All applicants need to submit a CV and a covering letter on why you should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted if no covering letter is included.
Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised.
Team Leaders at WithYou have a solution focused attitude and are professional, resilient and dynamic. A vacancy has arisen for a Team Leader to cover the Truro and Newquay areas, but based at our Truro office to provide support to our Recovery Worker teams. You will be working as part of a successful management team on the contract we have been delivering since 2013.
The Team Leader role is a key element in providing the variety of services that Cornwall We Are With You offers. This is a large integrated drug and alcohol service working with some of Cornwall’s most excluded and disadvantaged people. You will be working in a multi-disciplinary team alongside in-house service including outreach, criminal justice, family and community workers; nurses, doctors and pharmacists; work and learning and a secondary rehabilitation service.
We offer a wide range of intervention including Needle and Syringe Programme; harm reduction advice and information; psycho-social interventions; detoxification; rehabilitation; OST prescribing and wide range of aftercare and in to work support. We use a multi-agency approach, working with both statutory and non-statutory services to increase choice and positives outcomes for the people using this service.
The successful applicant will have a positive approach to working in a dynamic environment with a commitment to providing meaningful services to those who present to our service and achieving this by supporting the existing dedicated team of Recovery Workers. Areas of work include:
To support the management team in the delivery of contracted service
To positively promote the service and We Are With You
To manage the staff within the service to ensure staff are well informed, inspired and engaged with We Are With You’s strategic objectives and that the cohesive culture is developed.
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.
Please be advised that we are looking to interview in the New Year.
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.
Our ideal candidate:ONC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent or a commitment to complete within 18-months
Demonstrable experience of working in the health, social care or criminal justice setting and of working in partnership with a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies
A successful track record of management responsibility and development of others
An understanding of the issues facing drug/alcohol misusers or clients experiencing common mental health problems (as appropriate)
Knowledge and understanding of harm minimisation in substance misuse treatment or psychological health interventions for common mental health problems in primary care (as appropriate)
Knowledge/understanding of health and safety, including assessing high-risk situations for clients
Resilient, ability to prioritise, work under pressure, and manage competing / conflicting demands
Be results driven and possess analytical skills.
Ability to work flexible and unsocial hours as required
Willing to and able to visit other locations from time to time in order to deliver the services required
