Transition Development Manager (Homebased)

Royal Mencap Society; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days holiday

Health cash plan

Discounts at retailers

Job summary

Mencap is seeking a Transition Development Manager to lead and support 16-18 transition services across the UK, working with operational teams to implement a person-centred delivery model.

The role is full-time and home-based, requiring a valid UK driving licence and some travel. You will partner with commissioners and health providers to ensure high-quality transitions into adulthood, with opportunities to develop services and training.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence with access to your own vehicle.
• Experience delivering transition or related social care programmes is desirable.
• Ability to travel across England, Wales and Northern Ireland as part of the role.

Responsibilities

• Support operational teams to mobilise and deliver 16-18 transition services in line with standards.
• Assist with inspections, registration requirements and regulatory activity where needed.
• Contribute to the development of guidance, resources and tools for transition services.
• Collaborate with Learning and Development to identify training needs and deliver programmes.
• Build relationships with commissioners, local authorities and health partners to enable smooth pathways.
• Support referral pathways, placement planning and service reviews within the transition model.
• Promote person-centred practice and share learning for service improvement.

Skills

Driving licence

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Team collaboration

Job description

Job Advert

We have a new exciting opportunity to join our fantastic team as a Transition Development Manager.

This is a full-time, home-based role requiring a full UK driving licence, access to your own vehicle, and occasional travel across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

This is a national role supporting Mencap teams to establish and deliver high-quality transition services for young people aged 16-18 with a learning disability.

As a Transition Development Manager, you will support operational teams to implement Mencap's Transition Delivery Model, ensuring services are delivered consistently, effectively and in a person-centred way. Through specialist advice, guidance and practical support, you will work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners to develop services that help young people and their families experience positive, well-planned transitions into adulthood.

You will play a key role in embedding best practice, building operational capability and ensuring young people are supported to achieve the best possible outcomes as they move into adult life.

Key Areas of Accountability:

• Support operational teams in the mobilisation and delivery of 16-18 transition services in line with organisational standards, policies and agreed models of support.
• Support services to prepare for inspections, registration requirements and regulatory compliance activity, working alongside Quality and Compliance colleagues where required.
• Contribute operational expertise to the review and implementation of guidance, procedures, resources and tools that support effective transition services.
• Work alongside Learning and Development colleagues to identify learning needs and support delivery of training, induction and development opportunities relevant to transition services.
• Develop effective working relationships with commissioners, local authorities, education providers, health partners and other stakeholders to support successful transition pathways.
• Support referral pathways, placement planning, mobilisation activities and service reviews associated with the transition model.
• Promote person-centred practice, positive outcomes and effective partnership working across all areas of service delivery.
• Gather, analyse and share learning, good practice and service improvement opportunities across transition services.

Please note: Mencap welcomes applications from all suitable candidates and is committed to attracting a diverse workforce. However, all available Certificates of Sponsorship for 2026 have now been allocated, so we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship. Candidates must already have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

C losing Date: 22 nd November. Interviews to commence week beginning 7 th December via Microsoft Teams.

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.

Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

About Mencap

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.

Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes

Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.

£43,647 per annum plus excellent employee benefits

£43,647 per annum plus excellent employee benefits

£26,228 per annum pro rata + Excellent Benefits