Team Leader (Northwest London) - London Permanent30,082 Are you passionate about supporting people in their recovery journey and leading a team that makes a real impact in the community? Were looking for a Team Leader to join our Dependency and Recovery Services, working across several London boroughs, to lead a dedicated team delivering high-quality, recovery-focused interventions.As a Team Leader, you will be part of a flexible, multi-disciplinary team working closely with Probation Services to engage adult males under probation supervision into treatment and support services. This is a predominantly in person role, requiring regular travel between probation delivery units in Ealing and Hillingdon, Brent, Hammersmith and Fulham, and Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster.Our service is designed to bridge the gap between probation and community-based substance misuse services. Youll manage and support practitioners delivering timebound, motivational interventions that help individuals engage with treatment, implement action plans, and begin or continue their recovery journey.Travel regularly between sites to ensure smooth service delivery and team cohesion.Support the development, training and well-being of your team, ensuring high performance.Monitor and ensure data accuracy, timely reporting, and achievement of performance targets set by Forward Trust and commissioning bodies.Build and maintain effective working relationships with probation services, prisons, partner agencies, service users and stakeholders.Demonstrable experience in the management of teams, performance and development.Experience in key relationship management both internally and externallyKnowledge and experience of implementing formal procedures and policiesProject and time management skillsDemonstrable experience of managing high caseloads, carrying out risk/ comprehensive assessments, SMART action plans and effective case recordsAll probation-based roles will require enhanced DBS and HMPPS security vetting. Please note this process can take up to 3 months. All offers are subject to receiving both HMPPS vetting and DBS clearances.Yourself (personal information, financial information, police information, criminal history)Your family (parents, parents partners, siblings, partner(s), children)Social media and Open-Source checks (these are checks on content about you that''s publicly available on the internet to ensure there''s nothing linked to you that could undermine public trust and confidence in the prison service)Other government and overseas agency or police checks.We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Flexible working- Training and development opportunities- Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)- Season Ticket Loan Scheme- Cycle to work scheme- Crisis Loan Scheme- Electric Car Scheme-3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata''d for part time employees)- 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays- Contributory Pension Scheme Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years service and up to 9% thereafter- Diversity at Forward TrustThis includes those with Lived Experience of addiction, offending, or homelessness.This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.