Team Leader, Management

Overview

At
Change Grow Live
, we believe that everyone has the potential to change the direction of their life. As a national charity, we are committed to making a real and lasting difference for the people and communities we support.

Guided by our values —
Be Open, Be Compassionate and Be Bold
— our teams work every day to create safe, respectful and inclusive environments. We treat every person as an individual, working alongside them to identify the right treatment, care and support to meet their needs.

We are delighted to offer a new opportunity for a
Team Leader to join our Manchester team. Our
Team Leaders
play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, effective services. They create focused, values-led cultures where staff feel supported, engaged and empowered to provide innovative, continually improving support for people accessing our services.

Where: Manchester

Ho
urs:Full time, 37.5 per week

Contract Type:Permanent

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 hour.

About the Role:

• Team Leadership & Supervision -Provide operational line management to staff, including supervision with reflective practice, conduct appraisals and manage performance and sickness absence and ensure staff comply with organisational (CGL) and external policies relevant to their roles.
• Empowering Staff & Service Users
  Support staff to actively promote hope, empowerment, choice, and independence for primarily opiate and non-dependent service users. Encourage person-centred practices that enable individuals to develop their strengths, achieve their full potential, and engage meaningfully within their communities.
• Values-Based Leadership -Ensure organisational values underpin all decision-making and service delivery and foster a culture that reflects and promotes these values across the team.
• Service Quality & Performance Management -Monitor service quality using data analysis, engage staff in continuous improvement planning and develop team and individual performance plans where necessary.
• Safeguarding & Risk Management -Work with the team and the Designated Safeguarding Lead to identify risks to service users, children, and families, ensure staff are competent in delivering interventions that reduce risk.
• Team Communication & Learning Culture - contribute to team meetings, promote a learning culture and ensure effective information sharing and provide staff with feedback on service developments and delivery.
• Staff Development & Training -Use the 'connect skills' learning platform to identify training needs and encourage participation in both face-to-face and e-learning development opportunities.
• Practice Observation & Feedback -Observe staff practice to support improvements in service user outcomes. Provide timely, constructive feedback aligned with organisational values.
• Governance & Professional Standards -Maintain robust governance and monitoring systems with the management team and ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery and adherence to professional standards.
• Stakeholder Engagement -Attend internal and external meetings with stakeholders.

About you:

• Experience of working with Adults experiencing difficulties around Substance misuse.
• Excellent knowledge of drugs and alcohol and their effects.
• Line management experience
• The ability to lead, empower and motivate a team.
• Excellent knowledge of safeguarding policies and practices and experience of embedding these operationally.
• The ability to foster new partnerships and to maintain positive relationships with partner agencies.
• Knowledge of a range of psychosocial and evidence-based interventions around substance misuse.
• Knowledge and experience of…