Hybrid Aquarius Team Leader bei None

Job Title : Team Leader

Salary -£30,775 – £33,205 per annum

Permanent – full time 37 hours per week

Location : High Wycombe

You have significant experience of individual client work with adults/young people in an addictions or social care setting. You’d also like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with. Welcome to Aquarius as a Team Leader.

This role is for a service run in Partnership with an NHS Trust – MPFT Inclusion. The service is called ‘One Recovery Buckinghamshire’ (ORB).Aquarius is a long established charity based in Birmingham (since 1982) with a national reach of contracts and Partnerships.

Your challenge? To provide day-to day-management of the contracted service, ensure good clinical practice and see that it operates within policy and statutory requirements. Bringing leadership to the team and providing induction, supervision, coaching and work and development reviews will be important too. We’ll also rely on you to help deal with performance management issues and assist in the recruitment of team members and volunteers. And, when it comes to developing and maintaining effective liaison with commissioners and service providers, again, we'll count on you. Managing the budget for the service, ensuring appropriate recording and data reporting and actively promoting Aquarius’ values and mission – all are aspects of this vital leadership role.

Ideally, you have a professional qualification in health/social care, youth and community work, (e.g. NVQ Level 4 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing, Counselling, Addiction Studies). Candidates with proven experience of working in the substance misuse field and a commitment to complete NVQ4 Health and Social Care or equivalent will also be considered. Knowledge of alcohol and health related issues, including the functional model of alcohol use is essential, as is experience of staff supervision/management/training. Familiar with primary, secondary and other outreach settings, you're used to liaising with voluntary and statutory agencies and health professionals too. What’s more, you have a good understanding of safeguarding issues, and are great at engaging effectively with clients. Good IT skills (we use Microsoft Office) are also required, together with a flexible, can‐do and results driven approach.

In return, you can expect some great benefits, including 32 days' holiday, contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and childcare vouchers, plus exceptional professional development and training opportunities. 

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 We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience

and/or who are from a BAME background.

This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted. 

 To apply please submit a CV and supporting statement which should clearly outline your skills and experience.