Team Leader - Young People (Ref: 0080ZA)

About the Role

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.

Closing date: Monday 24th November

Join us as a Team Leader in Rotherham - Job Description/Person Specification

Our Rotherham Alcohol and Drug Service (ROADS) are looking for a YP Team Leader to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse client group. If you are an enthusiastic and creative individual and are passionate about changing people's lives for the better, we'd love to hear from you.

As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. Find out more about us here.

Job Opportunity

Our young persons teams offer vital support, training and educating young people in their locality. They work with other agencies and professionals to safeguard their young clients, working with their families too where appropriate. The work can be challenging but it's always rewarding and at With You, you'll be part of an amazing team making a real difference to people's lives.

Managing and developing your team to reach its full potential will be key to your success and will be your passion as a Team Leader. This YP Team Leader role will provide support to our YP, Family and Schools Workers, as well as being an integral part of the wider Rotherham management team. The role will be based at our Rotherham office, however there is an expectation that as the team is peripatetic, the team leader will need to also be flexible. There will be data analysis and administration tasks to deal with too, but that's all part of this busy and varied job.

This is a fixed term role until December 2026. As a Team Leader, we offer a starting salary of £30,000 per annum. The salary for this role is on an incremental scale and will rise each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, to £36,000 per annum. For further details please reach out to a member of the recruitment team via .

Essential Skills

In your application, we'll be excited to see evidence of:

• ONC/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent or a commitment to complete within 18-months
• An understanding of the issues facing young people experiencing challenges in relation to drug/alcohol and/or mental health challenges
• 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
• Knowledge of health and safety, including assessing high risk situations
• Analytical skills, with a results driven approach

DE&I

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 vision of a future where everyone lives a life free from the harm associated with drugs and alcohol. 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.

As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays 
• An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
• Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension scheme
• Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
• Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
• We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period