Job Introduction

Please Note: A Full UK Driving License and Access to a Vehicle is an Essential Requirement. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership, a vibrant new partnership delivering substance use treatment and recovery services. Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership is delivered in partnership between Turning Point, Framework and Double Impact. The partnership combines Turning Point’s national experience as an outstanding substance use provider together with Double Impact’s specialism in lived experience and recovery and Framework’s expertise supporting service users with complex issues.

Our ‘Recovery First’ model underpins everything at Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership, with lived experience recovery fully integrated and visible throughout. Lincolnshire’s residents will benefit from Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership’s highly integrated and highly localised approach, supporting with multiple issues across all parts of Lincolnshire,

You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

As a Team Leader we offer a starting salary of £33, 416 rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, rising to £39,093 per year. (Dependent on experience you may be offered a starting salary above the initial starting salary).

You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

Whether you are looking to progress into a management and leadership role or to be a specialist in your field, at Turning point we will support and encourage you on your career journey.

Main responsibilities

• Providing visible leadership to my team, providing a positive, supportive environment for my team to thrive;
• Direct line management of a team of front line practitioners, undertaking supervision with direct reports every 4-6 weeks to provide support, development and accountability;
• Management of all HR related processes in line with HR policies;
• Management of a small caseload of service users, delivering both 1:1 and group interventions;
• Ensuring high quality performance of staff within my team and achievement of key performance indicators;
• Day-to-day operational oversight of the team that I lead;
• Ensuring my team delivers interventions/services in line with commissioner expectations, meeting needs of People we Support; 
• Management of incidents that occur in my team and ensuring learning is shared;
• Resolving concerns raised by People we Support and partner agencies;
• Ensuring all steps are taken to ensure the health and safety of staff within my team and People we Support;
• Ensuring the delivery of a high quality, evidence based service within my team including undertaking and overseeing quality assurance and audit activity;
• Oversight of safeguarding activity to ensure people we support and children/vulnerable adults are safeguarded;
• Developing effective partnerships across Turning Point and with key local organisations to enhance service delivery;
• Representing the service at internal and external meetings.

Ideal Candidate

Essential Requirements:

• Demonstratable leadership skills and flexible and adaptable leadership style;
• In depth understanding and ability to operationally and performance manage the functions of the team I lead;
• Excellent communication skills (verbal/written). Ability to adapt to respond to staff, commissioners/partners and people we support;
• Strong organisational, time management and prioritisation skills;
• Ability to remain calm and resilient in high pressure environments;

Desirable:

• Previous experience managing similar service/team
• Management qualification or equivalent

About Us

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

• 25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
• Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees Turning Point Benefits.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

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