Project Manager in Huddersfield

Change Grow Live Kirklees is looking for a motivated, innovative, and values-driven Project Manager for approx 6 months to drive key areas of our service, supporting people experiencing drug and/or alcohol issues on their recovery journey. This is an exciting opportunity to lead key workstreams within a high-performing service and make a real difference to the lives of people across Kirklees.

This is a 6-month secondment opportunity, covering a period during which our existing Project Manager will be working on a national Change Grow Live project.

Location: Kirklees (based in Dewsbury or Huddersfield)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed term contract of 6-month (welcome Internal Secondment)

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

As Project Manager, you will provide leadership, supervision and performance management to a dedicated multidisciplinary team including line management of 5 Team Leaders, ensuring services are accessible, effective and aligned with contractual and quality requirements. You'll champion innovation, service improvement, partnership working and meaningful service user involvement, ensuring the voices of people accessing our services help shape and develop the support we provide.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Harm Minimisation and Outreach
• Administration
• Service User Involvement and Co-production
• Volunteering
• Mental Health
• Non-Opiates and Specialist Roles (EBI, Housing, University)

Working as part of a skilled and experienced Senior Leadership Team (SLT), you will join our existing Project Managers who lead on Alcohol and MAT/Criminal Justice as well as our Senior Social Worker, Lead Nurse, Workforce Development Lead, Quality Lead, Clinical Lead, and Regional Lead Consultant Psychiatrist, providing a wealth of expertise, leadership and peer support.

If you're looking for an opportunity to lead, innovate and collaborate with an experienced leadership team while making a lasting difference in Kirklees, we'd love to hear from you.

What We Offer:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays), increasing annually.
• Paid 'Wellness' hour each week, along with a 'Wellness' hub and Employee Assist Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Various benefits, including discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A supportive and friendly team.
• Training, career development, and progression opportunities.
• Refer a friend scheme with and receive vouchers for successful candidates.

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

CGL points 36 to 40 (£40,889.21 - £45,583.51)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

Clare Groves | clare.groves@cgl.org.uk | 07595416429

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.