UK remote
Redthread Team Leader- King's College Hospital
About this role
The Team Leader role has responsibility for the operational oversight of Redthread’s delivery within King's College Hospital and any community work undertaken in the surrounding area. The role is part of the wider youth work team within Redthread with a primary focus on youth violence and mental health interventions in a health care setting. The role leads the hospital’s Youth Violence Intervention Programme, supporting young people aged 11–25 who attend following violence or where there are concerns about exploitation or extra-familial harm.
The Team Leader also oversees the Young Women's Service, which provides longer-term support to young women affected by community violence, and the Mental Health Youth Work Pilot for 11–18-year-olds admitted following deliberate self-harm. The role includes line management of the team’s Youth Workers, ensuring the service operates effectively and supporting young people both in hospital and after discharge to access the help they need and want.
Main duties include: To recruit, manage, motivate, coach and develop a staff team including carrying out annual appraisals and regular supervision meetings. To manage their health, safety and wellbeing. To promote and embed Catch22’s vision and values in local service delivery To ensure all service user information, interventions and other data as required by the contract are recorded on the relevant data management system in line with Catch22’s policy.
To manage operational risk, health and safety, governance and safeguarding issues in line with Catch22, Catch22 and Commissioner policies. Carry out regular case file audits as per the Audit Policy and Procedure Be responsible for the allocation of referrals and ensure caseload management structures are in place Adhere to reporting requirements, deadlines and requests, ensuring all required information is recorded accurately as instructed.
Hold a small caseload of young people and support them in the hospital and post discharge Essential Relevant level 3 or 4 qualification in health & wellbeing, youth provision or similar or demonstrable equivalent experience Experience Essential Significant experience of working with young people with challenging needs. Experience of Inter-agency working. Work within/ in partnership with Children’s and Family Services/ Youth Justice Services/ Youth services.