Team Leader

**Job Introduction**:
Do you want to help build a brighter future for communities and individuals in Hammersmith & Fulham doing a highly rewarding job. Turning Point’s drug & alcohol services are currently expanding during a really exciting time in the sector with new funding and investment. We have a range of roles for people passionate about supporting others to make change. We have roles in different teams including:

- Community based treatment services: providing assessment, coordinating treatment and working partnership to support individuals. The roles include delivering structured psycho-social interventions in group and one to level to enable our service users to acquire thinking skills and behaviours to make lasting change.
- Homeless outreach provision: Targeting homeless individuals, offering a flexible and outreach response to highly vulnerable individuals sleeping rough or living in temporary accommodation.
- Criminal Justice rehabilitation/recovery services: working closely with the Probation Services, Prisons and Police to provide a rapid, tailored response to individuals that support their recovery and rehabilitation.

As a Team Leader we offer a starting salary of £34,335 + £3,633 ILW rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, rising to £40,167 per year + £3,633 ILW. (Dependent on experience you may be offered a starting salary above the initial starting salary).

You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

**Role Responsibility**:
**As a Team Leader, you will have the opportunity to**:

- Provide Leadership to a team of dedicated staff, enabling individuals to thrive and develop in their abilities to support our service users.
- Provide direct line management ensuring the necessary support and training is in place for the team, managing HR related matters in line with policy.
- Foster a strong and supportive environment where your team and colleagues work collaboratively to achieving key performance indicators for the service.
- Contribute to service improvement initiatives and ensure adherence to best practices and quality standards.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including commissioners, partner agencies, and service users.

It is a busy role so excellent time management skills and experience in report writing and analysing data and records will be important.

Essential Requirements:

- Proven track record in relevant area
- In depth knowledge of relevant theory and practice
- Experience of supervising a team
- Experience of working towards achieving individual and team objectives
- Numeracy, literacy and IT skills
- Effective oral and written communication skills, and ability to adapt communication to suit the audience, e.g. service users, commissioners or staff
- Good time management and able to work to deadlines
- A participative leadership and management style in normal circumstances
- In depth knowledge and understanding of the complex and multiple needs faced by the service user group
- In depth knowledge and understanding of the Valuing People framework
- A demonstrable belief in a values-led approach to working with service users with a Substance Misuse issue.
- Knowledge and experience of developing, implementing and reviewing substance misuse-related interventions, i.e. group work programmes
- A sound working knowledge of current legislation (e.g. Models of Care) and the ability to translate this into practice

**About us**:
**_What Benefits Will I Receive?_**

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career - we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

- 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

Turning Point

**Attached documents**:

- SM - Team Leader.pdf

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