Change Grow Live
Senior Employment Specialist

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Great Leadership Creates Opportunity.
Opportunity changes lives.
Not simply through employment, but through the confidence it builds, the independence it creates and the possibilities it unlocks.
At Change Grow Live, we're committed to helping people realise their potential and move towards the future they want for themselves. We know that achieving this starts with exceptional colleagues, and exceptional colleagues need inspiring leaders.
We're looking for an experienced manager to join our South West London Employment Service as a Senior Employment Specialist. This is a role for someone who is passionate about developing people, building strong and inclusive teams and creating a culture where both colleagues and the people we support can flourish.
Your impact won't be measured solely by targets or performance metrics. It will be seen in the growth of your team, the opportunities created and the positive, lasting difference made to people's lives across South West London.
A Role Where Your Leadership Matters
As a Senior Employment Specialist, you'll lead a team of talented Employment Specialists who support people to identify their strengths, ambitions and employment goals, helping them move towards meaningful and sustainable employment.
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This is a role where your influence extends far beyond your own work. You'll create the environment that enables others to succeed, providing guidance, support and leadership that helps colleagues grow in confidence, develop their skills and deliver excellent outcomes.
Working across Croydon, Merton, Kingston, Sutton, Richmond and Wandsworth, you'll collaborate with employers, partners and colleagues to ensure the service remains ambitious, responsive and focused on helping people achieve their potential.
Whilst you'll maintain a small caseload to stay connected to frontline delivery, the heart of this role is people leadership. We're looking for someone who enjoys developing others, championing high standards and bringing people together around a shared purpose.
About You
You may already be working as a Team Leader, Deputy Manager, or in another leadership role where you've been responsible for managing and developing staff, delivering performance and leading quality services.


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Most importantly, you'll be someone who believes in people.
You'll understand how to bring out the best in others, balancing support with accountability and creating a culture where colleagues feel valued, trusted and empowered to succeed. You'll be comfortable leading through change, using coaching and encouragement to help teams achieve shared goals while maintaining a strong focus on quality and outcomes.
We're particularly interested in hearing from candidates with experience within employment services, health, wellbeing, social care, substance use services or other people-centred environments who are passionate about helping others achieve fulfilling and sustainable futures.
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