Team Manager - Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children

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

Job summary

A public service organization in Coventry is seeking a Team Manager for the Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children’s team. This role involves leading a dedicated team of Social Workers to provide high-quality services for unaccompanied minors. Candidates should have relevant leadership experience and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Applications from minority backgrounds are particularly welcomed. This is a 12-month fixed-term position.

Benefits

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

Rewards and benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience working with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children or children in care.
• Right to Work in the UK is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Social Workers and Personal Advisers.
• Provide high-quality services to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people.

Skills

Leadership experience

Trauma-informed

Culturally competent

Compassionate leadership

Job description

Overview

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create an inclusive workplace culture. Coventry City Council is committed to being an equitable, discrimination-free employer. We are embarking on a journey to create a brighter future for Coventry's children, with a vision to put children and families at the centre of our practice.

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we aim to ensure our communities are represented across our workforce and that diversity of thinking is encouraged. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to help us deliver equity and respect in all we do. Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

What is the job role?

We are seeking a Team Manager for the Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children’s team in the Through Care service on a 12-month fixed-term basis. You will lead a dedicated team of Social Workers and Personal Advisers providing high-quality services to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people. All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and appointment will be conditional upon a satisfactory DBS check.

Who are we looking for?

You will have leadership experience and be trauma-informed and culturally competent. You will be a confident and compassionate leader, ideally with experience of working with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children or children in care. Within our Through Care team, people from minority ethnic backgrounds are under-represented in middle-management; we therefore encourage applications from men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds. Applications from other protected characteristics or non-protected characteristics are also welcome.

For an informal conversation about this role, please contact Natasha Stirling - Operational Lead.

Additional information

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme – We offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people who meet the minimum requirements and identify with one of the following criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Currently in care or have previously been in care
• Disabled or have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process, please read the attached Coventry City Council Application Process document. If there is evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, the application will be rejected unless reasonable justification is provided.

Interview date: 13 October 2025.

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit with a history of communities coming together to tackle problems and drive real social change. We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant, and diverse. We are committed to excellence and, with around 5,100 staff from diverse backgrounds, we aim to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things. If you join us, we offer a fantastic rewards and benefits package.

To find out more, please visit the Coventry City Council jobs page.