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Children and Young Persons Team Leader, Change Grow Live
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Children and Young Persons Team Leader
Newham – Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to improving lives through compassion, openness, and bold action. Our core values—be open, be compassionate, be bold—urged our teams daily to provide nurturing, safe support, treating each service user as an individual to help them find the best possible care and treatment options.
As a dynamic and enthusiastic Team Leader for Children and Young Persons, you’ll play a critical role in shaping our innovative, user-focused service delivery across Newham. Your responsibilities include leading a team, fostering a culture of excellence, managing line responsibilities, and driving continuous improvement in support systems.
We are building a team that empowers individuals to lead change — experience and innovation are rewarded at Change Grow Live.
Location:
Newham
Hours:
37.5 per week (Full-time)
Contract:
Permanent
Note: Salary and benefits for part-time roles are pro-rated based on contracted hours.
Responsibilities
Your primary focus will be on operational leadership and service excellence, ensuring a positive impact for children and young people. Key responsibilities include:
Team Leadership & Management
- Operational line management, including:
- Supervision, appraisals, performance and sickness management
- Ensuring staff adhere to Charity’s operational policies and external compliance guidelines
- Recruitment, selection and induction of new staff
- Leadership by example to maintain a professional, positive, and supportive team culture
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Service Delivery & Safeguarding
- Support staff in assessing children, young people and their families
- Collaborate with teams to prepare tailored plans and motivate engagement with support services
- Ensure competency across staff in delivering evidence-based interventions that reduce risk to service users
- Monitor and enhance service quality in partnership with the Deputy Service Manager
- Proactively develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners to improve supported outcomes
Quality Assurance & Development
- Provide values-based feedback to staff through observed practice
- Drive continuous learning environment where professionalism and integrity lead to positive outcomes for users
- Support the Operational Leadership Team in maintaining safe and welcoming working and service environments
- Take ownership of data collection, outcome monitoring, and record-keeping
About You
We’re looking for an experienced leader who is passionate about supporting vulnerable young people. Ideal candidates should possess:
- Experience in working with children and young people facing complex needs linked to substance use and behavioural challenges
- Expertise in drugs, alcohol misuse, and related effects on young people and families
- Proven line management experience, with skills to empower and motivate teams
- Strong safeguarding knowledge, showing track record in embedding policy and practice
- Relationship-building ability, capable of fostering new and maintaining existing partnerships
- Knowledge of psychosocial and trauma-informed support/outreach strategies
- Demonstrable skills in:
- Confident communication, both verbally and in writing
- Adaptability and flexibility under pressure
- Extraordinary commitment to facilitating positive service-user outcomes
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What We Offer You
Join us for more than just a job — it’s a supportive, collaborative environment dedicated to careful, transformative change.
Your Rewards:
- Generous annual leave: 25 days + 1 extra day for every year (up to 30 days after 5 years of service)
- Wellness support: Weekly paid wellness hour; access to a Wellbeing Hub and an Employee Assist Programme (EAP)
- Contributory pension scheme
- Discounts, shopping, cinema, holidays, and many more benefits in our package
- Training and career development opportunities: leadership progression and continuous professional growth
- Friendly community & support scheme: Invite a friend for a referral bonus
- Inner London Weighting (ILW) for additional compensation
Key Details
Salary Range
£36,101.10 – £38,114.53 per annum (for 37.5 hours) with additional Inner London Weighting = £4,236.47
[Salaries are pro-rated for part-time roles]
DBS Requirement
All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check before an offer can be confirmed.
Final Notes:
- This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
- Applications only will be considered — no agencies can submit applications.
- Closes: 8/7/2026
For further enquiries about this or future roles, contact:
Amy Herbert amy.herbert@cgl.org.uk
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