Team Manager – Mental Health Employment Services

IPS Grow; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cost cash-back scheme

Interest-free loans

Access to Easit Network discounts

Blue Light card

Free advice and counselling service

Job summary

Southdown's IPS Employment Services team in Brighton is seeking a dedicated Team Manager to lead and support our service for adults using mental health services across Sussex. You will oversee the team of Employment Specialists and collaborate with partners to ensure high-quality, person-centered employment support.

The role emphasizes staff supervision, stakeholder engagement, and performance management within a not-for-profit housing and care provider.

Qualifications

• Managing a team of employment specialists and providing supervision.
• Developing and maintaining professional relationships with external agencies and partners.
• Monitoring KPIs, compliance checks and driving service improvements.
• Supporting staff with complex client needs and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Team management: lead meetings, supervision, appraisals and performance reviews.
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships and represent the service at events.
• Monitor contractual performance and provide data to stakeholders.
• Guide and support employment specialists handling complex cases.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Performance management

Mentoring

Complex client work

Job description

Brighton | Southdown

Permanent contract

As a Team Manager you will lead a IPS team to deliver a high-quality service in Brighton that meets the needs of our service users, partners and stakeholders.

Deadline: 16th November 2026

• South East
• Full-time

Job overview

Who We Are:
Southdown is the largest not-for-profit provider of care, support, and housing in Sussex. We’ve been helping people access stable accommodation, mental health and care services since 1972, now counting over 900 people as part of our team.

Our I.P.S. Employment Services Team (Individual Placement Support) are now seeking a Team Manager to lead and support our team of Employment Specialists, based throughout Brighton and Hove, as they provide one-to-one employment support for adults across Sussex who use mental health services and who are seeking work. Find out more about our employment services here.

Role

What you’ll be doing:

• Team management: including delivering team meetings, staff supervision, mentoring, staff appraisals and performance management.
• Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships including representing the service at provider events and forums.
• Monitoring contractual performance: including reviewing KPIs, coordination of compliance checks, driving improvement, and providing performance data to stakeholders.
• Providing guidance and support to employment specialists whose clients have complex needs.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of this opportunity.

Responsibilities

Perks and benefits:

• Health cost cash-back scheme: access to our health insurance scheme which covers dental, optical, physical therapies and other medical treatments with the option to add greater levels of cover.
• Interest-free loans: assistance with larger costs that arise such as tenancy deposits, season travel tickets or buying a car.
• Access to the Easit Network: discounts and incentives on train, bus and car journeys such as 15% off eligible daily and season rail tickets.
• Blue Light card: access to discount services for the social care sector with savings across thousands of online shops, restaurants, and high-street vendors.
• Free advice and counselling service: confidential emotional support and practical guidance from our independent telephone service.

The person

The be successful in this role, you will need to be experienced in/have the following skills:

Managing a team

• Working with complex/vulnerable client groups within mental health services
• Developing and maintaining professional working relationships with external, statutory and voluntary agencies
• Excellent organisational skills

An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which will be paid for by Southdown

What would be nice:

• A good understanding of all aspects of the Individual Placement & Support (IPS) model of Employment Support

We particularly welcome applicants who are or have previously held any of the following roles: Employment Advisor, Team Manager within Mental Health Services, Mental Health Support Team Leader, Employment Specialist Team Leader, Employment Specialist Manager, Senior Employment Specialist.