Are you an experienced people manager who thrives in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment?
We’re looking for a confident and compassionate Team Manager to lead a team delivering life-changing health and wellbeing support to adult drug and alcohol users. This is a 9-month fixed-term contract running from March to December 2026, offering the chance to make an immediate impact during a key period for the service.
You’ll oversee tailored interventions using harm reduction and abstinence-based approaches, while supporting low-level mental health needs. This is a hands-on leadership role where quality, performance, and people matter.
What you’ll be doing
- Leading, motivating, and developing a team of practitioners
- Allocating caseloads and managing a small number of complex cases
- Ensuring interventions meet required quality, audit, and inspection standards
- Driving performance against KPIs and contractual targets
- Overseeing rotas, resources, and day-to-day service delivery
- Supporting accurate data collection, reporting, and submission deadlines
- Deputising for the Service Manager when required
- Building strong relationships with commissioners, partners, and stakeholders
You’ll be a great fit if you
- Are an experienced people manager with a collaborative leadership style
- Can balance operational delivery with coaching and development
- Are confident managing performance, quality, and risk
- Thrive in a role with responsibility, autonomy, and trust
- Lead by example, including prioritising staff wellbeing and self-care
This fixed-term role gives you the opportunity to lead an established team, maintain high-quality service delivery, and support positive outcomes for service users, all while being part of a supportive and collaborative environment.
Please see the attached Job Description for full details