Barnsley, S71 1HG
£35,078 per annum
Permanent, Full Time
More About The Role
We are delighted to be recruiting a Team Leader to join our Work and Wellbeing Department in Barnsley! For our perfect candidate, we are offering a flexible role, working in a caring and friendly team, with a great package of benefits. We are seeking a determined Team Leader to drive performance and deliver a high‑quality employment support service to our customers. In this role you will oversee the day‑to‑day operations of a team, ensuring staff are supported, key performance indicators are met, and our customers receive the best possible service. The Team Leader will work collaboratively with partners, businesses and other stakeholders to enhance service delivery and outcomes for our customers.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, manage and support a team of Employment Specialists
* Drive performance to achieve key objectives and service outcomes
* Monitor team performance, provide coaching and support professional development
* Delivery quality employment support services and, depending on service, achieve high fidelity IPS interventions.
* Develop and implement strategies that drive improvement
* Ensure compliance with relevant policies, behaviours and funding requirements
* Analyse data and report on key performance indictors
* Build and maintain strong relationships with employers, stakeholders and partners
* Uphold SYHA behaviours and values
Who You Are
* Ability to lead, motivate and inspire others to stay well and achieve in their role
* An excellent understanding of employment support and the local labour market
* The ability to drive improvement through focused performance management
* Ability to build relationships with a wide range of people and stakeholders
* A non‑judgemental approach with a genuine belief that people with a health condition or experiencing disadvantage can find and sustain paid employment
* A positive mindset, able to handle setbacks and challenges, and a commitment to working in a strengths‑based way
* Be willing to work across South Yorkshire as required.
Our Wider Benefits
* Salary4D£35,078
* Generous holiday entitlement 27 days annual leave, statutory bank holidays plus an additional 4 SYHA days, pro rata.
* Pension contribution
* Excellent flexible working options including Flexi Time, Condensed Hours, Part Time, and Job Share.
* Excellent benefits including:
o SYHA Rewards - employee discount scheme, which offers cash back and shopping discounts. Plus advice and resources on healthy eating, financial wellbeing, exercise and mastering your mental health
o Westfield Health (employer paid)
o Counselling
o Discounted Gym membership
o Cycle to work scheme
* Access to a wide range of programmes to train and develop you
Who We Are
At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential.
Feeling settled and living well means different things to the people and families that live across South Yorkshire. So, we work with people in different ways from our extra‑care housing, to providing services and opportunities that individuals can access in their home, workplace and community, to creating houses for affordable rent.
Our employees enable us to create the best services, support and experiences for our customers. We believe that difference makes us better, and that our services are made stronger by having a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Closing Date
Wednesday 19th November at midnight
Assessment Centre Date
Tuesday 25th November 2025
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