Team Lead
Salary: £40,000
Location: Lancashire (West Lancashire- Skelmersdale, Ormskirk, Chorley, Leyland)
Your leadership will be the driving force behind a skilled team of Employment Specialists, ensuring they are empowered, trained, and inspired and create opportunities. Working across the IPS model, you will champion innovation, inclusion, and performance excellence.Collaboration is key. You’ll work closely with stakeholders, partners, and employers, ensuring employment support is seamlessly integrated with existing services and interventions. Beyond performance, your role is about creating opportunities, shifting mindsets, and transforming workplaces
What You’ll Be Doing:Proven leadership experience in managing, coaching, and developing high-performing teams within employment support, vocational rehabilitation, or related services.Knowledge and experience of IPS Fidelity.Passion for social inclusion and supporting people with mental health conditions, substance misuse issues, disabilities, or other barriers to employment.Strong understanding of IPS principles and a commitment to person-centred, strengths-based approaches.Ability to drive quality, performance and analyse data.Demonstrated budget management and resource allocation experience, ensuring efficient and impactful service delivery.Ability to manage lone working risk assessments, safeguarding protocols, and health & safety considerations for Employment Specialists working in the communityAbility to manage multiple priorities, ensuring high-quality, on-time, and on-budget delivery of employment support services.A collaborative leader, committed to team development, continuous improvement, and high service quality standards.Flexibility to travel and provide hands-on support across multiple sitesWhat You’ll BringManagement experience in health, employment, or social care services (desirable but not essentialEmployment services-related qualification (e.g., vocational rehabilitation, social work, or human resources).Experience in developing partnerships with key stakeholders such as NHS services, local authorities, and employers.Experience in voluntary sector management or community-based employment initiatives.Familiarity with the local area, including employment trends and key community organisations.
