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Barnardo's; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnardo's Greater Manchester Keyworking Service for Children and Young People with a Learning Disability/Autism (up to age 25) is seeking a Team Manager in the Salford and Trafford area.

You will work with education, health and social care colleagues to shape the right support, provide day-to-day guidance, and contribute to service development. Travel across Greater Manchester and on-call duties are required.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of supporting children and young people (up to age 25) with a Learning Disability and/or Autism with complex support needs, including Mental Health conditions.
• Experience of collaborating with and confidently presenting information to key stakeholders, respectfully addressing issues on behalf of CYP and their families.
• Excellent team working skills. You will work as part of a team that covers Greater Manchester and be a key member of the service leadership team.
• Significant safeguarding knowledge and experience enabling referrals and escalations to be made and followed through to conclusion.
• Excellent recording skills and knowledge and the ability to quality assure and develop practice of others.
• Experience of line management and leadership, supporting the development of individuals and teams.
• A car available for work with business insurance.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day guidance and support to the team.
• Involved in the development of the service, bringing knowledge, skills, experience, enthusiasm and passion.
• Travel across Greater Manchester; office presence averaged at 2 days per week for supervision and meetings.
• Be part of the on-call rota system providing out-of-hours guidance, averaging one week in every 2 months for which there is an on-call payment.
• Develop practice and contribute to leadership in the service and organisation.
• Lead supervision, team meetings and informal support for staff.

Skills

LD/Autism experience

Stakeholder engagement

Teamwork

Safeguarding

Record keeping

Line management

Driving

Job description

Team Manager

Barnardo's Greater Manchester Keyworking Service for Children and Young People with a Learning Disability/Autism (up to age 25)

Are you passionate about children and young people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism having the right support to remain living where possible in the community, avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions? We have a fantastic opportunity for a Team Manager in the Greater Manchester Keyworking Service in our Salford and Trafford team.

As Team Manager you will work closely with key senior managers across education, health and social care to identify how collectively we can provide the right support, in the right way at the right time. You will provide day to day guidance and support, you will be involved in the development of the service, bringing your knowledge, skills, experience, enthusiasm and passion to contribute to better outcomes for children and families. We value creative thinking, problem solving and collaboration.

As a member of the wider service leadership team, you will be required to work flexibly across the service, and this will involve travel across Greater Manchester. You will be part of the on-call rota system providing out of hours guidance, this averages one week in every 2 months for which there is an on-call payment. You are expected to be in the office on average 2 days per week to be available for your team, and also to provide face to face supervision, team meetings and informal support.

The role provides many opportunities to develop your skill set, knowledge and career progression going forward. The service has a comprehensive training offer, and you will be supported by the leadership team within the service and organisation. To be a successful, you will need the following:

• Significant experience of supporting children and young people (up to the age of 25) with a Learning Disability and or Autism with complex support needs, including Mental Health conditions.
• Experience of collaborating with and confidently presenting information to key stakeholders, respectfully addressing issues on behalf of CYP and their families.
• Excellent team working skills. You will work as part of a team that covers Greater Manchester and be a key member of the service leadership team.
• Significant safeguarding knowledge and experience enabling referrals and escalations to be made and followed through to conclusion.
• Excellent recording skills and knowledge and the ability to quality assure and develop practice of others.
• Experience of line management and leadership, supporting the development of individuals and teams.
• A car available for work with business insurance.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Company: Barnardo's
Salary: £36,099 to £38,677 a year
Hours: Full-time
Location: Greater Manchester
Working pattern: Field-based
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 7 Sept 2026
Closing date: 27 Sept 2026

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