Barnardo's National Counter Trafficking Centre Supervisor

TN United Kingdom; Ilford; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a passionate Supervisor for the National Counter Trafficking Centre in Ilford. This role involves managing staff, supporting young people affected by trafficking, and ensuring their voices are heard in decision-making. The position is home-based with extensive travel required. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience in social care or criminal justice.

Qualifications

• Experience in Immigration, Social Care, or Criminal Justice.
• Current driving licence and access to a car.
• Ability to manage extensive travel.

Responsibilities

• Line management for up to 8 Independent Child Trafficking Guardians.
• Oversight of national and regional allocations and practitioner caseloads.
• Managing a caseload of up to 15 young people.

Skills

Line management

Safeguarding

Support and development

Job description

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23.05.2025

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07.07.2025

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Job Description:

To apply for this role you must live within 40 miles of one of these regions:

• Bristol
• Central London

Permanent with fixed term funding to the end of March 2026

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to March 2026 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.

Purpose:

We are looking for a passionate individual to work in the National Counter Trafficking Centre. Are you ready to improve the lives of young people affected by modern slavery? Do you have Immigration, Social Care, or Criminal Justice Experience?

Are you an experienced line manager who is ready to join a passionate growing team and step up to this challenge?

If you have answered yes, then we are waiting to hear from you!

Barnardo's National Counter Trafficking Centre runs services across England and Wales. This includes the Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship Service, a statutory provision set out in Section 48 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

We are recruiting to the role of Supervisor to work within our service. The role will be home-based and has the potential for extensive travel across our delivery sites; due to the nature of the work, you must be able to identify a confidential space for your daily work. If interested, you must have a current driving licence and access to a car or be able to manage extensive travel via public transport.

Our Supervisors are responsible for:

• Line management for up to 8 Independent Child Trafficking Guardians or Support Workers, focusing on continuous development, supervision, and managing sickness and performance.
• Oversight and monitoring of national and regional allocations and practitioner caseloads.
• Oversight and monitoring of the assessment and triage of referrals.
• Supporting staff to meet ICTG Service recording requirements.
• Supporting staff in safeguarding actions, initial assessments, and action plans.
• Supporting children’s transitions within the ICTG Service, integrating them into regional support systems.
• Ensuring children’s voices are heard in planning and decision-making.
• Managing a caseload of up to 15 young people at times of need.
• Contributing to national awareness-raising sessions.
• Supporting work across National Sites or within the Guardianship Assessment Team.
• Contributing to the out-of-hours on-call rota.

If interested, attend our drop-in session on Monday, May 19th.

When applying, please refer to your skills, knowledge, and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description, and Additional Information document, considering the service context.

Note: Due to high application volume, this advert might close early. We recommend applying promptly.