Senior HOTH Intervention Team Lead

South Gloucestershire Council; West of England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing support

Staff discounts

Training and development

Job summary

South Gloucestershire Council is seeking an experienced HOTH Intervention Team Manager to provide senior leadership for a specialist intervention team supporting children and young people aged 11–18 at risk from harm outside the home.

The role focuses on coordinating specialist activity, strengthening partner responses, delivering training, and ensuring high-quality, trauma-informed practice. A full-time position with flexible working arrangements is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant degree or professional qualification in social care, family support, youth work or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience working with children, young people or families needing additional support and delivering evidence-based interventions.
• Experience of managing staff including reflective supervision and performance oversight.
• Experience with complex safeguarding and adolescent practice including contextual risk and trauma-informed approaches.
• Ability to lead teams, build partner relationships and communicate confidently with families and professionals.
• Strong report writing skills and ability to use performance data for service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Senior HOTH Support Workers and HOTH Support Workers with line management and supervision.
• Oversee time-limited interventions, provide consultation and formulation support.
• Support workforce development through training and applying contextual safeguarding and trauma-informed approaches.
• Monitor quality, performance, outcomes and resource use to ensure timely, safe interventions.

Skills

Leadership

Line management

Reflective supervision

Performance oversight

Practice guidance

Contextual safeguarding

Trauma-informed practice

Adolescent practice

Communication with families

Report writing

Driving licence

Education

Degree or professional qualification in social care/youth work

Job description

South Gloucestershire Council is seeking an experienced HOTH Intervention Team Manager to provide senior leadership for a specialist intervention team supporting children and young people aged 11–18 at risk from harm outside the home.

The role focuses on coordinating specialist activity, strengthening partner responses, delivering training, and ensuring high-quality, trauma-informed practice. A full-time position with flexible working arrangements is encouraged.