Team Leader - D&R Yorkshire and The Humber

Overview

We are The Forward Trust (formerly RAPt and Blue Sky), a social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 30 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change.

Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends, and a sense of community.

Forward Trust delivers services within the Commissioned Rehabilitative Services (CRS) as part of the Ministry of Justice's new probation system, procured by Regional Probation Directors to provide flexible, responsive services to help break the cycle of reoffending.

What you will be doing?

As a Team Leader in the Dependency and Recovery Services, you will be working within a hybrid model as part of a flexible, multi-disciplinary team, working in person and travelling across the probation delivery units: Hull, Bridlington, Goole, Beverley, HMP Hull/Humber. You will work across these areas, and some work may be delivered virtually; however, this is an in-person service, and your role is key in supporting staff and developing stakeholder relationships.

The service is designed to improve engagement of clients into treatment services and 'bridge the gap' between probation and substance misuse services in the community by offering practical assistance and ongoing support through a range of timebound, enforceable, and motivational interventions.

You will be managing a team of practitioners who will be delivering Dependency and Recovery Services to adult males under probation supervision, supporting them to implement their action plans and navigate their recovery journey. Just like you, they will build and maintain positive working relationships with their probation practitioner colleagues and all stakeholders involved in their Service User's care. You will need to be fully embedded within probation offices to promote the work we do.

You will provide visible team leadership, travelling across the locations you are responsible for, attending essential meetings, and ensuring smooth project delivery so that your team is providing a high-quality service.

Our service success is dependent on appropriate staff recruitment, development, retention, and practice. You are responsible for ensuring that you are highly people-focused, providing coaching and all practical supports that enable your staff to thrive in conjunction with the service manager.

What we are looking for?

• Demonstrable experience in the management of teams, performance, and development.
• Genuine interest and experience in motivating and developing people.
• Experience in key relationship management both internally and externally.
• Knowledge and experience of implementing formal procedures and policies.
• Excellent problem-solving and negotiation skills.
• Project and time management skills.
• Knowledge of the issues facing service users in the criminal justice sector.
• Demonstrable experience of managing high caseloads, carrying out risk/comprehensive assessments, SMART action plans, and effective case records.

What we offer

• Training opportunities and career development.
• Flexible working.
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Crisis Loan Scheme.
• Electric Car Scheme.
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part-time employees).
• Access to Blue Light Card.
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme.
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years of service and up to 9% thereafter.
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary).
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria).

Person specification

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