Job Details

Team Leader

Family Action

Expires in 7 days

Overview

Wigan Crisis Space is a collaborative approach to providing mental health and wellbeing support from late afternoon into the evening. It provides a safe space for people who are experiencing mental distress or who feel that they are going through a personal crisis.  Our service staff will offer low level calming interventions and one to one support to identify the cause of the emotional distress and to put in place a plan including signposting and referring on to other organisations and services.
£28,884 to £31,698 Full Time Equivalent (pro-rata for part-time)
Per year
Part time, Permanent
(30 hours per week - Working late afternoons and evenings, and weekend working on a rota basis – we are recruiting for 2 positions)
Wigan Crisis Space Crompton Street, Wigan, WN1 1YP - Office based and wheelchair accessible.

Key information

We are looking for someone with strong leadership skills, and knowledge and understanding of Mental Health conditions and their impact on daily living. 

About the role

  • Provide leadership and line management to a small team of Support, Time and Recovery (STR) workers to support the delivery of a safe, effective and appropriate service
  • Support STR workers in goal and safety planning, implementing interventions and provide support and advice to staff on safeguarding issues working closely with the Service Manager on complex issues.
  • To have knowledge of, develop relationships with and keep up to date with local services and organisations which can offer support in relation to developing positive wellbeing.


We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required. We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support.

All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. To help remove financial barriers to working with us, we will reimburse reasonable travel costs if you are invited to attend an interview in person.

Requirements

You will have a strong track-record of working with individuals and their families to deliver positive outcomes. You will work within the team to prototype new ways of supporting individuals, and contribute to the ongoing development of the team by sharing learning and by listening and responding to feedback from people who use the service.