Job Introduction

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Turning Point Leicestershire and Rutland Substance Use Service as the North Leicestershire & Rutland Team Manager. You will lead and have oversight of two of our teams within the service; the Loughborough Team and the Melton & Rutland Team and you will be responsible for the performance and development of these teams. This role will be based at our Loughborough hub.

You will support the service in maintaining excellent standards of treatment and care for our service users and will oversee the implementation of treatment pathways for people affected by their use of substances. You will work with a range of partner agencies and represent the service in a variety of settings, promoting the service and encouraging referrals. 

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will be highly motivated and engaging and have a real passion for supporting people.  You must have experience of line management/supervision/coaching and a strong understanding of treatment services and service user engagement.

It is a busy role so excellent time management skills and experience in report writing and analysing data and records will be important. 

This post covers the geographical areas of Loughborough, Melton and Rutland and there will be a requirement to travel across the county to different Turning Point sites and external venues in the community, therefore access to a car and a driving licence is essential. 

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong leadership skills and a track record of managing teams and supervising staff at different levels
• Knowledge, skills and experience of working with people who have experienced difficulties related to their substance use and delivering recognised psychosocial interventions/approaches
• Excellent facilitation skills including the ability to lead a discussion to constructive conclusions and the ability to feedback
• Experience of successfully managing a wide range of stakeholder relationships
• Time management skills – working under very tight deadlines with changing priorities
• Experience in evaluation techniques and the ability to adapt practice to get results

About Us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

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.

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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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Attached documents

• Team Manager Role Profile.pdf

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