Substance Misuse Team Leader

Location: Brixton

Salary: £33,082.00 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

Closing Date: 22nd May 2026

Are you passionate about leading teams and making a real difference in people’s lives?

We’re looking for a Team Manager to lead a dedicated team of practitioners delivering tailored health and wellbeing interventions to adults experiencing drug and alcohol misuse. This is a vital role in supporting service users on their journey to recovery through a range of evidence-based approaches, including harm reduction, abstinence-focused treatment, and support for low-level mental health needs.

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing and supporting a team of practitioners to deliver high-quality, person-centred care
• Allocating caseloads and overseeing the management of complex cases
• Ensuring performance targets, quality standards, and reporting deadlines are consistently met
• Supporting the Service Manager with data accuracy and timely data submissions
• Acting as the senior representative on site when required and deputising for the Service Manager
• Building and maintaining effective partnerships with external agencies and stakeholders
• Creating a positive team culture that promotes continuous learning and development

What we’re looking for:

Proven experience in managing or supervising teams in a health, social care or substance misuse setting

• Strong organisational and decision-making skills
• The ability to lead by example and manage complex cases effectively
• A collaborative approach to partnership working
• A commitment to high standards of care, confidentiality, and service improvement

This is a great opportunity for a confident and compassionate leader who thrives in a dynamic environment and is committed to supporting individuals to make positive life changes.

Please note this role includes a Interim allowance reviewed every 6-months, basic salary based on 35 hours would be £30,082.00.

All prison-based roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks and HMPPS security vetting. These checks can take up to 5 months to complete. Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the successful completion of both checks.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

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)

Diversity at Forward Trust

The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with ‘Lived Experience’ of addiction, offending, or homelessness.

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.

Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work

We recognise the importance of safeguarding, dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview.

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.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.