Team Manager

We have a new exciting and rewarding opportunity to join the Phoenix Futures team at HMP Warren Hill. Phoenix Futures is looking to recruit a Team Manager to lead our specialist psychosocial substance use service team.

Are you looking for an exciting and challenging opportunity that makes a difference?

We are recruiting a Team Manager for our specialist psychosocial substance misuse service. A passionate and skilled team provide tailored interventions to service users who are located within the challenging prison environment. You will work closely with the Service Manager to continue to develop the team and service. This service is one of many prison based services across England, therefore the successful candidate will be able to share best practice and support from our services within the Phoenix Futures Group.

The role

• This role ensures the efficient delivery of a comprehensive prison servicewith emphasis on responding to individual needs and bringing innovation to service delivery.
• You will manage and support a teamof Substance Use Practitioners providing support and leadership in all areas of delivery.
• You will ensure that service delivery is in line withrecommended professional good practiceand Phoenix Future’s processes and policies and practices and that the reasonable expectations of service users, commissioners and other stakeholder are met.
• You will maintain a recovery-orientated approachto all undertakings and a demonstrable commitment to continued professional learning & development.

About you

• Experience of the substance misuse sector or related field
• Experience of delivering high quality work with service users
• An understanding of the complex issues presented by men entering custody
• A desire to work in collaboration with healthcare, mental health, community agencies and the prison service whilst adhering to security requirements
• A passion for supervision and developing your supervisees
• Willingness to support your Service Manager in leadership, managing the workload & data management

Your rewards

• Starting salary of £27,000, with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase of up to £31,750
• 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
• Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
• Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
• Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system
• Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
• A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.
• We’ll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.

About Phoenix Futures

Phoenix Futures is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment.

Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future.

We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing.

We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency.

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