Outreach Team Leader (SO1)

Outreach Team Leader Location: Enfield Highway Library
Salary: £20 Per hour UMB (£16 per hour PAYE)
Contract type: Initially 3 months, 35 hours per week
Employer: Enfield Council

About the Role:
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Outreach Team Leader to join the dedicated team at Enfield Council. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a service that promotes independence, wellbeing, and healthy lifestyles for individuals in our community.
Key Responsibilities As an Outreach Team Leader, you will:

1. Deliver high-quality, safe, person-centred services that focus on wellbeing, promoting independence, and supporting healthy lifestyles — ensuring that choice, rights, and control are at the heart of all practice.
2. Provide comprehensive support to social care customers, ensuring their individual needs are met effectively.
3. Work collaboratively as part of the management team to contribute to the development and smooth running of services in line with local authority policies, procedures, and relevant legislation.
4. Deputise for the manager in their absence and take responsibility for specific areas of the service under their direction.
5. Manage, support, and develop staff within a robust performance management framework.
6. Encourage creativity, innovation, and flexibility in responding to the changing needs of service users.
7. Ensure all services comply with CQC fundamental standards and promote continuous improvement.
8. Deliver services in accordance with each individual’s Assessment, Support Plan, and Risk Assessments.

About you:

1. Equivalent vocational experience of NVQ level 4 or above
2. Knoweldge and experience of delivering and reviewing personalised services that focus on independacne, wellbeing and are outcome focused to vulnerable adults with a range of care and support needs including behaviour that challenges. 
3. Ability to supoprt staff through supervision including setting targets and monitoring individual performance against service objectives and competences
4. Ability to manage own work load, be flexible, work with others within the team to meet deadlines and be pro-active in meeting the needs of the service and stakeholders
5. Knowledge of current legislation around Adult Social Care including Safeguarding.
6. Excellent IT skills and an ability to produce reports and letters
7.  Ability to cover out of hours on call on a rota basis

You’ll be a proactive, empathetic, and skilled leader with a strong commitment to person-centred care. You should have experience in managing or supervising staff within a social care setting, a sound understanding of CQC standards, and the ability to motivate others to deliver outstanding support.

If you would like to apply for this role, please contact Nicola today at nicola.mansfield@servicecare.org.uk or on 01772 208964