Are you ready to take the lead?

Are you an organised, self-assured worker who can direct and support others?

This is an exciting opportunity to join the experienced team at Imago, a leading charity providing support and opportunities to people across the South East. As a Team Leader you will manage a team of Community Care Navigators providing a dual service to both carers and older people and adults with complex needs to improve their health and wellbeing.

You will provide effective leadership to the team, as well as managing a small caseload, ensuring the delivery of a high quality service and meeting performance outcomes. You will have responsibility for day-to-day operational planning and decision-making, and work with the senior management team to continually review and develop the service. You will respond to challenging and complex situations with a sensitive and measured response, in line with Imago Safeguarding and Management Policies.

In addition to training, developing and supporting the staff team, there will be opportunities to broaden your own professional knowledge and expertise.

The ability to establish effective relationships with GPs, other health and social care professionals, other partner agencies and voluntary and community providers is key to this role.

It’s time to make a difference.

Post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
Full driving license and access to a car is essential.

Please either submit your CV with a short covering note outlining your CURRENT SALARY and or visit our website at www.imago.community for a full application.

Imago is a long established, well respected and effective charity working across Kent, Medway and East Sussex to deliver a range of services to individuals, voluntary and community organisations, the public and private sector.

Our mission is to promote, develop and facilitate social action, support independence and empower communities. User and volunteer engagement, leadership and involvement in decision making are core principles.

We deliver a wide range of services in partnership with funders, public sector commissioners and private sector sponsors to children and young people, older people, carers, and volunteers.

Underpinning our work is a commitment to excellence, evidencing impact and safeguarding vulnerable people.

Imago offers a competitive remuneration package consisting of salary, contributory pension, healthcare benefits and 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. These include: race, religion, creed, colour, national and ethnic origin, political beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability (including mental illness), HIV status, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity status, responsibility for dependants, appearance, geographical area, social class, income level or criminal record.

Imago aims to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences. Imago sees these differences as an asset to our work as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we serve. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion, and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within the communities we serve.