Team Leader

Are you a highly motivated, focused and influential individual with natural leadership qualities? Are you passionate about making a difference to disadvantaged and vulnerable people? If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a Team Leader (based in HMP Cardiff) to lead the dynamic team working on our award-winning Peer Advisor Programme.

Wales CRC and the MOJ are increasing the numbers of prison based resettlement staff, as part of their commitment to better housing and resettlement outcomes for prisoners, a cause St Giles Trust wholeheartedly supports. If you want to be part of this positive change then please apply.

About St Giles Trust

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.

About this role

Our successful candidate's primary focus will be to provide effective day-to-day supervision and support to a team of Resettlement Caseworkers and Trainer/Assessors based in multiple locations. This will involve planning, allocating and supporting the team and individual's daily workloads, plus providing casework supervision to the staff who deliver the resettlement casework to prisoners and conducting performance reviews.

You will ensure all staff comply with security and data protection protocols and the requirements of the prison, plus manage the Trainer/Assessor's work and assist the Team Manager with the recruitment, training and management of new staff. Developing strong working relationships with the prison service and partnering organisations, plus conducting Independent File Reviews and quality assurance, are also key elements of the role.

To secure this exciting opportunity, you must have:

• A proven supervisory and managerial track record, with experience of leading and motivating a busy team
• Strong IT and data base skills with the ability to Quickly analyse data and produce Statistics
• An understanding of issues facing individuals with multiple and complex needs, in prison and on release
• Experience of developing staff appropriately to their skills and capabilities and within their roles
• An awareness of the Peer Advisor training delivery and Trainer/Assessor role
• Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal abilities
• Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written
• Sympathy with the aims and ethos of St Giles Trust as an organisation

Any appointment is subject to security clearance from the Prison Service.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more.

Closing date: 26 th November 2018. Interviews: w/c 3 rd December 2018.