• Are you a mover and shaker, bursting with creativity?
• Do you thrive when inspiring others?
• Can you see yourself in a leadership position on the cutting edge of world mission?

If all this sounds familiar, you may well be BMS World Mission’s next Creative Content Team Leader!  

We’re looking for a brilliant, inspiring and strong leader to manage our friendly, tight-knit team of talented creatives, including writers, editors, designers and web specialists. Working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, you’ll oversee the creation of an incredible range of high-quality outputs. You’ll use your skill and experience to bring the best out of the team, guiding and inspiring them to craft compelling stories and powerful content, showing God’s transformative work through BMS projects worldwide. You’ll use your own proven skill in writing and editing to produce expert level content.

You’ll also be the top authority on BMS brand and messaging, shaping how BMS presents itself, and engaging existing and new audiences. You’ll be essential to weaving BMS’ new 5-year strategy into projects, working with other leaders to visualise exciting new potential and to forge a successful path forward for the Communications Department. When events take place, you’ll be the one to decide messaging and content, getting the tone just right.

This varied, challenging and rewarding role needs someone with superb people skills, adept at building rapport with colleagues and key stakeholders, with the kind of insight and enthusiasm that brings people on board. You’ll be approachable, dedicated, decisive and driven, with values of faith, integrity and a commitment to excellence.Above all, you’ll share our vision for a world made better through knowing Christ.

Location : Didcot, Oxfordshire (currently remote)  

Hours : 35 hrs per week / full time

Salary range : £35,812 to £40,199

Closing date : 9 am, Tuesday 09 February 2021

 Interview date : Wednesday, 17 February 2021

Your application should include: An application form, CV and a covering letter outlining 2 pieces of creative work that you have been personally responsible for, with a 100-word reflection on each that demonstrates why you feel they indicate your suitability for this role. Please send your completed application form with CV and covering letter by email to BMS World Mission,

If you would like to discuss this role in detail with the BMS Communications Director, please contact Sarah Anthony and/or Ben Drabble at BMS World Mission. 

Do you have a passion for London?

Are you passionate about reaching the most marginalised of London with the good news of Jesus?

Do you love the Church and have the ability to envision and equip others for outreach?

London City Mission is recruiting a Team Leader who is passionate about sharing the good news of Jesus in some of the hardest to reach areas and people group and want to do this by partnering with the Church in London. We have a five-year strategy to envision and equip churches for mission. 

“On any one night in London, as many as 300 people sleep rough.”

This Team Leader will oversee the operations of Webber Street Day Centre, The Corner House (Night Shelter) and Hope Community Homes (supported accommodation project).The Team Leader vacancies covers: Inner South Waterloo-Brixton Homeless & Marginalised

The successful candidates will be able to work with churches and church leaders to enable them to reach the least reached in a geographical area of London. They will be strategic thinkers with strong analytical and research skills alongside excellent people management and leadership ability. They will have a track record in evangelism in hard to reach communities and the ability to form and develop partnership relationships with church leaders across an area. They will spearhead outreach strategy and equip others for outreach in their own teams and partner church volunteer teams.  They will also contribute to outreach strategy regionally and pan-London using their specialism experience.

If you have a passion, gifting and skills, and a strong desire to reach the homeless & marginalised communities of London with the good news of Jesus Christ, select the link for further information and to download an application pack:

There is a general occupational requirement that the person appointed be an evangelical Christian.

Creative Support are looking for a compassionate, positive and creative individual to join our dedicated team! We would love to hear from people who have the genuine passion and drive to want to make a positive difference to people’s lives. We welcome applicants who have experience working in the field of learning disabilities, mental health, Autism and have experience of leading and managing teams.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of setting up a brand new supported living service alongside the registered service manager in the beautiful, rural area of Mount Pleasant in Shropshire. You will be responsible for providing high-quality support to the young adults who will be moving into the service.

The successful applicant will support a group of people who are very excited about moving into independent living for the first time. The people you will be supporting have a wide range of hobbies, interests and goals. Therefore, no two days will be the same when working at this new and modern home.

