Overview
Are you passionate about working with rough sleepers and are looking for a new challenge? You may be an experienced leader already, or looking for your first step into a management role.
CGL Barnet has a well-established Community and Outreach team and we pride ourselves on working together positively to support some of the most vulnerable service users in the borough. The team focuses on improving access to treatment to people who are rough sleeping/at risk of rough sleeping, as well as people who are returning to the community following a hospital admission.
We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic Team Leader to join our Barnet team. As a Community and Outreach Team Leader at Change Grow Live, you will be at the forefront of our service delivery. Your role is crucial in fostering a user-focused culture, motivating staff to provide innovative and continuously improving services, and offering leadership, support, and development to a diverse team.
You will need to share our passion for reducing health inequalities and working in an innovative and responsive way, putting service users at the heart of everything we do.
Responsibilities
About the role:
- Operational line management of Community and Outreach Team members
- Working closely with Royal Free/Barnet Hospital to develop and review clear pathways between hospital and community
- Ensure that the Community and Outreach Team runs within allocated budgets and that all administrative and data requirements are met.
- Empowering staff to promote hope, empowerment, choices, control, and opportunities that assist service users reaching their full potential as individuals and community members.
- Work with your team and Designated Safeguarding Lead (if not your role) to ensure that the practices within the team/service enable identification of service users, children and families who are at risk. Ensure that staff are competent in the delivery of interventions that reduce risk to service users.
- Support staff to improve service user outcomes through observed practice, providing timely values-based feedback.
- Lead on the recruitment, selection and induction of staff.
About you:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience.
- Knowledge and experience of developing and leading health and social care services and delivering services which evidence high performance and quality standards.
- Significant experience of leading teams who work with families where children are subject to social care intervention.
- Knowledge of current legislation surrounding children, young people, and safeguarding practice
- Able to lead, inspire and develop a team.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to use common MS Office applications (Word/Excel/Outlook)
What we will give to you:
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days” pro rata
- 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
- Generous Refer-a-Friend scheme
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you
If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
*please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.