Job Description

Are you passionate about transforming young lives through innovative mental health support?

Strength & Learning Through Horses is looking for a motivated, compassionate and experienced Team Manager to lead our equine assisted therapy and wellbeing service. This is a unique opportunity to combine clinical leadership with holistic, equine assisted therapeutic work to make a tangible difference in the lives of young people with complex mental health needs.

We work primarily with young people who are excluded or at risk of being excluded from mainstream education, experiencing social, emotional or mental health difficulties. As Team Manager, you'll ensure high-quality, person-centred support through our equine therapy services while also managing a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of mental health practitioners and support staff.

The organisation's ability to deliver excellence in its service quality is dependent upon a skilled and competent workforce where learning and continuous improvement is a fundamental aim. Central to this role is the ability to work according to the organisation's core values of:

Ambition:

?for young people, SLTH and ourselves as individuals

Curiosity without judgement:

about human and equine behaviours

Embrace difference:

a variety of perspectives & life experiences are essential

Embrace difficulty:

it's where the learning happens

Commitment to always improving:

?& owning areas that improvement is required

Respect

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Management

Lead the day-to-day operations of our therapeutic services Line manage Mental health service staff / practitioners Support organisational development Work collaboratively with the Education Service Lead; Operations Manager and Senior Management in the planning and delivery of the service and it's outcomes To ensure all policies, processes and guidelines required for for effective management of the service are in place and adhered to and manage staff to ensure implementation. Participate in quality assurance, audits, safeguarding reviews and incident debriefs Lead on Service User Involvement to promote and embed beneficiary views in the design, development and delivery of services including ongoing processes to measure the impact service user feedback has on the service Play a key role in safeguarding management (Deputy Safeguarding Lead or DSL responsibilities) Oversight of the delivery of outcomes for young people; oversight of reporting to schools and referrals Management of staffing needs for the Mental Health Team, including recruitment of additional team members, coordination of continuing professional development and training and handling of performance related processes. Management of Mental Health Trainee offer including developing new initiatives to encourage students from a range of modalities and backgrounds to train at SLTH

Service Development

Work with Senior Clinicians to design and delivery of innovative and effective programmes using equine assisted interventions. Ensure services are responsive, evidence-informed and reflect the voices of young people and their families.

Clinical Oversight

Support the team in assessing and managing complex cases, including risk assessments, designing and delivering care plans, and attending multi-agency reviews. Ensure all interventions are aligned with ethical and professional standards, including safeguarding responsibilities.

Partnership & Community Engagement

Build strong working relationships with schools, local authorities, NHS services and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) partners. Promote co-production and involve young people in service design and evaluation. Represent the charity at professional networks and forums.

Operational Management

Manage rotas, staffing, performance monitoring and HR processes. Monitor budgets and resources, ensuring efficiency and sustainability. Contribute to strategic planning, funding bids and stakeholder reporting. Work with the team to design & deliver effective and innovative staff training to address performance management needs and compliment the objectives of the organisation

What We're Looking For

Essential

Relevant professional qualification in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, education or youth work OR management and project management experience within a health care setting. Proven leadership and line management skills. Ability to manage risk, safeguarding and complex cases in a multi-agency context. Strong written and verbal communication, including report writing and professional correspondence. Ability to design and implement new organisational processes to address business challenges

Desirable

Experience working with vulnerable young people in mental health, education, or social care settings. Experience with animal or equine-assisted therapeutic approaches. Knowledge of the third sector or alternative education Experience in service development or quality improvement. Additional therapeutic training (e.g. CBT, systemic therapy, creative arts therapies).
What's in it for you:

Contribute to tackling youth mental health crisis - with an inspirational team?of multitalented people Mentorship from senior leadership to help shape your professional journey Benefit from investment and a genuine commitment to you, your training and career development including: Personal CPD budget to access further training & develop your skills including up to 5 days leave available for CPD per year on top of holiday allowance Access to in-house training sessions in various areas of horse and human psychology Generous holiday allowance Healthcare plan Real opportunity to shape a growing, values-driven charity. Supportive, flexible line management and culture to maintain a good work life balance and support those with caring responsibilities

Don't meet every single requirement?

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every criteria in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at SLTH and we'd welcome an explanation as to how you believe you would develop the skills required with training.

Additional Information

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check. UK professional registration may be required depending on professional background. Full-time or part-time considered.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 47,000.00-54,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Employee discount On-site parking Private medical insurance
Schedule:

Monday to Friday Weekend availability
Work Location: In person