We are passionate about supporting people to live fulfilling and independent lives at home and also to become active members of their community. We will support people to achieve their own goals and aspirations, while promoting their health and emotional well-being. We place a strong emphasis on supporting the development of independent living skills to promote confidence and social capital.

Creative Support are invested in providing our employees with career opportunities, not just a job. Our hard working, committed workforce is provided with a clear path for development and the opportunity to have a voice in our organisation.

Full Time Permanency Service Team Leader (37.5 hours pw)

• Are you experienced in managing fostering and/or adoption services?
• Are you committed to providing the best quality foster carers and adopters for troubled children?
• Do you want to work in a multi-disciplinary team of skilled professionals to ensure good therapeutic Post Adoption and Fostering support, and to motivate and support other social workers to do so too?

If the answer’s ‘yes’ – get in touch!

Why? Family Futures is:

• An adoption and adoption support agency awarded an outstanding rating by OFSTED in 2018 for our third consecutive inspection.
• Has a reputation for innovation and offering a high-quality service - an integrated multi-disciplinary assessment, treatment and family finding service for adopted and fostered children who often are more challenging to place or to maintain in placement.
• Now developing a therapeutic fostering service to bring our skills and wrap-around support to children in care

As the Permanency Service Team Leader you will be responsible for continuing to develop and support our Adoption Service, be a central part of developing our exciting new Therapeutic Fostering Service and manage the staff within these services to help them maximise and develop their skills and practice.

We Need an energetic experienced manager with a background in permanency services who will lead a small team of social workers in the Permanency Service and carry a small caseload of assessing adopters and foster carers, and post approval support. You will also (for an additional salary element) take a turn at staffing the out of hours support line.

Ideally applicants will have experience of both fostering and adoption. However, given our experience in adoption, it is more essential that the Permanency Team Leader brings experience and knowledge of fostering and is willing to build their skills in adoption.

We Offer:

• High quality support, supervision and training
• The opportunity to work creatively, as a key part of our multi-disciplinary team, in a child-centred way, informed by current research, using a well-evidenced model of understanding the need of children with traumatic histories.
• Small caseloads, meaning you can work in depth with families and support the staff team to do so
• Competitive salary and a supportive working environment, which recognises the stress of this type of work and nurtures staff, enabling staff to grow their skills and gain satisfaction from supporting carers/adopters to become therapeutic parents and children to heal and thrive.

Family Futures is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We expect all staff to share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and follow safer recruitment practices to protect children and adults at risk of harm, requiring the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure.

This is a permanent position. Salary: £46,000 - £51 000 per annum

In response to Covid 19 we have had to adapt our services, therefore the role is currently largely home-based with some days at our office in Islington.

Closing date for applications is midnight Sunday 14th February 2021 with interviews scheduled to take place on Monday 22nd February 2021.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Team Leader to join our dedicated and passionate team in Telford. You will need to have experience with working in the field of learning disabilities, mental health and autism, and have experience of leading and managing teams.

The successful applicant will support the registered service manager to provide high-quality services across three of our supported living and outreach services based in Telford – Madeley, Lawley and Bratton. You will also join a cohort of experienced regional managers who, alongside the registered manager, will provide peer support to you in your role.

The people we support enjoy energetic lives and we are passionate to support them to achieve their dreams and aspirations as well as good health and wellbeing. We welcome candidates who like to think outside the box. We need people who can promote meaningful experiences and lasting relationships for the people we support, to help them to feel connected to and valued by their communities. We place a strong emphasis on supporting the development of independent living skills to promote confidence, emotional wellbeing and social capital.

Creative Support are invested in providing our employees with career opportunities, not just a job. Our hard-working, committed workforce is provided with a clear path for development and the opportunity to have a voice in our organisation.

An exciting opportunity to manage and take responsibility for advocacy services in Wiltshire.

As Team Manager you will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of advocacy service contracts and projects which work with vulnerable adults. SWAN’s current Wiltshire services include the Living Well Advocacy Service and the Community Money Advice South Wiltshire project. 

This non-profit organisation is looking for someone with energy and enthusiasm, experience of managing teams, a passion for delivering excellent services and a commitment to the belief that everyone has a right to be heard, have choice and control and to be safe from harm and to live the life they choose.

