Beacon Team Leader

Please note that this role is a maternity cover role.

At Catch
22 , we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career.

Catch
22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3

Ps'. Weachievethis in two ways. First we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we useour knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help.

With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business,we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.

Beacon Victim Care Service

Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner has appointed Catch
22 to deliver the Beacon Victim Care Service across the county.

Catch
22 Victim Services provide tailored support to individuals, to empower them to cope, and to recover, from the impact of crime.

Please see full Job Description & Person Specification here .

As Beacon Team Leader, you will be a member of the local management team within the victim service, managing a team of Beacon Support Workers as part of a multi-disciplinary team ensuring the effective delivery of end to end support for victims in line with contractual expectations. You will provide line management support, supervision and guidance to the team in line with Catch
22’s policies and procedures.

You will ensure that victims receive a high quality service through the effective management of the team’s performance, maintaining organisational and professional standards expected of the victim service. You will ensure that victims’ needs are reviewed and met in line with the key targets and contractual expectations.

You will maintain a close working relationship with police partners, statutory services and voluntary agencies ensuring relationships are effectively managed and pathways of support for victims remain seamless to provide a high quality and consistent service. You will provide management oversight of presenting risks and needs ensuring matters are managed and escalated appropriately and actions taken expediently as deemed appropriate to the presenting situation.

As Beacon Team Leader, with responsibility for the effective running of part of the Victim Service on a day-to-day basis, you will have a great opportunity to be involved in a number of varied projects working at the heart of the delivery of our strategic ambition.

Good will look like the following:

• A confident, professional, and creative individual with a ‘can-do’ approach
• Responsive to pressure and change – flexible and adaptable to sustain performance.
• Ability to build and manage relationships, share knowledge and skills to deliver shared goals
• Working collaboratively across the whole of Catch
  22 to ensure we make best use of our wealth of skills and experience.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence key stakeholders and retain confidentiality at all times.
• Hours of work: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
• Contract
  :
  Maternity Cover - Fixed Term (end date 31st December 2027)
• Flexibility: Flexible working options available, where service delivery allows - blended approach of office working, home working, and occasionally supporting with visits across Hertfordshire.
• Closing Date: 31st October
  2026(Could close earlier if sufficient quality applications received)
• Interviews:TBC

* Vetting and Clearance Requirements:

NPPV 2 (Police Vetting),Enhanced DBS check.

* Access to work is 25 minutes from King's Cross Station.

At Catch
22 we value equality, diversity and…