Team Manager

Team Manager (Oxfordshire)

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Holder House

time type

Full time

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Posted Today

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JR013122

Team Manager

Location: Holder House, 35-37 Oxford Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
OX14 2EEWorking Hours: 37 Hours per weekContract Type: 6 months FTC - Full timeSalary: £31,030-£41,980

Please note: The salary listed reflects the full earning potential for this role. Starting salaries depend on experience and progression within the band. 

About Waythrough 

Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we’ve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England.

Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services – and it’s all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.

Make a real difference in your community 

Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Team Manager to join our team at Holder House.

Holder House residential service works with you to recognise when you are becoming unwell and help you take preventative measures to avoid relapse. We work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to provide one-to-one bespoke support for you.

We support people from across the country who have severe and enduring mental health conditions with complex risk and forensic histories. Our admissions come from numerous sources including directly from hospital to community mental health team referral, providing a variety of support needs.

As Team manager you will match our organisational values, ambition and commitment, providing effective leadership to frontline staff to ensure we provide high-quality service delivery.

What You’ll Do

In addition to the duties outlined in the full Job Description, you will be responsible for:

• Providing effective line management for the Recovery Team
• Offering strong leadership and operational oversight to ensure high-quality delivery
• Driving innovation across your team, leading initiatives to enhance performance
• Leading and developing your workstream offer to meet service needs
• Facilitating supervision and group supervision and lead appropriate meetings in line with your workstreams.
• Delivering training and coaching to support staff development and best practice
• Supporting the continuous improvement of partnership working and referral pathways
• Actively contributing as a member of the management team, supporting service-wide decision-making

What you'll need for the role:

• Leadership: Proven experience leading, managing and motivating teams
• Customer Service: Strong commitment to excellent service delivery and stakeholder engagement
• Service Delivery: Ability to oversee day-to-day operations and ensure timely, appropriate support
• Data & Reporting: Confidence in preparing reports and undertaking statistical analysis
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Problem-Solving: A proactive, solutions-focused approach
• Adaptability: Flexibility to support evolving services and develop new pathways

To view he full job description please click here.

What We Offer

We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:

• 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)

• Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%

• Life assurance (3× annual salary)

• Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay

• Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave

• Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications

• 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme

• Recognition and long service awards via our

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• £500

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• Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership

• Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good

• Free will writing service and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year

Inclusion and accessibility 

Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support.

We have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme - all applicants are welcome, and adjustments can be made to enable fair participation.

If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email our recruitment team: recruitmentteam@waythrough.org.uk 

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