Experience, Skills, Knowledge:

• Experience of providing or managing services for vulnerable people
• Experience of working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Experience of managing remote and diverse teams of staff and volunteers
• Mid-level experience of supervising people and resources
• Knowledge of community money advice services is desirable

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable charity, then please do not hesitate in applying with your CV and a cover letter which explains why you would like the position and how you fulfil the person specification in the job description. Your application will not be considered unless you have included your cover letter.

This position is home-based.

Applications close on Monday 15 February 2021

Applicants with a BME background and people with disabilities are welcome.

Interviews on Wednesday 24 February 2021.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions the recruitment process will be completed virtually over Skype/Microsoft Teams and this will consist of a short presentation and interview.  When making your application please state if you would need any technology support for this.

Recruiting a Team Leader to join our young peoples service in Hounslow!

GBP £15,600 per annum, 24 hours per week, 9 month FTC plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:

The post holder will be fully involved in all aspects of the day to day management of the service, including line managing the relevant front line staff. You will lead and develop the skills of the team and will work closely with the contract manager to ensure that the service delivers on all targets.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead and motivate your team to ensure the championing of and maintenance of a positive local culture within your service
- Deliver effective supervision and team meetings with staff
- Responsible for the personal development of staff, identifying high performers and feeding into the organisations succession plans
- Ensure that Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) required as part of the Contract are met and recorded correctly
- Develop key business relationships with all appropriate relevant customers/external parties to ensure service delivery excellence and maximise new business opportunities in own patch
- Participate in and monitor the initial and continuous assessment of needs and ensure that support planning is carried out in line with assessed needs of the customer
- Carry out other administrative tasks as relevant to the service and directed by the Contract/Operations Manager
- Deliver an out of hours on-call service for region, where required
- Ensure that all safeguarding cases are managed in line with safeguarding protocols and are reported to Contract / Operations Managers, as appropriate
- Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to at all times and to uphold all health and safety responsibilities within relevant policies and local protocols
- Adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care & Support plus those specific to the project including any statutory requirements

The Successful Candidate will;

Abilities and Skills
- The ability to inspire team work and a collaborative culture;
- The ability to motivate staff and Service Users to meet agreed goals;
- The ability to develop staff using a variety of methods including but not limited to mentoring, coaching, and training;
- The ability to provide high quality feedback and challenge to facilitate reflective practice and continuous service improvement;
- The ability to successfully and effectively manage change;
- Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to engage a range of stakeholders within and outside of the Service;
- Strong performance, budget, and business management skills - including the ability to contingency plan;
- Robust decision making skills.

Knowledge and Understanding
- Knowledge of innovative best and emerging practice in supported accommodation provision;
- Understanding of the challenges faced by frontline support workers and ability to offer staff welfare support;
- Understanding of and commitment to achieving best value;
- Understanding and knowledge of relevant workplace legislation and associated duties including but not limited to those relating to human resources and health and safety;
- Understanding and knowledge of relevant policies and procedures - such as performance and sickness management frameworks.

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of
Look Ahead.

Please note that we have the right to close any vacancy before the advertised closing date if we have received a high number of applications.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If
this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

Creative Support is a national, fast-growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are seeking a Team Leader for our South Manchester Mental Health Community and Supported Accommodation services.

This post is specific for a community service along with supported accommodation sites. The role will operate across 3 sites and will require multi-site leadership. The services operate across South Manchester areas supporting people who live in their own homes or supported tenancies. The role will also involve leadership of 2 supported accommodation sites (Withington and Chorlton) supporting adults in recovery focused move-on services. These sites have on-site senior staff who oversee the day-to-day needs of the service. We ensure all support and risk management is bespoke to each person we work with.

We need someone who has a real interest in the social care sector and is seeking to work in services that have recovery-based approaches. You will be part of the senior team and receive supervision throughout the probationary process to ensure you have the knowledge and skills needed. As well as providing direct care and support, you will have the opportunity to act as a Key Worker supporting people to achieve their dreams and ambitions.

