Team Leader: Youth Housing & Support

Livewest; Redruth, Brea; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave + bank holidays +

9% pension contributions

Health care cash plan

Learning and development

Family support

Wellbeing programs

Cycle to Work

Volunteer days

Job summary

LiveWest is seeking a Team Leader for Supported Housing Young People in Redruth and Carn Brea. You will support the team manager to deliver high-quality services, supervise staff, manage risk, and advocate for young people aged 16–25.

Expect a 37-hour week on a rolling rota, including some weekends and bank holidays, with a strong focus on safeguarding and outcomes. You will lead a diverse team, build partnerships, and deliver learning activities while maintaining professional standards and

Qualifications

• Experience in providing supervision to others.
• Experience of working effectively with young people with diverse strengths, needs and aspirations and an awareness of needs and risk assessments.
• Good leadership skills and a proven track record for delivering good outcomes for individuals.
• Ability to make good quality judgements and sound decisions in situations of increasing complexity, risk, uncertainty and challenge.
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Ability to build sound, productive working relationships with customers, colleagues and partners.
• Ability to maintain records and write high quality written reports which are suitable for a variety of professional settings.
• Innovative and creative in your ways of working.
• Resilient and flexible in dealing with others.
• Ability to reflect on your own practice.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision to team members and support staff.
• Review risk assessments and support a young person daily.
• Support individual young people through advocacy and 1-2-1 work.
• Attend and contribute to multi-agency meetings as required.
• Support group activities as part of learning programmes.
• Cover rota to ensure consistent service delivery.
• Reflect on practice and maintain professional boundaries.
• Deliver high-quality services for young people in need of supported housing.

Skills

Supervision

Leadership

Young People Support

Safeguarding

Risk Assessments

Decision Making

Relationship Building

Documentation

Creativity

Resilience

Communication with Partners

Job description

LiveWest is seeking a Team Leader for Supported Housing Young People in Redruth and Carn Brea. You will support the team manager to deliver high-quality services, supervise staff, manage risk, and advocate for young people aged 16–25.

Expect a 37-hour week on a rolling rota, including some weekends and bank holidays, with a strong focus on safeguarding and outcomes. You will lead a diverse team, build partnerships, and deliver learning activities while maintaining professional standards and