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Work & Wellbeing Team Leader

Employer
Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd
Location
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Salary
Starting Salary £34,391 + Benefits
Closing date
19 Nov 2024
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Team Leader, Work & Wellbeing

Permanent

Starting Salary £34,391 per annum

Barnsley

We have an exciting opportunity for a new Team Leader to work within our Work and Wellbeing team in Barnsley.

The successful candidate will lead our Individual Placement & Support employment team in Barnsley.

For our perfect candidate we are offering a flexible role, working in a caring and friendly team, with a great package of benefits.

More about the role:

The Team Leader will report to the Head of Work & Wellbeing, and lead a small team of Employment Specialists. The focus of the role is to:

  • Lead a team to successfully deliver IPS employment support within South Yorkshire
  • Lead a highly effective team of Employment Specialists to provide positive and sustained employment outcomes for our customers in line with their job preferences
  • Deliver a high-quality service in line with the IPS
  • Provide effective operational oversight to the team
  • Work collaboratively with partners, employers and other stakeholders to enhance service delivery and achieve better outcomes for our customers

Who you are:

Our new Team Leader will be performance driven with a commitment to quality and high standards.

The successful candidate will have the following:

  • Excellent understanding of employment support.
  • The ability to drive improvement through focused performance management.
  • Ability to lead, motivate and inspire others.
  • Ability to build relationships with a wide range of people and stakeholders.
  • A non-judgemental approach with a genuine belief that people with a health condition or experiencing disadvantage can find paid employment.
  • A positive mindset, able to handle setbacks and challenges, and a commitment to working in a strengths-based way.
  • Be willing to work across South Yorkshire as required.

Our wider benefits:

  • Starting salary 4D £34,391
  • Generous holiday entitlement – 27 days annual leave, statutory bank holidays plus an additional 4 SYHA days, pro rata.
  • Pension contribution
  • Excellent flexible working options including Flexi Time, Condensed Hours, Part Time, and Job Share.
  • SYHA Rewards - employee discount scheme, which offers cash back and shopping discounts. Plus advice and resources on healthy eating, financial wellbeing, exercise and mastering your mental health
  • Westfield Health (employer paid)
  • Counselling
  • Discounted Gym membership
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Access to a wide range of programmes to train and develop you.

For more information about our range of benefits, please visit the Your Wellbeing and Feeling at Home.

Who we are:

At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential.

Feeling settled and living well means different things to the people and families that live across South Yorkshire. So, we work with people in different ways – from our extra-care housing, to providing services and opportunities that individuals can access in their home, workplace and community, to creating houses for affordable rent.

Our employees enable us to create the best services, support, and experiences for our customers. We believe that difference makes us better, and that our services are made stronger by having a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Please note that we may remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. Please apply at your earliest convenience.

At SYHA, we value the incredible contribution and talent that people with disabilities can and do bring to our workplace and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. As part of our commitments, we will ensure that disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

To be considered under the scheme, disabled applicants must disclose their disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) on the Equal Opportunities section of the job application.

Closing Date: Sunday 17 November at midnight

Interview Date: Friday 22 November, in person, in Sheffield

Company

Blue Octopus partners with employers from a multitude of different sectors and industries, using our next generation technology and recruitment expertise to help attract, engage and hire the best talent for their unique career opportunities. We know that having the right people in place is crucial to every business’ current and future successes, regardless of the area they operate in.

Over the last decade, our experience has allowed us to specialise in several sectors, including social housing.

Blue Octopus has a strong history of working with social housing providers to help them hire the best talent and improve their talent management processes. This experience, coupled with knowledge developed over time, has allowed us to fully understand both the market itself and the skills required within the sector. We understand that operating at a high standard, efficiently and cost-effectively, is vital for our clients in the Social Housing sector, who provide a much-needed service for their tenants.

Company info
Telephone
01135323418
Location
Octo House, 2 Station Road
Otley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS21 3HX
United Kingdom

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