Team Leader duties include:

• To directly lead the community team and be responsible for the line management of team members,
• To operate as a leader across 3 sites and ensure effective running of services with the support of onsite seniors based in accommodation sites.
• To undertake within your duties direct support to service users.
• To undertake assessments of new referrals and ensure robust review processes for those who live in services
• To work closely with other professionals and agencies to provide a coordinated personalised service which meets the identified needs of individuals, promotes their recovery and maintains their quality of life

You must be an excellent communicator with leadership skills and previous experience of working within mental health support settings, along with person-centred values, energy and commitment. You will have a strong work ethic and duty of care and be able to contribute to a positive team approach. You will need to be efficient and able to coordinate your time across the service needs. We operate well-established services and offer the support you need to undertake and develop in the role, including the provision of full training.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme,
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution,
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff,
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams,
• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma.

Team Leader - Recovery & Opportunities

We are seeking someone who is creative, highly organised with strong leadership skills, to develop and manage a team of dispersed Recovery & Opportunities Coordinators (ROCs) across our services. 

SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.

Reporting to the Head of Programmes, you will oversee the day to day running of the programmes across SHP as well as directly supervising a range of specialist staff.  You will also lead on the ongoing development of a timetable of recovery focused activities and resources based in our accommodation services, which spans several London boroughs.

To succeed, you will have proven experience of working with individuals affected by mental ill health, substance use, rough sleeping and related complex needs.You will also have proven practical experience of developing and delivering clinical/group work, for a client group that might be resistant to engage or change. 

Defined and developed through best practice, our services work with people of all genders who have unmet needs relating to social isolation, mental health and/or substance misuse and these are typically co-occurring presentations. Our Opportunities Programme has been developed to instigate and support the process of change and recovery, with daytime workshops and sessions being run such as yoga, mindfulness, arts and arts for therapy, health and wellbeing including sport & fitness, cook and eat, therapeutic horticulture.

At SHP we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to having a workforce that is made up of diverse individuals, skills, experiences and abilities.  Due to current under –representation at management level, we particularly encourage applications from individuals within our Black and Asian communities.

Closing date for applications: 15th February 2021 (at Midnight)

Interviews to be held: 2nd March 2021

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. 

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited.

Supported Housing Team Leader 
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Bath
Salary: £25,500.00 per annum

Are you passionate about working for an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of marginalised people? Julian House is a charity supporting people who are homeless and socially excluded, and the aim is to build sustainable independent lives. We operate more than 40 different projects, accommodation sites and social enterprises across the South West.

We have a great opportunity for a Supported Housing Team Leader. In this role you will be responsible for managing 4 different supported houses in Bath, a total of 27 units of short term support accommodation in Bath and North East Somerset. 21 units are medium-high support and 6 units are low-medium support. Yo will ensure high quality housing management and support are provided and to carry a small client caseload. The Supported Housing Team Leader will provide regular supervision and performance and development plans/reviews with their team. Part of the role will also include being on-call, which will be approx. 1 in 4 weeks with enhanced pay at £50 per week with Bank Holiday cover in lieu.

Please reference to the full job description for this role which is attached. 

If this sounds like the kind of role you have been looking for, we would love to hear from you!

Please note, we will not consider applications from Recruitment Agencies.

In return, we offer:

• Cash health care plan
• 25 days annual leave 
• Employer pension contribution (up to 6% of your gross salary)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff Award Scheme
• 20% Discount at Julian House Shops 

THE ROLE

This is an exciting opportunity for an established Nurse Team Leader who is looking for a new challenge at an exciting time within the charity.

We are seeking a senior Band 6 Nurse to support the line management of Nurses, Specialist Carers and students and service development, while providing clinical and holistic care and support.

You will play a key part in helping seriously unwell children and their families in North and Central London.

The role will include the management of care planning, symptom control and end-of-life care.

THE PERSON

• Our ideal candidate will have experience of line managing, supporting and developing nurses, Specialist Carers and student nurses in a similar role with palliative care experience.
• You will be well versed in assessment, development, implementation, delivering and evaluation programmes of care across a range of environments.
• You will have knowledge of current legislation relating to children and young people including best practice in safeguarding children, and excellent understanding of children’s palliative care and recent initiatives in children’s health and social care.

If you are ready for a new challenge and would relish the chance to become part of a successful forward-thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact us directly if you have any queries or alternatively have a look at our website for more information. 

