Lead a Life-Changing Service Supporting Young People £30,775 – £33,205 per annum Full-time, Permanent, 37 hours per week Northamptonshire Full UK driving licence and access to a car essential Help change the future for vulnerable young people. Step into a leadership role where your passion can shape real lives. We’re on the lookout for a compassionate, experienced, and driven Team Leader to lead our NGAGE team – a trusted, specialist drug and alcohol service supporting young people aged 10–25 years across Northamptonshire. Delivered by Aquarius, a charity with over 40 years of empowering communities and transforming lives affected by alcohol, drugs, and gambling, NGAGE is all about giving young people a chance – early on – to find their way forward with support, respect, and the right tools. This is not just a management job. It’s a mission. And you could be at the heart of it. As Team Leader, you’ll provide hands-on leadership and operational oversight to ensure our service runs effectively, safely, and compassionately. You’ll guide your team to deliver meaningful, life-changing interventions and build strong relationships across health, education, and social care sectors. Your role will include: Supporting and supervising the team through induction, coaching, and development reviews Driving quality – making sure services meet all safeguarding, compliance, and policy standards Overseeing data, reporting, and monitoring budgets Leading recruitment of staff and volunteers Building strong partnerships with commissioners and external stakeholders Embodying and promoting Aquarius’ values in every decision and interaction You’re someone who: Has a professional qualification in health, social care, youth work, or a related field (e.g. NVQ Level 4, DipSW, Counselling, Mental Health Nursing, Addiction Studies) Brings hands-on experience working with young people and/or in the substance misuse or mental health space Understands behaviour change tools like motivational interviewing or psychoeducation Has management or supervision experience, and works confidently with statutory and voluntary partners Understands safeguarding and trauma-informed care Is confident with IT, case management systems, and believes in strengths-based, person-centred care We understand that to care for others, you need to be supported too. That’s why we offer: 40 days’ annual leave (incl. bank holidays – yes, 40!) Contributory pension scheme Employee Assistance Programme – supporting your mental wellbeing Training & development – including access to apprenticeships A role with real purpose in a well-established charity with national reach To review the Job Description please click here. We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a Black, Asian and those in Minority Ethnic background. This is a rolling recruitment process; shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply. When applying, please upload a CV and supporting statement which should clearly outline your skills and experience. Aquarius Action Projects is a long-established charity (since 1982) based in Birmingham with a national reach of contracts and Partnerships. Aquarius is a subsidiary of Waythrough – a large charity that specialises in mental health, alcohol, drugs and related areas. Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support. We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people. Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Richmond Fellowship’ or ‘Aquarius’ (our subsidiary charity in the Midlands). Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate. Thanks for bearing with us – and don’t forget to check out the Waythrough jobs on the Humankind job site https://peoplekind.my.salesforce-sites.com/recruit/ Aquarius Aquarius is a subsidiary of Waythrough. Aquarius is a Midlands-based charity supporting individuals to overcome the harms caused by drugs, alcohol and gambling. Aquarius has always held the view that people we support could resolve their problems with support and guidance and that people have the ability to find their own solutions to their problems. Our roles across the organisation include Practitioners and Administrators as well as Team Managers. Find out more at www.aquarius.org.uk