Team Leader - Young People

Overview

Lead a team delivering supported accommodation and support for young people (16-25).

Requirements

• leadership
• safeguarding
• supervision
• record‑keeping
• resilience
• youth experience

What You Bring

-An ability to reflect on your own practice. -Good leadership skills and a proven track record for delivering good outcomes for individuals. -Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines. -Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures. -Experience in providing supervision to others. -An ability to make good quality judgements and sound decisions in situations of increasing complexity, risk, uncertainty and challenge. -An ability to maintain records and write high quality written reports which are suitable for a variety of professional settings. -Resilient and flexible in dealing with others. -An ability to build sound, productive working relationships with customers, colleagues and partners. -Experience of working effectively with young people with diverse strengths, needs and aspirations and an awareness of needs and risk assessments.

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Benefits

-Health Benefits and Perks: Access to a health care cash plan (worth up to £1,100 annually), virtual GP services, discounted gym memberships, and retail discounts including access to a Blue Light Card. -Generous Annual Leave: Start with 26 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with length of service - and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days (pro rated for part time roles). -Smarter Travel: Save with our Cycle to Work and Car Benefit schemes. -Learning and Development: Invest in your future with ongoing personal and professional growth opportunities. -Family Support: Policies designed to help you balance work and family life, including a new child payment. -Pension Contributions: Enjoy up to 9% employer contributions with our Defined Contribution scheme. -Giving Back: Up to four paid volunteering days a year to support our communities. -Wellbeing Matters: Priorities your health with mental health support, enhanced sick pay, wellness campaigns, and free flu jabs.

About Livewest

-Born in March 2018 from the merger of Knightstone Housing and DCH, it carries over decades of housing heritage across Cornwall to Gloucestershire. -It blends affordable rent, shared ownership, and private sale to fuel future development. -Reinvests profits from private-sale homes into more affordable housing, sustaining thousands of construction and supply-chain jobs. -Projects span supported housing for vulnerable groups through to contemporary shared-ownership developments. -Specializes in residential development and management, maintaining an in-house property services team handling repairs, compliance, and upgrades. -A standout initiative is its InFocus customer-scrutiny group, empowering residents to shape repair and service standards from the ground up.

Sector Specialisms

Visa Sponsorship

-no visa sponsorship; applicants must have the right to work in the uk.

Security Clearance

-enhanced disclosure and barring service (dbs) check required.