Work and Wellbeing Team Leader

Job Description

Team Leader, Work & Wellbeing (x2)

Permanent

£36,306 - £39,769 per annum 

Barnsley & Sheffield

We have an exciting opportunity for two Team Leaders to join our Work & Wellbeing team in Barnsley and Sheffield.

This is a key leadership role for someone who is passionate about supporting people to achieve meaningful employment outcomes, while leading and developing a team to deliver a high‑quality, performance‑focused service. You will join a supportive, values‑led organisation, working alongside a friendly and committed team where collaboration, learning, and impact really matter.

For the right candidate, we offer a flexible role with scope to shape practice, influence delivery, and make a tangible difference to people’s lives.

Our wider benefits:

• Salary – 4D £36,306 - £39,769
• Working hours – 37
• Generous holiday entitlement – 27 days annual leave, statutory bank holidays plus an additional 4 SYHA days, pro rata.
• 5% pension contribution
• Excellent flexible working options including Flexi Time, Condensed Hours, Part Time, and Job Share.
• Excellent benefits including:
  • SYHA Rewards - employee discount scheme, which offers cash back and shopping discounts. Plus advice and resources on health eating, financial wellbeing, exercise and mastering your mental health
  • Westfield Health (employer paid)
  • Counselling
  • Discounted Gym membership
  • Cycle to work scheme
• Access to a wide range of programmes to train and develop you 

For more information about our range of benefits, please visit the Your Wellbeing and Feeling at Home.

More about the role

As a Team Leader, you will lead a small team of Employment Specialists, providing day‑to‑day leadership, performance management, and professional support. The focus of the role is to:

• Lead and motivate a highly effective team of Employment Specialists to deliver positive and sustained employment outcomes aligned to customers’ job preferences
• Ensure the delivery of a high‑quality, strengths‑based employment support service
• Provide clear operational oversight, ensuring performance, quality, and compliance standards are met
• Work collaboratively with partners, employers, and other stakeholders to continually improve service delivery and outcomes for customers.

You can read more about our employment support services here:

https://www.syha.co.uk/work/

Who you are

You are a confident and supportive leader who is performance‑driven, while holding a strong commitment to quality, values‑based practice, and inclusion. 

You will bring:

• A strong understanding of employment support and what good outcomes look like
• The ability to drive improvement through focused, supportive performance management
• Proven skills in leading, motivating, and developing others
• Confidence in building effective relationships with a wide range of people, partners, and stakeholders
• A non‑judgemental approach, with a genuine belief that people experiencing disadvantage, disability, or health conditions can find and sustain paid employment
• A positive and resilient mindset, able to navigate challenges and setbacks while modelling a strengths‑based approach
• Flexibility and willingness to work across South Yorkshire as required.

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.

Please note that we may remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. Please apply at your earliest convenience.

At SYHA, we value the incredible contribution and talent that people with disabilities can and do bring to our workplace and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. As part of our commitments, we will ensure that disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.

To be considered under the scheme, disabled applicants must disclose their disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) on the Equal Opportunities section of the job application.

SYHA does not hold a sponsorship license and are unable to provide visa sponsorship. 

For the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 this is an excluded job.

Please click here to apply – https://careers.syha.co.uk/vacancy/work-and-wellbeing-team-leader-609809.html

For more information about our application and interview process, plus answers to our frequently asked questions, please click here to go to our Candidate Toolkit.

For an Informal Discussion Contact: Helen Phoenix, Head of Work & Wellbeing on 07850 277072 or email h.phoenix@syha.co.uk

Closing Date: Sunday 10 May at midnight

Interview Date: Thursday 21 May, in person, in Sheffield