Birmingham
£24,982 per annum
35 hours per week, permanent
Job Ref: 979

Cranstoun offer a wide range of services across England, including community-based and residential substance misuse services, supported housing, specialist services for young people and families and carers, and domestic abuse services.

Our skilled and compassionate teams work with service users, families and communities, helping them to make positive changes. We’ve been making a difference since 1969 by combining our expertise with innovative approaches and putting people at the heart of what we do.

Our Housing First Service provides housing-related support for homeless adults in Birmingham. We support people to help them find/settle into suitable accommodation. We also work with key strategic partners to help address other social related issues, such as benefit/welfare reform processes, helping to maximise people’s incomes, signposting to relevant primary and secondary health care services and more.

As Team Leader, you will be expected to provide dynamic, effective leadership, providing day-to-day support to frontline Housing First Navigators, supporting them to deliver outstanding housing and social-related outcomes. Reporting to the Adults Service Manager, you will demonstrate a robust knowledge of local housing provision, providers and processes. Good supervisory skills will be expected. Above all, you must be enthusiastic, hard-working and ready to take on a challenge.

If you have any further questions please go to the vacancy on our website, via the link, where contact details are available.

To download an application pack, please visit our website, via the link

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept CVs.

Closing date: Thursday 21 January 2021.
Interview date: to be confirmed -  via TEAMS.

We are an inclusive employer, committed to promoting equality and diversity in all areas of our work

Registered Charity No. 1061582.

Team Leader (Children & Young People) - Days

Salary scale: £22,395.58-£25,295.40 (£10.77-£12.16 per hour)
Working hours: Full time (40hrs)
Location: Dartington, Totnes

Are you looking for a new exciting and challenging position? Do you wish to further develop your management career working with children & young people with learning disabilities? If so we have just the role for you:

We are looking to recruit a Team Leader to join our day team at Robins, our 10 bed Residential & Respite Home in Dartington.

Children & Young people with learning disabilities and their families are at the heart of everything we do and we want every person we support to have a great life, with excellent outcomes. As part of that you will be joining our team of staff who are committed to looking after the children and young people who both live and visit our residential and respite setting.

As a Team Leader you will be managing, supporting and guiding a team of day time support workers who strive to deliver quality care whilst making a difference to all our children and young people. As well as leading your team, you will also be responsible for actively safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the young people in the home.

You will have extensive experience in this sector at a senior level and must hold a minimum of a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent). A Level 2 or above in Safeguarding Children Training and knowledge of the needs of learning-disabled Children and Young people best practices.

Defined as a “Good” provider by Ofsted Robins are looking for “Outstanding” staff who will deliver support in a professional, caring way and in return we can offer an excellent range of staff benefits including 28 days’ annual leave, a company pension scheme, staff discount scheme, ongoing training and supervision, continuing professional development and support as well as an extensive induction on commencement of employment. Lifeworks are also accredited Disability Confident Employers.

Lifeworks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and they expect all staff to share this commitment. For this post, pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop an engaging career with a forward-thinking charity. Apply today!

Manchester Mind believes in the power of listening and feeling heard and that a better understanding of mental health benefits everyone.

We do this by providing a range of services across Manchester to young people and adults. To help us continue our counselling provision to young people we are recruiting to a Counselling Team Leader. This is a Big Lottery funded post, with funding guaranteed to June 2021 and options for continuation funding currently being explored.

Our work is guided by our values of:

Openness

Belonging

Strength

Collaboration

The Counselling Team Leader will support our volunteer counselling placements alongside existing counselling provision.

We would like to work with someone who is experienced, dynamic and passionate about being able to develop and manage accessible counselling services for young people.

Position: Counselling Team Leader

Salary: £29,636 (pro rata)

Hours: 17.5 hours per week

Funding guaranteed until the end of June 2021

(potential to extend subject to funding).

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Being able to work in an open, supportive and collaborative way
• Experience of delivering and managing counselling services
• Experience of working with young people

You can download the application documents from this listing, or from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website.

All applications must be received by 12noon, Monday 1st February 2021.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services, or had experience of volunteering.