South West London Team Leader

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South West London Team Leader - Dependency and Recovery
Location: On-Site
Salary: £30,082
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Closing date: 06 Feb 2026
About The Role
Were Hiring: Team Leader Dependency and Recovery Services
Do you have the leadership skills to inspire a team and the passion to support people on their recovery journey? Join Forward Trust as a Team Leader in our Dependency and Recovery Services, where youll play a vital role in bridging the gap between probation and substance misuse services.
As a Team Leader, you will:
Lead a dedicated team of practitioners delivering support to adult males under probation supervision across Kingston, Richmond, Hounslow, Wandsworth, Merton and Sutton.
Provide visible leadership, travelling between probation delivery units, attending meetings, and ensuring smooth project delivery.
Manage referrals, oversee complex cases, and support your team to deliver high-quality, motivational interventions that help clients stay engaged in treatment and recovery.
Build strong relationships with Probation Practitioners, Prisons, Partners, Service Users, Stakeholders, and Volunteers, representing Forward Trust with professionalism and integrity.
Support the Service Manager by meeting performance targets, ensuring accurate data reporting, and promoting services across your locations.
Coach, develop, and motivate your team to thrive, ensuring excellent staff retention and practice.
Step up when needed to deputise for the Service Manager, ensuring continuity and high standards of service delivery.
This is a hybrid, in-person role that requires regular travel across probation delivery units in Southwest London. Core hours are MondayFriday, 9:0017:00, with some flexibility required.
What Were Looking For
You will bring:
Demonstrable experience managing teams, performance, and development.
A genuine passion for motivating and developing people.
Strong background in relationship management (internal and external).
Knowledge and experience of implementing policies and formal procedures.
Excellent problem-solving, negotiation, and project management skills.
A solid understanding of the criminal justice sector and challenges faced by service users.
Experience managing caseloads, risk assessments, SMART action plans, and accurate case recording.
About Us
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. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. 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. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits -
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)
Access to Blue Light Card
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
Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

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Location:
London
Salary:
£30,000
Job Type:
PartTime
Category:
Management

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