Young Persons Team Leader

Change Grow Live; Walsall; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A community service organization in Walsall is seeking a Young Persons Team Leader to lead efforts that empower children, young people, and their families facing issues with substance misuse. This role involves providing leadership, support, and developing staff while ensuring the delivery of high-quality services. The ideal candidate will have experience in a relevant field, particularly with safeguarding and team management. An attractive benefits package is offered.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Paid 'Wellness' hour each week

Contributory pension scheme

Discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays

Training and career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of issues around substance misuse.
• Experience delivering reflective supervision.
• Knowledge of safeguarding policies and practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide regular supervision to team members.
• Support the team to assess children and families.
• Lead on safeguarding issues and processes.
• Develop strategies to meet support needs.
• Manage projects demonstrating decision-making skills.

Skills

Working with children and young people

Line management

Safeguarding policies

Managing change

Team leadership

Job description

Walsall Part time Our Team Leaders here at Change Grow Live play an integral role in ensuring an effective service provision for our service users by creating a focussed culture, engaging staff to provide an innovative and continually improving service and provide leadership, support, and development to a wide range of staff. We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Young Persons Team Leader to join our Walsall service. You will lead the delivery of services that empower Children, Young People, and their Families across Walsall to overcome issues around substance misuse. You will guide, support and manage the front-line provision of substance misuse services in the county - ensuring effective and engaging delivery to young people, professionals and family members as its required. You will support the team in the continual development and improvement of service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide regular supervision and line management to identified team members and contribute to the delivery of a quality service
• Support and guide the team to assess children, young people, and their families, prepare individual and group plans and motivate them to actively engage with support
• Take a lead in all safeguarding issues and processes in the service, taking on the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
• Develop internal strategies and processes the team will use to meet the support needs of those using the service
• Identify and collaborate effectively with partner agencies and bring a proactive approach to partnership working to work towards positive outcomes for the service
• Take a lead on performance management
• Manage projects from beginning to completion demonstrating effective decision-making skills, delegation, risk management and evaluation

Qualifications & Experience

• Excellent knowledge and experience of working with children and young people experiencing difficulties around substance misuse and other wider issues
• Line management experience including the delivery of reflective supervision
• Excellent knowledge of safeguarding policies and practices relating to children and young people and experience of embedding these operationally
• Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
• Experience of leading, empowering and motivating a team

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each year of service
• Paid 'Wellness' hour each week along with a 'Wellness' hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities