Team Manager - Mental Health Employment Services

Southdown; England; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cost cash-back scheme

Interest-free loans

Access to the Easit Network

Blue Light card

Free advice and counselling service

25 days paid holiday

Job summary

Southdown is recruiting a Team Manager for Mental Health Employment Services in Brighton and Hove. The role leads a team of Employment Specialists delivering IPS support to adults using mental health services across Sussex.

You will supervise staff, build external partnerships, monitor KPIs and provide data-driven guidance to improve service delivery. DBS clearance is required and incentives are offered as part of our care and housing organisation.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Excellent communication skills.
• An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which will be paid for by Southdown.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Team management

Stakeholder collaboration

Client relationship management

Organisational skills

Communication skills

DBS check

Job description

Team Manager - Mental Health Employment Services

Application Deadline: 16 November 2026

Department: Mental Health and Wellbeing Services

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Brighton and Hove - Brighton

Reporting To: Service Manager

Compensation: £36,540 / year

Description

Location: Brighton and Hove

Hours: 37 hours per week

Remuneration: £36,540 (£34,800 salary & *technical premium £1,740)

*The technical premium is an additional 5% of base salary. Conditions apply.

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.

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.

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.
• 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.

Skills, knowledge and experience

What you’ll need for the role:

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
• Excellent communication 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.

Training:

Our award-winning in-house training team will help you to gain valuable qualifications, continually develop your skills and build a great career with the largest provider of housing, care and support in Sussex.