Targeted Youth Support Team Manager

Bolton Council; Bolton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in Bolton is seeking a Targeted Youth Support Team Manager to lead a new Family Help Service. The role involves managing staff and coordinating programs to support young people and community needs. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience in youth work management. This role offers flexible working options, a competitive salary, and various benefits including gym memberships and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Exclusive discounts

Gym membership prices

Generous annual leave

Pension Scheme

Wellbeing and support services

Qualifications

• Experience leading development of new services.
• Understanding and experience of Youth Work and Early Help.
• Experience managing high performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage services to coordinate targeted intervention programme plans.
• Work with partners to support integrated working.
• Provide direct line management of staff.

Skills

Youth Work management

Leadership

Community engagement

Integrated working

Education

Degree level qualification in a relevant subject

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to become a Targeted Youth Support Team Manager within our newly established Family Help Service. The role will manage and maintain oversight of a Targeted Youth Support provision within a Family Help service including direct line management of the staff. It will involve working with partners to support integrated working and ensure alignment to wider Adolescent and Youth Work delivery. This role is key to supporting community engagement and development within the Locality team and ensuring consistency of service provision and responsivity of the targeted youth offer as needs emerge. The role will be key to facilitating and ensuring connectivity across the Borough of dedicated youth provision, to create integrated and joined up working arrangements that effectively support young people, across a range of needs. The post holder will manage services and resources across a team ensuring targeted intervention programme plans are coordinated and meet the needs of young people and the community.

Responsibilities

• Manage services and resources across a team to coordinate targeted intervention programme plans that meet the needs of young people and the community.
• Work with partners to support integrated working and alignment to wider Adolescent and Youth Work delivery.
• Provide direct line management of staff within the Targeted Youth Support provision.
• Support community engagement and development within the Locality team and ensure consistency of service provision and responsiveness of the targeted youth offer.
• Facilitate connectivity across the Borough of dedicated youth provision to create integrated and joined up working arrangements that effectively support young people with a range of needs.

Qualifications and experience

• JNC recognised Youth Work qualification is desirable, or a willingness to commit to working towards this on appointment post. It is advantageous if you have experience of leading the development of new services.
• You will be a passionate and experienced manager with an understanding and experience of Youth Work and Early Help.
• Experience of managing Youth Work delivery with robust knowledge of effective methodology, and an understanding of Family Help developments.
• Experience of managing high performing teams, utilising a restorative approach to leadership and leading by example.
• Experience of working with partners and supporting culture, practice and integrated working.
• Approachable and confident leadership style with creativity and a proactive attitude to change.

Role requirements

• This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.
• Essential: Full Driving Licence.
• Essential: Degree level qualification in a relevant subject (i.e., Youth Work).

Additional notes

• We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
• If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the About You or Supporting Statement section of your application.
• Ask us about flexible working options to fit with your work/life balance. We offer a range of rewards and benefits, including exclusive discounts, gym membership prices, salary sacrifice schemes, generous annual leave, a Pension Scheme, and wellbeing and support services.