Ingeus
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Company Description
Ingeus is a leading human services provider helping people, business and communities thrive through employment, skills and health & wellbeing services. We are a trusted partner to government and industry delivering services that create positive social impact and transform lives.
Job Description
Team Lead
Salary: £45,000
Location: South London (including sites in Croydon)
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 community.
- Ability 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 sites.
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What You’ll Bring
- Management experience in health, employment, or social care services (desirable but not essential)
- Employment 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.
Qualifications
Desirable but Not Essential:
- Knowledge and experience of the IPS/ SEQF models and principles.
- Experience supporting individuals with complex needs, including disabilities or long-term health conditions.
- A background in community outreach, stakeholder engagement, or employment services.
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Additional Information
At Ingeus, we’ve spent time listening to our employees to build our benefits package:
- 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to trade for additional leave.
- EAP Support programme available 24/7, including 6 free counselling sessions.
- Private medical insurance and life assurance.
- Up to 2 days of Community Giving (volunteering) each year to support a cause that matters to you.
- Eyecare vouchers to help with glasses or eye care.
- Online Shopping discounts.
- Cycle to Work scheme and travel season ticket loan.
- Long service awards to celebrate your commitment.
- Salary Finance offering financial education and advice.
- The opportunity to purchase extra benefits like critical illness cover and dental insurance.
We understand that everyone’s journey is different, and we’re committed to making our recruitment process as inclusive and accessible as possible. If you require any support or adjustments—whether that’s help with the application, interview format, or anything else—we’re here to listen and work with you to find the best approach.
Our goal is to ensure you can showcase your skills and potential in a way that works for you. Please don’t hesitate to contact us [email protected] to discuss how we can support you.
Please note, if we receive a high volume of applications, the role may be closed early.
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Connect to Work
Employment Type
Full Time / Permanent
Compensation
up to GBP 45000 - yearly
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