Team Manager/South Tyneside Adult Recovery Service
Location: River Drive, Cookson house, South Shields, NE33 1TL
Working Hours: 37 Hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent - Full time
Salary:£31,030-£41,980
About Waythrough
Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we’ve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England.
Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services – and it’s all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.
Make a real difference in your community
Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Team Manager to join our team at South Tyneside Adult Recovery Service ( STARS)
STARS is multi agency team delivering drug and alcohol treatment for the residents of South Tyneside. We pride ourselves on being safe, inventive, creative and have the needs of the community and service users at the heart of what we do.
As Team manager you will match our organisational values, ambition and commitment, providing effective leadership to frontline staff to ensure we provide high-quality service delivery and effective partnership working across South Tyneside.
What You’ll Do
In addition to the duties outlined in the full Job Description, you will be responsible for:
1. Providing effective line management for the Recovery Team
2. Offering strong leadership and operational oversight to ensure high-quality delivery
3. Driving innovation across your team, leading initiatives to enhance performance
4. Leading and developing your workstream offer to meet service needs
5. Facilitating supervision and group supervision and lead appropriate meetings in linwe with your workstreams.
6. Delivering training and coaching to support staff development and best practice
7. Supporting the continuous improvement of partnership working and referral pathways
8. Actively contributeing as a member of the management team, supporting service-wide decision-making
What you'll need for the role:
9. Leadership: Proven experience leading, managing and motivating teams
10. Customer Service: Strong commitment to excellent service delivery and stakeholder engagement
11. Service Delivery: Ability to oversee day-to-day operations and ensure timely, appropriate support
12. Data & Reporting: Confidence in preparing reports and undertaking statistical analysis
13. Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills
14. Problem-Solving: A proactive, solutions-focused approach
15. Adaptability: Flexibility to support evolving services and develop new pathways
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What We Offer
We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
16. 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
17. Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
18. Life assurance (3× annual salary)
19. Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay
20. Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave
21. Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications
22. 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
23. Recognition and long service awards via our and portals
24. £500 bonus
25. Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership
26. Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good
27. Free will writing service and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year
Inclusion and accessibility
Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support.
We have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme - all applicants are welcome, and adjustments can be made to enable fair participation.
If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email our recruitment team:
Closing Date:
2026-02-05