
Description
Turning Point, working in partnership with Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest and Antidote, provide the City and Hackney Recovery Service which works with local residents concerned about their drug and alcohol use.
The service works across each of City and Hackney’s neighbourhoods in order to be accessible, local and inclusive.
The fully integrated service contributes to recovery, social inclusion and improving the quality of life of all our service users in the City of London and Hackney borough. It aims to be shaped by the community needs and voices of service users, carers, families, communities, all staff and volunteers.
As a Team Leader you’ll have the chance to make a real difference to the lives of the people we support who are experiencing difficulties from drugs and alcohol use, leading a team to work with them to develop the personal, flexible and realistic support packages they need to help turn things around.
As the Criminal Justice, Women's and Families Team Leader within the City and Hackney service you will be over viewing continuity of care of prison leavers, supporting complex women and family members and or loved ones of individuals where alcohol and or substance use is impacting their lives.
You will lead a team of workers holding caseloads of clients and provide line management supporting them to provide high quality psychosocial interventions leading to positive engagement for onward allocation to the various teams within the service.
Due to the nature of this role we are are accepting female only candidates.