Team Leader

 

As a Team Leader, you will play a key role in driving forward high-quality, person-centred support for individuals experiencing substance misuse and complex challenges. You will lead a team of skilled and motivated recovery workers, ensuring the delivery of effective outreach interventions and specialist support for women.

 

A core focus of this role is promoting and developing safe, inclusive, and engaging women-only spaces, encouraging more women to access treatment and sustain recovery within their communities.

• Lead, motivate, and supervise a team delivering outreach and specialist recovery support to individuals with complex needs
• Champion and develop women-focused services, including safe and supportive spaces at Eastbourne Lifthouse and the Recovery Café
• Promote engagement with substance misuse treatment for women, reducing barriers and ensuring accessibility
• Deliver a flexible, creative, and responsive service tailored to the diverse needs of service users
• Ensure high standards of care, safeguarding, and adherence to best practice guidelines
• Support the delivery of high-quality group work and one-to-one interventions using a holistic, trauma-informed approach 

 

• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience. 
• Knowledge and experience of developing and leading health and social care services and delivering services which evidence high performance and quality standards. 
• Significant experience of leading teams who work with families where children are subject to social care intervention. 
• Knowledge of current legislation surrounding children, young people, and safeguarding practice 
• Able to lead, inspire and develop a team. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to use common MS Office applications (Word/Excel/Outlook) 

 

 

 

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service Capped at 30 days.
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme 
• Contributory pension scheme 
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. 
• A friendly and supportive team 
• Training, career development & progression opportunities 

 

 

 

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.  

 

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

CGL points 31 to 33 (£36,101.10 - £38,114.53)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

10/7/2026

Gemma Roche | gemma.roche@cgl.org.uk

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.