Criminal Justice Team Leader

Change Grow Live Norfolk are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives. Our core values are 'Be open, be compassionate and be bold' and our teams apply these daily, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options. Our Team Leaders here at Change Grow Live play an integral role in ensuring an effective service provision for our service users by creating a focused culture, engaging staff to provide an innovative and continually improving service and provide leadership, support, and development to a wide range of staff. We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Criminal Justice Team Leader to join our Norfolk Service covering all our Norfolk Bases in Great Yarmouth, Kings Lynn, Thetford and Norwich. You will work as part of the Norfolk service, developing pathways between Criminal Justice Agencies, both in the community and within the prison service to support seamless continuity of care. As the Team Leader, you will be expected to work with the Criminal Justice team to support service users subject to court orders such as ATR, RAR, DRR and prescribed clients released from custody. You will oversee the recovery workers who will have service users on their caseloads that are linked in with criminal justice system or are at risk of offending and help support them manage the service users risks and support plans. Please be aware that a driving licence will be essential for this role due to the geographical area being covered.,

• Operational line management of a team of staff which includes supervision (with reflective practice), appraisal, performance and sickness management as well as ensuring staff follow CGL and external policies applicable to their roles.
• Empowering staff to promote hope, empowerment, choices, control, and opportunities that assist service users reaching their full potential as individuals and community members.
• Work with your team and Designated Safeguarding Lead (if not your role) to ensure that the practices within the team/service enable identification of service users, children and families who are at risk.
• Ensure that staff are competent in the delivery of interventions that reduce risk to service users.
• Support staff to improve service user outcomes through observed practice, providing timely values-based feedback.
  
  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 service users who are involved with the Criminal Justice system.
• 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 of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us
• 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
• Refer a Friend Scheme, Salary is subject to review in line with the 2025/26 pay award.
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.