Team Manager - 16+ Transition Team

Bristol City Council; Bristol; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in the UK is seeking an experienced Team Manager to lead their 16+ children in care transitions team. The role involves working with young people transitioning to becoming care leavers, ensuring effective assessments and multi-agency planning. A social work qualification and registration with Social Work England are required. The position offers flexible working arrangements and generous leave benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Membership of Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Registration with Social Work England required.
• Enhanced DBS check mandatory for the role.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire the children's social work team.
• Oversee the assessment of needs for care leavers.
• Maintain multi-agency partnerships for young people's transitions.

Skills

Leadership

Systemic practice

Trauma-informed approach

Assessment and pathway planning

Education

Social work qualification

Job description

Overview

This is a Full Time, Permanent role with Bristol City Council. The post requires a social work qualification and registration with Social Work England to be shortlisted. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced leader to head our 16+ children in care transitions team, working with care experienced young people as they transition to becoming care leavers.

Young people in our service have often entered care as older children or may present with more complex needs. The team manager will ensure comprehensive assessment of need, pathway planning, and oversee a multi‑agency plan to support the transition as the young person becomes a care leaver. Our work can be reactive and fast paced, and you will need to be trauma informed, able to work independently, and possess the skills to challenge constructively. Most young people live in and around Bristol, with some living further afield.

We recognise the importance of the whole network in building security and safety for our young people, ensuring they understand their life story and journey through care. Our practice is underpinned by signs of safety and systemic practice, and we encourage workers to be reflective in their approach. We strive to be ambitious corporate parents for our young people; the team manager role is exciting, busy, and demanding.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire others; work systemically to develop the service for young people.
• Oversee and line manage approximately seven to ten staff members and support 100 care‑experienced young people.
• Ensure comprehensive assessment of need and effective pathway planning for each young person.
• Maintain a multi‑agency approach to support transitions for care leavers aged 16+.
• Be organised, flexible, and solution‑focussed in a fast‑paced environment.
• Promote trauma‑informed practice and constructive challenge when needed.

Qualifications

• Social work qualification and registration with Social Work England required to be shortlisted.
• Enhanced DBS check is required for the role.

Benefits

• Disability Confident employer; we guarantee interviews for applicants who meet essential criteria and have reasonable adjustments in place.
• Flexible working and flexitime; membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme; generous annual leave.
• Supportive work environment and opportunities to contribute to Bristol’s future.

How to apply

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey, please select the apply button below. To be shortlisted for interview, demonstrate how you meet each essential criterion in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. Applications may be shortlisted against desirable criteria when volumes are high. References may be requested for candidates offered a job or after an interview depends on DBS requirements.

We are a Disability Confident employer and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support. For discussion about the role, please contact the Service Manager or Deputy Service Manager.

Equality and background

At Bristol City Council, we value a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. Appointments are made on merit. The personal information section of the application form is used confidentially to ensure fair treatment of all applicants.