Team Manager – Child Mental Health (South Cumbria)

Barnardo's; Barrowford; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnardo's is seeking a proactive Team Manager for the Moving Mindsets Mental Health Support Team, covering South Cumbria from Barrow-in-Furness to South Lakes. You will lead a therapeutic service, line-manage staff, and drive high quality outcomes for children and young people.

The role requires a relevant professional qualification and extensive experience in overseeing operational delivery and safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification (minimum Diploma/Degree) in CBT, mental health nursing, social work, OT, education, teaching, psychological wellbeing practitioner, children and young people’s wellbeing practitioner, child and adolescent psychotherapy, systemic therapy, interpersonal therapy or counselling.

Responsibilities

• Take operational lead 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.
• Oversee safeguarding matters and ensure service delivery outputs and outcomes meet expectations.

Skills

Line management

Operational leadership

Safeguarding knowledge

Therapeutic service delivery

Education settings liaison

Education

Diploma/Degree in a relevant field

Job description

Barnardo's is seeking a proactive Team Manager for the Moving Mindsets Mental Health Support Team, covering South Cumbria from Barrow-in-Furness to South Lakes. You will lead a therapeutic service, line-manage staff, and drive high quality outcomes for children and young people.

The role requires a relevant professional qualification and extensive experience in overseeing operational delivery and safeguarding.