Substance Misuse Team Leader

Our team in the London borough of Wandsworth is recruiting for a Substance Misuse Team Leader, to join our management team in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. We Are With You is part of a consortium with SLaM NHS Trust, St Mungos and CDARS. If you are a dynamic leader, who can inspire others to make a difference for their clients using a compassionate and collaborative approach, we want to hear from you.

As Team Leader you will directly link in to the Service Manager, as well as working collaboratively with the Operations Manager and other Team Leaders, to ensure clear communication and meet the delivery needs of this service to support our clients to achieve positive outcomes. 

You will be responsible for collaboratively leading the With You psychosocial team to deliver a high level of performance by meeting targets and KPI's set to ensure we are providing the best service to our clients and improve treatment outcomes, whilst creating a supportive and inclusive environment for our staff team. 

This post requires excellent leadership skills to work innovatively and confidently, supporting staff in high performing recovery work, overseeing quality assurance and safeguarding and with the capacity to work within competing demands and tight timescales. 

The Wandsworth drug and alcohol service is based in Battersea and is located 10 minutes walk from Clapham Junction train station, which has a busy local shopping district.

This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. The salary for this position is £26,000  -  £37,700 per annum plus an Inner London Weighting of £2,759 per annum.

Required Skills

Managing and developing your team to reach its full potential will be key to your success and will be your passion.  You will motivate your team to deliver exceptional services to those we support and will have the ability to connect quickly with both staff and service users, treating them respectfully and with dignity. This is a busy team, with multiple priorities ongoing, so it’s important that you are highly organised and able to manage your time effectively. 

You and your team will be responsible for delivering against targets, always ensuring the service is complying with all of the necessary requirements that arise from working in a social care setting. There'll be data analysis and administration tasks to deal with too, but that's all part of this busy and varied job that you take in your stride. You will have experience in managing a team, ideally within the charity or substance misuse sector and be a skilled leader. 

Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do, with an inspiring and engaging approach. 

A full job description and person specification is available on request. Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised.

Diversity Statement 

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, people of all ages and armed forces veterans.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
• 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.

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.