Team Manager
Young People | 1 SW9 |£22.22 per hour (incl. of Holiday Pay) | 3-4 months | Job Ref: BD9321 | Posted: 26/11/2025
Central Recruitment is currently recruiting for a Team Manager, to work in the Lambeth area. The service supports young people with all aspects of their tenancy, supporting them to be independent and helping them to reach their goals.
The successful candidate will be required to work 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday 9AM - 5PM. Temporary cover is required for approximately 3 months. The pay rate is £19.40 per hour, with £2.82 holiday pay, totalling £22.22 per hour.
Please note; the role is based across two Ofsted registered services which are a 15 minute walk apart.
In this position, you will be required to:
- Manage a team of 11 including 2 Night Support Workers, 3.4 Day Support Workers and a Senior Support Worker at each site; carrying out regular supervisions, team meetings, training and staff development to meet or exceed the requirements of their role
- Deliver a consistent and effective service by maintaining accurate records and carrying out service checks
- Be a positive role model for support staff by modelling good practice, advising on and intervening in complex and/or high-risk cases and assisting with the inhouse service induction of new staff
- Ensure your team carry out needs and risk assessments, flexible personalised support plans and reviews for all service users
- Work with Support Workers to manage risks to customers, staff and the community
- Take an active lead to ensure the organisation is compliant with regulators
- Keep accurate records, manage customer information electronically and ensure all information is maintained to evidence compliance with the organisation's key performance indicators, our commissioners and other reporting requirements
- Attend meetings as required, working closely with various agencies to prioritise referrals and completing full assessments of the support needs of potential customers
- Develop and maintain useful links with local statutory and voluntary agencies to enable customers to access appropriate services and support
- Liaise promptly with colleagues, partner agencies and other stakeholders regarding safeguarding, welfare and other risk concerns
- Promote a positive health and safety culture
To apply for this role, you must have:
- Management experience of specialist and/or supported housing for vulnerable people
- Experience to lead a dispersed staff team
- Experience of working with people at risk of homelessness, young people and people with mental health and/or complex needs
- Experience of developing and delivering on targets and driving improvements in performance
- Experience being responsible for specific budgets, monitoring expenditure and taking appropriate action to prevent overspending as well as providing statistics, reports and information on any aspect of the work in your team.
- Ability to work as part of a team and build and maintain effective and supportive relationships with peers and partners
- Committed to knowing what it takes to lead, manage and motivate your team ensuring they have the right tools to do the job
- Committed to providing excellent customer service - whether you are in direct contact with customers, or dealing with internal or external colleagues
- Ensure all administrative tasks, IT and other record keeping systems that supports your service are kept up to date
Candidates must confirm their interest as soon as possible, with interviews scheduled shortly after and the appointed candidate expected to start as soon as possible
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