Health and Wellbeing Team Leader

Are you an enthusiastic and passionate person who is committed to improving the outcomes for Children, Young People and families who are effected by substance use in Harrow? Do you want to join our innovative and dynamic team of harm reduction staff delivering Harrows Children's and Young Persons (CYP) substance use service?

We are delighted to be able to offer the opportunity to lead one of our drug teams in London Harrow .

As a Team Leader, you will lead and manage staff within the Harrow team.  You will be required to line manage staff to deliver a range of support services, brief interventions, specialist interventions, engagement work and proactive health initiatives around harm reduction. You will need to be able to work both independently and as part of a multi-agency team around the CYP.

You will provide professional leadership, management and support to practitioners so that they can deliver efficient, effective and safe, drug related services.

This is an all year-round contract and working hours are Mon – Fri, 37 hours per week with some early evening and weekend working if required to meet the needs of the service.

Holding a relevant qualification in substance misuse/youth work/psychology/counselling/ mental health/social care, you will also:

• Have experience of working with at risk/vulnerable young people in a community setting
• Be able to deliver behaviour change support, including group work
• Be knowledgeable about: safeguarding children, confidentiality, consent and mental capacity and Hidden Harm
• Adopt a flexible approach to work – hours and locations

To apply, you will need to download and complete our application form. We would be grateful if you could also complete our equality monitoring form.

Our objective is to reduce the harms relating to substance use and increase health and wellbeing for Children and Young People in Harrow and reduce health inequalities.

The Benefits

Closes date: Monday Tuesday 1 October 2024

Compass is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and you should share our commitment. All Compass posts are subject to appropriate level DBS checks. We value diversity at Compass and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Established for over 30 years, Compass is a national charity which works in communities across the UK providing services spanning substance misuse treatment and rehabilitation, early interventions for vulnerable young people, school aged health programmes and associated prevention as well as treatment and health promotion initiatives.