Team Manager

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Job description
Full Time, Permanent
Are you passionate and experienced in supporting refugee and asylum-seeking care leavers ? This could be the role for you.

Please note you must hold a social work qualification for this post and be registered with Social Work England.

This is a great opportunity to join Bristol's expanding Post 16 Service, which supports children preparing to leave care and our care leavers. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Team Manager who shares our passion for leading practice with refugee and asylum-seeking care leavers to join and lead our newly established specialist team.

We are seeking a manager who is enthusiastic, creative, and ambitious who can work systemically to lead and develop staff, the service and our local offer for refugee and asylum-seeking care leavers . The role includes oversight and line management of up to ten members of staff (personal advisers, support workers and administrative staff) and our statutory support to refugee and asylum-seeking care leavers .

You will have knowledge and experience of care and pathway planning, age assessments, asylum claims, and direct purposeful work with young people.

We seek to be ambitious corporate parents for our young people and the Team Manager role is exciting, busy, and demanding. You will need to be organised, flexible and solution focussed to lead and inspire others.

This role sits within the wider Post 16 Service supporting children in care and care leavers aged 16-25. There are seven teams, two dedicated to asylum seeking children and refugee and asylum-seeking care leavers , one child in care transitions team, a post 21 team and three generic care leaver teams.

We are based at B Bond in an open plan office overlooking the river and Ashton Court. We have high aspirations for our children and young people and are committed to providing services to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you'll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Jo Essex (Service Manager) 07825 227631. At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.