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Job Description
If you are the sort of person who can lead others to achieve high standards at work by creating a collaborative and supportive environment where people can thrive, we want to hear from you.
You and your team will be supporting people who are experiencing difficulties due to substance misuse. Without judgement, you will work together to help our clients navigate their way back to where they want to be.
Our work can be challenging at times but it is always rewarding. Your team will really appreciate your guidance and support in helping them to make a real difference to their client's lives.
WithYou in Lancashire deliver the young people's drug and alcohol service in Lancashire. This role will support an exciting new service supporting Change, Grow, Live, in the delivery of the young people's element of the Lancashire Smoke Free service.
The Team Leader will support a small team delivering the 12-18yrs element of the Lancashire Smoke free Service
This is an excellent opportunity to nurture and develop your existing skills, some of which include strengthening your outstanding analytical ability, data monitoring, performance management and leadership qualities
Please note, a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle will be required for this role
Managing and developing your team to reach it's full potential will be key to your success and will be your passion.
The role of Team Leader within a With You service requires an organised and flexible approach to work as sometimes you may have your own caseload of clients to manage alongside supporting your team.
You and your team will be responsible for delivering against targets, laways ensuring the service is complying with all of the necessary requirements that arise from working in a social care setting.
There'll be data analyis and administration tasks to deal with too, but that's all part of this busy and varied job that you take in your stride
Required Skills
To carry out this role effectively, you will:
- have attained ONC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent or be committed to complete this within 18-months
- have experience of working in a health, social care or criminal justice setting and of working in partnership with a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies
- have a successful track record of managing and developing a team of people
- understand and have worked with the issues faced by those experiencing substance misuse or mental health issues
- know and understand how to minimise harm to our clients during their treatment for substance misuse or mental health issues
- understand health and safety in a health care setting and how to assess and manage high risk situations with clients
- be able to prioritise workloads, work under pressure and manage conflicting demands
- be able to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and external contacts alike
- be resilient and able to manage your work alongside conflicting priorities in a very busy environment
- be driven to achieve results and able to analyse data
- have good written and oral communication skills
- be confident in your IT skills and digital media
- Be able to work effectively as a team member, demonstrating a collaborative and supportive manner
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
You will also need to meet our safeguarding requirements of a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Desirable Skills
A full job description will be available upon request
About The Company
Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.
At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online.
We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year.
We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.
We Are With You.
As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.
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Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
- Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension scheme
- Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
- Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
- We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period
Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.