Team Leader, Work & Wellbeing

Contract: Permanent, 29.6 hours

Salary: £34,391 per annum, pro rata

Location: Doncaster - community-based.

We have an exciting opportunity for a new Team Leader to join our Work and Wellbeing team on our wonderful WorkWell project in Doncaster. 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:

We are seeking a motivated Team Leader to lead our WorkWell team in Doncaster, to drive performance and deliver a high quality employment support service. In this role you will oversee the day to day operations of the team, ensuring staff are supported, key performance indicators are met and our customers receive the best possible service. The Team Leader will work collaboratively with partners, businesses and other stakeholders to enhance service delivery and outcomes for our customers.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead, manage and support a team of Employment Specialists
• Drive performance to achieve key objectives and service outcomes
• Monitor team performance, provide coaching and support professional development
• Develop and implement strategies that drive improvement
• Ensure compliance with relevant policies, behaviours and funding requirements
• Analyse data and report on key performance indictors
• Build and maintain strong relationships with employers, stakeholders and partners
• Uphold SYHA behaviours and values.

About WorkWell

WorkWell is a pilot project launched jointly by the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) and the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). WorkWell supports individuals with health conditions to stay in, return to or gain employment.

We provide early-intervention support through comprehensive health and work assessments, helping individuals overcome health-related barriers to employment. WorkWell also serves as a single point of access, connecting people to a wide range of local support services tailored to their unique needs and circumstances.

We collaborate with mental and physical health teams including NHS Trusts, DWP and other referral partners to assist individuals who are employed facing difficulties at work. Additionally, WorkWell offers support to individuals who have been out of work for up to 3 months, helping people access the right support and resources to improve their wellbeing and re-enter the workforce.

Who you are:

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Ability to lead, motivate and inspire others to stay well and achieve in their role
• An excellent understanding of employment support and the local labour market
• The ability to drive improvement through focused performance management
• 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 and sustain 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:

• Salary £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.
• Excellent benefits including:
  • 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.

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

Closing Date: Sunday 6th April at midnight.

Interview Date: Thursday 17th April 2025. 152 Rockingham Street, Sheffield, S1 4EB.