Team Leader

Team Leader
Job Description

Service:
Reports To:
Location:

Mental Health and Wellbeing
Senior Team Leader / Service Manager
Hybrid working; between home, Young Somerset bases countywide and other
community/education delivery locations

Main Purpose of Post
Responsible for the day-to-day planning, management and delivery of specified projects and
activities for a defined specialist team, helping to meet the organisation’s aims and objectives by:

1.  Leading the operational management of functions relating to a defined area of responsibility

and/or allocated projects.

2.  Directly engaging with individuals and groups of baby/toddler, children/young people

families/carers, to promote and support their engagement in mental health and wellbeing
opportunities.

3.  Acting as an “on the ground” subject matter expert in relation to area/s of responsibility
and/or allocated projects, ensuring collaboration across the organisation; guiding and
supporting Service Managers and SLT in their decision-making and policy development.

4.  Managing a team of staff and/or volunteers responsible for delivering a specialist

operational function.

5.  Working with and developing highly effectively working relationships with a range of young
people, partners, funders and community organisations; acting as an Ambassador for Young
Somerset to deliver effective operations.

Main Responsibilities and Duties
Responsibilities and duties common to all Young Somerset Team Leaders are included below.  For
service-specific functions and objectives, please refer to the designated Assignment Scope.

•  To ensure effective delivery of activities and/or interventions to children and young people
aged 0-18 (or up to 25 where young people have an EHCP), using appropriate methods or
methodologies, in order to meet defined outcomes.

•  To model safe and quality practice in the delivery of activities and/or interventions to

children, young people and families, managing day to day issues and incidents in liaison with
specialist staff, for example the Senior Safeguarding Officer or Clinical Lead, as appropriate.
•  To attend and actively participate in a range of internal and external meetings; collaborating

with colleagues across Young Somerset, partner agencies and local community

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representatives, to maximise the opportunities available to young people, ensure
contractual requirements are met and to identify and resolve day to day operational issues.
•  To line-manage and provide operational guidance to staff and volunteers within area and/or

projects of responsibility, and to support recruitment and induction of new staff and
volunteers, in accordance with effective performance management and workforce and staff
development requirements.

•  To ensure effective data recording and reporting within area of responsibility, providing

evidence of outcomes; reporting to partners or funders, as required.

•  To ensure that in all respects of direct service delivery, relevant policies and best practice
are adhered to including safeguarding, safer recruitment and selection, health and safety,
safe delivery, equality and diversity, finance and participation.

•  To be responsible for the safe and efficient management and deployment of staff,

volunteers and resources within designated area of responsibility, in line with Young
Somerset policies and funder/partner requirements, showing consideration to budgets.

The post holder may be required to undertake additional duties commensurate with the level of this
post.

Additional Information
The postholder must be able to demonstrate commitment and enthusiasm towards Young
Somerset’s four core values: Putting Young People First, Inspiring, Collaborating, Going Further.

The post will be a combination of home, office-based work and operational delivery from a range of
community and education locations. Staff should prioritise direct delivery to children, young people
and families. ICT should be used appropriately to support this work, ensuring it does not detract
from meaningful, in-person engagement with young people. Some moderate physical effort is
required. The postholder may be required to pack and transport resources and to support young
people in a range of indoor and outdoor environments, which may include some lifting and carrying.

An Enhanced DBS clearance is required as post holder will be working with children and young
people. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

This role may involve some evening and weekend work.  It requires a combination of home, office-
based work and attendance at a range of community locations countywide so requires a clean
driving licence.

The postholder will receive supervision, if applicable to role

The salary for this role is  £37,413 for 37 hours per week.

Holiday entitlement is 27 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days following 5 years’
service).

Qualifications

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Essential

•  A qualification relevant to the service or project area of deployment
•  Qualified or acquired knowledge to degree level
•  Evidence of post-qualification study, preferably in a relevant subject area

Desirable

•  Qualification in relevant service-specific discipline e.g. mental health nursing, education
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Level 2 Safeguarding
Level 2 Health and Safety
Level 2 First Aid

Experience

Essential

•  Delivering activities or interventions to young people with specific needs
•  Management of quality and safe services for young people
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Line management and deployment of staff / volunteers
•  Resource management
•  Multi-agency and partnership engagement
•  Specialist knowledge relating to the service/area of deployment
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Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft applications and willingness to undertake training
relevant to role

•  Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills
•  Strong planning and organisational ability

Desirable

•  Working for a charity

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