ARC TEAM LEADER

Cyngor Caerdydd/Cardiff Council; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff Council’s Children’s Services is seeking a dynamic Adolescent Resource Centre Team Leader to help drive improvements across the ARC Edge of Care regional service, with a focus on the Vale of Glamorgan provision. The role involves leading projects, supporting managers, and ensuring delivery of key objectives in a collaborative, cross‑agency environment.

You will have substantial project management experience, a can‑do attitude, and a proven track record of working with adolescents with

Qualifications

• Can-do attitude and ability to perform in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience and creativity to support the management team in a rapidly changing environment.
• Significant experience working with adolescents who present challenging behaviours in a trauma-informed way.

Responsibilities

• Assist with development of a range of projects and services within Children’s Services.
• Provide assistance to the Operational Manager and Team Managers.
• Ensure support is available to meet service delivery objectives and identify needs across the section.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills, and experience in project and business development.
• Work with IT systems and across all sections and partners.
• Record data for quarterly reports and case study completion in line with the RIF funding.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Trauma-informed

Tools

MS Office

IT systems

Job description

Children’s Services are looking for a dynamic, proactive individual with project management experience who is interested in supporting the range of developments currently underway in the ARC Edge of Care Regional service.

The role would be focussing on the Vale of Glamorgan provision and assisting with the day to day oversight and development of the provision.

About the job

This post is Temporary until 31/03/2027.

The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills, who is motivated and committed to promoting young people remaining in their families where it is safe to do so.

As the Adolescent Resource Centre Team Leader, you will be responsible for:

• Assisting with the development of a range of projects and services within Childrens Services,
• Providing assistance to the Operational Manager and Team Managers.
• You will ensure support is available to ensure the service delivery of objectives are met, identifying the needs across the section.
• You should have excellent communication and organisations skills, as well as experience of project and business development.
• Working with IT systems and the ability to work across all sections and partners is essential for this role.
• Responsible for recording data for the quarterly reports and case study completion in line with the RIF funding.

What We Are Looking For From You

The successful candidate will have:

• A can do attitude and be able to perform in a fast paced work setting.
• You will be able to use your experience and creativity to assist the management team in responding positively to a rapidly changing environment in order to respond to emerging challenges.
• Significant experience of working directly with adolescents who present with challenging behaviours and their families and an understanding of working in a trauma informed way.

This will be a challenging but rewarding role, contributing to the work of Children’s Services, making a difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.

If you would like further information on this post please contact Kim Goodman (Adolescent Resource Centre Manager) on [e-mail]

Additional information

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.

This post is temporary until 31 st March 2027.

Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.

This vacancy is suitable for post share.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

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Job Category Social Services - Childrens

Working Pattern/Contract Type Full Time Temporary