Service Delivery Team Manager - Kooth Face to Face & Online in Runcorn

Reports to: Service Manager

Location: Hybrid, Remote home-based with regular travel into Halton (Runcorn and Widnes)

Hours: 30 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (6 months)

Kooth is a fast‑growing, mission‑driven organization transforming access to digital mental health support across the UK and the US. Our mission is to create welcoming, accessible spaces for personalized mental health care that helps young people thrive. Working alongside the NHS, Kooth is now the UK's largest digital mental health platform for young people aged 10-25, built on over one million hours of professional support delivered to youth across the country.

Role Objective

Responsible for providing line management of Kooth's online digital pathways and Face to Face team of Practitioners who deliver our services to our users. You will create a positive working environment for your team, empowering and energising them, and holding them to account to enable them to deliver a high‑quality, safe service.

Split of the Role

• Management & Leadership - 60%
• Analytics, Reporting & Insights - 20%
• Service Developments - 10%
• Clinical Case Management - 10%

Main Responsibilities

Management & Leadership

• Provide management, support and development to a diverse team of Mental Health Practitioners and Counsellors, both face to face and online.
• Establish and deliver 1‑2‑1s with team members and team business meetings on a regular cadence.
• Foster a collaborative and supportive team environment that promotes professional growth and development.
• Engage team members to provide a continually improving and quality service to our users.
• Review, monitor and manage any HR relations with individuals with support from your line manager and the People Team and support the wider department where needed.
• Ensuring compliance with Kooth policies and procedures, whilst making sure relevant risks are flagged and mitigated.
• To work in co‑production with the Clinical Team to ensure the delivery of clinical excellence and safe practice.
• Lead recruitment including, but not limited to, shortlisting and interviewing and onboarding of new practitioners, CITs and associate counsellors supporting and monitoring performance through probation.
• Support the practitioners with the management of cases, extensions and reviewing support in collaboration with clinical colleagues adhering to new pathways guidelines.
• Respond to enquiries from professionals, schools, and families regarding referrals and service access.
• Provide clear, accessible information to parents/carers about the nature and boundaries of Kooth services.

Analytics, Reporting and Insights

• Use performance data and key performance indicators to support team members in delivering high quality interventions for our service users.
• Collect, analyse and interpret data relevant to service delivery, outcomes, and team performance. Prepare regular reports for management and key stakeholders.
• Monitor and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of online & face to face services provided by the teams to ensure adherence to company protocols, evidence‑based practices, and ethical guidelines.
• Set performance expectations in line with the performance framework, provide regular feedback, and conduct performance evaluations for team members.
• Manage and action service user feedback and develop case studies for commissioning reports.

Service Developments

• Support the wider SD Management team to identify areas for improvement and make recommendations for service enhancements.
• Report on team level performance, identifying trends driving operational improvements where and when needed.
• Stay informed about the latest research, best practices, and technological advancements in digital behavioural health services.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of company policies, procedures, and service delivery models where relevant.
• To participate in the continuous development of an accessible and appropriate Kooth service by contributing to and rolling out new projects and ideas - taking account of the changing needs of both young people and the changing IT environment.
• Support the integration of digital services (e.g., online counselling, Kooth platform) through appropriate referrals and blended delivery.

Clinical Case Management

• Manage the Face to Face waiting list, responsible for the allocation of clients, adhering to contract waiting time targets.
• Support Face to Face practitioners and digital platform practitioners with the management of cases, extensions and reviewing support in collaboration with clinical colleagues adhering to new pathways guidelines.
• Attend on‑site and virtual MDT meetings within Halton CAMHs and related stakeholder interface calls on a weekly or as required.
• Attend line management and facilitate team meetings for our Face‑to‑Face delivery team in the Halton area as required.

The main responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of duties, only a general guide to the post. In consultation with the post‑holder, the duties may change from time to time to reflect the service's evolving needs.

Requirements

Essential

• A relevant professional qualification/degree such as social care, mental health nursing, counselling, social work, psychology or equivalent professional qualification; or qualified by experience in previous roles.
• Experienced in leading or managing teams in the field of Mental Health or other relevant adult services.
• Excellent communication skills, a team player who will be an integral part of the Service Delivery management team.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership skills within a team or project.
• Knowledge and Training In Safeguarding & Child Protection.
• Located within the Halton area or has ability to travel to various local schools and community venues, as required.
• A full clean drivers license.

Desirable

• A relevant professional mental health qualification and demonstrable experience.
• Data literate; confidently analyse and use data in a meaningful way to map demand, resources, trends and areas for further improvement.
• Ability to solve problems, manage complex problems and deal with critical situations in a calm and effective manner.
• Safeguarding and risk management interventions training.

Benefits

• Salary: £36,103.20 (full‑time equivalent) dependant on level of qualification and experience.
• Service times: Rota hours during hours: to be confirmed.
• Tech: A Kooth laptop for you to comfortably work from home.
• Annual leave: Generous annual leave package.
• Clinical Supervision and in‑house clinical support: all paid for and monthly.
• Training: A full training programme to get you started.
• Free CPD: Yearly professional training programmes structured around you.
• Pension: Pension contributions.
• LTIP: Eligible for the annual award of Long Term Incentive Plan (shares).
• Healthcare Package: Healthshield.
• Wellness days.
• Life Assurance (4x Salary).
• Group Income Protection – long‑term sick insurance policy.

At Kooth, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace that values and embraces the unique contributions of every individual. We believe in equal opportunities for all, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation. Our dedication to creating a fair and unbiased environment is reflected in all aspects of our recruitment, hiring, and employment practices.

Request for Reasonable Adjustments: We are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments to applicants and employees with disabilities or individuals who require accommodations to participate in the application process, interviews, or job‑related tasks. If you require any reasonable adjustments to ensure your equal participation in our recruitment process, please inform our Human Resources team.

Kooth plc is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment. This will include a DBS check.