Team Manager (23957)

Barnardo's; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnardo's Moving Mindsets MHST invites applications for a Team Manager role covering South Cumbria, including Barrow-in-Furness and South Lakes. You will lead a busy therapeutic service, line-manage a diverse team of professionals and ensure high-quality delivery for children and young people.

The successful candidate will oversee safeguarding, drive outcomes, and work with schools and partners to maximise impact. A relevant professional qualification and strong leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification (Diploma/Degree) in a related field such as psychology, nursing, social work, OT, education or equivalent.
• Extensive experience overseeing operational service delivery in a therapeutic context.
• Significant line-management experience with diverse teams.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and experience in child-focused settings.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the smooth delivery of a busy MHST in South Cumbria (Barrow-in-Furness and South Lakes).
• Line-manage a diverse team of therapeutic staff and support professional development.
• Maintain active safeguarding engagement and compliance across the service.
• Ensure service delivery outputs meet defined outcomes and quality standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Line management

Operational service delivery

Safeguarding

Therapy interventions

Education

Diploma/Degree

Job description

Moving Mindsets Mental Health Support Team - Team Manager

South Cumbria Mental Health Support Team (Barrow and South Lakes)

- Team Manager

Due to recent internal promotion we currently have an exciting opportunityfor a highly motivated person to join Moving Mindsets - covering South Cumbria area as a Team Manager. We are looking for a compassionate leader who can:

• Take the operationallead in a busy therapeutic service

• Line manage and nurture a diverse team of therapeutic staff

• Work with individual strengths to support high quality service delivery

• Work creatively to maximiseservicedelivery

This role is based across South Cumbria covering Barrow in Furness and South Lakes area on a permanent basis and the successful candidate will be responsiblefor managing a team oftherapeuticprofessionals in a therapy-based service for children and young people. There will be an emphasis on:

• Overseeing the smooth delivery of a busy service

• Maintaining active engagement on all safeguarding matters

• Being accountable for service delivery outputs and outcomes

We are looking for someone who is passionate about:

• Children's and Young people's emotional health and wellbeing

• Improving outcomes for children and young people

The successful candidate must have:

• Relevant professional qualification (minimum Diploma/Degree) e.g. Cognitive behavioural therapy, mental health nursing, social work, occupational therapy, education, teaching, psychological wellbeing practitioner, children and young people's wellbeing practitioner, child and adolescent psychotherapy, systemic therapy, interpersonal therapy, counselling

• Appropriate and valid UK professional registration e.g. Nursing Midwifery Council, Social Work England, British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, British Psychological Society, General Teaching Council

• Extensive experience of overseeing operational service delivery

• Experience of overseeing the delivery of therapeutic / support interventions

• A comprehensive understanding of children's safeguarding

• Extensive experience of line management

MHST Background

Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are a national programme jointly delivered with the Department for Education, NHS England and Health Education England. The programme has three core functions:

• Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs

• Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school/college approach

• Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education

MHST's support the promotion of wellbeing and good mental health with particular focus on early intervention. They work with existing social, emotional, mental health and wellbeing support within education settings, building relationships with each education setting and with children, young people, parent-carers and partner in the locally system to co-design and evaluate the support offer required.

The MHS teams provide direct therapeutic care to children and young people who show signs of mild to moderate mental health difficulties, alongside supporting education settings with their whole education approach.

For further information, please contact:

Amy Armstrong

[e-mail]

Tel:- 07874 795 425

We welcome enquiries from people interested in this role and are happy to facilitate online meetings prior to interviews.

Interviews are to be held on the 30th November 2026. The interview will be face to face and held at the Barrow office.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date.

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