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Team Leader for Young Parents (Maternity Cover)
Currently hiring for a client who is keen on finding a team leader for a young parents facility in the Rochdale area. If you're someone who can manage a team and has a true desire to help those in need of your support then this role is for you!
Key Benefits:
* Annual Leave - 23 Days
* Health Plan - Claim back the cost on everyday healthcare treatments i.e. optical, dental, medical and other consultations (6 months minimum employment required)
* Auto - Enrolment Pensions
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Hospital Appointments - Paid leave for hospital appointments
* Tech Scheme - Purchase various items tax free saving an average of half the cost
* Access to Charity Discounts - As a charity, you'll have access to discounts for you and your family
* Holiday purchase scheme - One week
* Free parking
About The Role:
36 hours per week
We work with young parents to overcome the experiences they've had. We empower them to build up the skills and resources they need to take control of their own lives, access a tenancy of their own and maintain a quality of life in the long term. We give them the information they need to make positive choices about their futures.
As well as delivering courses to our clients staff, they deliver healthy relationship training to employers and schools to assist in the education and prevention of domestic abuse
You will be part of a team providing practical and emotional support to individuals and families experiencing domestic abuse, sexual violence, women, and young parents experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities:
* Providing a high quality and individual service to women and young parents who are vulnerable and homeless
* To manage an accommodation and community service for a young parent's scheme
* The Team lead is responsible to the Head of Operations for the daily management and support of staff and overseeing effective support of clients. Liaising and building professional relationships with contract managers, agencies and other bodies offering support to clients
* To ensure the safeguarding of all clients and their children
* To provide individual supervision and appraisal to staff for whom you have direct line management responsibility and to organise regular team meetings
* To input into setting and controlling of your project's budgets
* To take part in the recruitment of staff and volunteers
* To ensure that all staff members work, at all times, in accordance with agreed service specifications, operational policies and other policies and procedures of my client
* To monitor and develop the support services in line with the QAF and contract requirements
* To ensure Health and Safety good practice throughout the services and that all staff implement the client's equal opportunities policy.
* To positively promote and represent the client and take an active part in relevant meetings
* To accept supervision and appraisal in line with the client's policy and be prepared to pursue identified training needs
Responsibilities shared with all staff:
* To provide on-call management duties as part of a rota
* To be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
* To undertake any other duties that may be required which are appropriate to your role
* To work at times other than office hours to attend meetings, participate in networks, fundraising events and ensuring that the service is accessible
* To participate in regular supervision and annual appraisal and help in identifying your own job-related development and training needs
* To ensure that the values and principles underlying the clients services are maintained and developed
Experience and knowledge:
* Management qualification to at least level 3 or qualified by experience
* At least 2 years relevant experience in a front line function with sound understanding young parents and the homeless
* Ability to manage and motivate the team of employees and volunteers
* Ability to work to deadlines with good prioritisation, initiative and time management skills
* Good computer literacy with knowledge of word, excel outlook and access
* Communication and reporting skills (verbal and in writing)
* Be resilient and able to work well under pressure alongside your team, prioritising a heavy work load and work both reactively and pro-actively
If you are successful for this role it will be subject to satisfactory DBS completion
Regular travelling is required - The role holder must have access to a car.
* Business mileage is payable from an agreed base.
* The role holder must possess a full current driving license, road fund license and business use
* Insurance and MOT, providing proof when requested. The role holder must ensure the car is maintained and in a roadworthy condition
If you are interested, apply online or send your CV to (url removed), alternatively, give me a call at (phone number removed)
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.
