Overview
Team Leader Cambridgeshire Personal Well Being Services (Probation) – Cambridgeshire
Permanent
£27,992
We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Team Leader to join our Personal Wellbeing Service, working remotely as part of a flexible, multi-disciplinary team. You will play a key leadership role in supporting adult male prison leavers and those on community orders, helping them reintegrate into society and make positive life changes.
As Team Leader, you’ll manage a team of practitioners delivering tailored interventions within the following key areas:
- Family & Significant Others
- Lifestyle & Associates
- Emotional Wellbeing
- Social Inclusion
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of practitioners, allocating caseloads and supporting staff to deliver high-quality interventions.
- Oversee service performance, ensuring targets and quality standards are achieved in line with Forward Trust and commissioner requirements.
- Manage a small number of complex cases, providing direct support where needed.
- Support staff development through regular supervision, reviews, and observed practice sessions.
- Represent the service at local and regional meetings, building strong partnerships with Probation Services and other stakeholders.
- Deputise for the Service Manager when required, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations and service continuity.
- Ensure data accuracy and timely submission of performance reports and records.
- Foster a positive team culture, motivating staff and promoting self-care and wellbeing.
About You
We’re looking for a strong, empathetic leader who can inspire and motivate a diverse team while maintaining focus on performance and outcomes. You’ll have:
- Experience managing or supervising teams within criminal justice, social care, or wellbeing services.
- A strong understanding of risk management, caseload allocation, and service delivery standards.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with colleagues, partners, and service users.
- The ability to work flexibly, including occasional evening hours and attending head office for training.
About Us
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)
When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.
To find out more about Forward’s commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy click here.
Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work
If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the ‘Eligibility to Work in the UK’ requirements.
