals.
• Safeguard clients and work within organisational policies and safeguarding procedures.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, partners and clients both verbally and in writing.
• Monitor and report on service delivery, outcomes and risks.
• Maintain lone-working safety and incident response procedures.

Skills

Team leadership

Crises management

Clear communication

Written English

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

Word

Job description

Starting £16,981, progressing to £17,985

Enhanced DBS Required

Reference: TWO1231821

Drivers Licence: Yes

Lone Working: Yes

Night Working: No

For full role and service details please see the attached Job Description and Service Brief for the role of Team Leader - twosaints.org.uk

At Two Saints, we are proud of our values and our mission: to provide people with homes and specialist support so they feel valued and secure, and ready to take their next steps.

We're seeking compassionate, adaptable people to join our Portsmouth service as a Team Leader. You'll bring a passion for supporting people to build confidence, develop essential life skills, and recognise their own strengths and support needs through positive, meaningful interactions.

As the ideal candidate, your ability to connect with people experiencing homelessness and care leavers will help them build trust, resilience, and a sense of possibility for their future. You'll understand safeguarding, work proactively within our policies, and contribute to a strong, collaborative team environment.

Our Team Leader roles are support-based, focused on guidance, encouragement, and empowering clients to achieve their goals. The work can be challenging, but also truly rewarding - made even more so by the supportive, values-driven team you'll be part of.

Team Leader Essentials:

• A genuine interest and concern for homelessness and related issues


• Ability to positively contribute to and lead a team


• Deal promptly and effectively with challenging situations/crises in a calm manner


• Strong communication skills, clear verbal and written English


• Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word


• Confident with lone working

Team Leader Desirables:

• Experience of managing a caseload of clients


• Experience in managing a housing management team


• Experience in health annd safety, benefits, managing licence conditions and frameworks alongside client safety and behaviour management would be beneficial


• Understanding of risk assessment and person-centred, outcomes-based delivery


• Awareness of the support needs of people experiencing homelessness or those with complex needs


• Knowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies, housing regulations and the benefits system

We reserve the right to close our adverts early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Two Saints is committed to safeguarding and safer recruitment, using pre-employment checks such as Enhanced DBS, Overseas Police Checks (where appropriate), Reference Checks and CV gap querying upon appointment to the role.

We value diversity and believe that different perspectives make us stronger. We are committed to providing a fair, inclusive recruitment process that provide equal employment opportunities for everyone

Team Leader- Stand Alone Portsmouth, UK