Team Leader

Overview: We're looking for an dynamic Team Leader to join our busy and vibrant Drugs and Alcohol team within the Birmingham Change Grow Live Service to make a change to the lives of people who use our service.
You will be working under the direction of the Services Manager, the post-holder will support and lead a team of Recovery Coordinators, and be able to respond to a changing and challenging work environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone already working within the field looking to take the next step in their career with a charity dedicated to supporting your personal and professional development.
Responsibilities: About the role:

• Operational line management of a team of staff which includes supervision, appraisal, performance and sickness management as well as ensuring staff follow CGL and external policies applicable to their roles.
• Empowering staff to promote hope, empowerment, choices, control and opportunities that assist service users reaching their full potential as individuals and community members.
• Manage the rota of staff, working with other managers to ensure all elements of the service are covered appropriately. Participate in management on-call duty/rota.
• Ensuring quality of service delivery through data analysis and engaging staff in service quality improvement planning. Where necessary, create team and individual performance plans to improve quality and performance.
• 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.

About you:

• Knowledge and experience of developing and leading health and social care services.
• Knowledge and experience of delivering services which evidence high performance and quality standards.
• Experience of effective partnership working, relationship management, pathway and protocol development
• Experience of culture and change management, staff engagement, service improvement.
• Ability to lead, inspire and develop a team.
• Skills which demonstrate effective communication in a variety of formats to a broad audience.

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.
What we will give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ 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

Salary Range (pro rata if part time): CGL points 31 to 33 (£33,365.47 - £35,226.32) ILW / OLW /Fringe: N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Closing Date: 10/4/2023 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Manjit Malhi | manjit.malhi@cgl.org.uk | 07919695782 : This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.