Team Leader - Brink of Change

As Team Leader at The Brink, you will lead the delivery of community-based drug and alcohol services for adults aged 18 and over. You will oversee a team of Recovery Practitioners, supporting the delivery of person-centred treatment that meets the individual needs of our service users.

You will manage a small caseload alongside providing and overseeing a range of interventions, including harm reduction, psychosocial support, structured 1:1 and group sessions, wellbeing interventions and structured treatment programmes. You will ensure that assessments and SMART care plans are completed to a high standard and that individuals receive the right support to achieve positive and sustainable outcomes.

Working closely with the Service Manager and wider team, you will help ensure the service meets its key performance indicators and outcome targets. You will provide supervision, guidance and training to practitioners, while supporting the ongoing development of the service.

Building strong relationships with partner agencies will be an important part of the role, helping to ensure effective partnership working and continuity of care for service users.

The role requires flexibility, including some evening and weekend work depending on service user needs. You may also be required to travel to other local projects, with reasonable notice, to support continuity of service.

About You

We are looking for an experienced substance misuse professional with a strong background in leading and supervising within community substance misuse services.

You will have experience of carrying out comprehensive assessments, developing and implementing SMART care plans, and supporting colleagues to deliver these to a high standard. You will also have experience delivering structured interventions and be confident sharing your knowledge and skills with practitioners and wider teams.

You will have a good understanding of psychosocial interventions and how they can support people experiencing drug and alcohol issues. You will be confident using Motivational Interviewing techniques in both 1:1 and group settings and when supporting your team.

You will be an effective and supportive leader, able to develop others through supervision, training and guidance. Strong communication, partnership-working and organisational skills are essential, alongside good IT skills and confidence using case management systems.

Most importantly, you will be committed to delivering person-centred, inclusive and evidence-based support, helping both service users and colleagues achieve positive outcomes.

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits - 

• Flexible working
•  Support for Families – We support our employees through every stage of family life by offering enhanced maternity and paternity pay for eligible employees who have completed 26 weeks' continuous service, alongside family-friendly policies and a supportive, inclusive workplace. If you'd like more information about our family-friendly benefits, please contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment@forwardtrust.org.uk 
• Training and development opportunities
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme 
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme

Electric Car Scheme

3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)

Access to Blue Light Card

25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays 

Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter 

Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary) 

Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Please note that remote roles may require occasional travel for site visits, training and meetings.   Diversity at Forward Trust The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with ‘Lived Experience’ of addiction, offending, or homelessness. Some of our roles may require a minimum period of sustained recovery (normally around 3 years). This is assessed on a case-by-case basis, and exceptions may be considered depending on the role and individual circumstances.

When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.

To find out more about Forward’s commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy click here.  

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.

  Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work Dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview.

If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the ‘Eligibility to Work in the UK’ requirements. Our Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. Forward Trust follow safer recruitment practices and support a culture of openness and accountability.