Transition Home Manager

Durham County Council; North East; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Durham County Council is seeking a dedicated Transition Home Manager for Maple House, a short-term home for young people transitioning from secure care. This challenging yet rewarding role involves leading a team, supporting youth through their journey towards independence, and ensuring high standards of care. The successful candidate will be instrumental in helping young people develop necessary life skills in a nurturing environment while managing a team and evaluating practices.

Benefits

Competitive salaries and 27 days holiday per year

Option to purchase additional leave

Excellent work/life balance

Career average Local Government Pension Scheme

Wide range of learning and development opportunities

Employee Benefits Portal with discounts

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills and experience of managing a team.
• Ability to deploy models of care in team practices.
• Working knowledge of risk assessment relating to young people.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the team to ensure high quality child-centred practices.
• Set and evaluate standards of practice according to regulatory requirements.
• Support young people in their transition towards independence.

Skills

Leadership skills

Risk assessment knowledge

Team management

Job description

Could you support young people to realise their individual potential and prepare them for their journey towards independence.

NOT JUST A PLACE OF WORK
Maple House offers a short-term home to support the transition of young people who have previously been resident at Aycliffe Secure Centre. As a transitional service, Maple House aims to offer young people who have lived in a secure setting an opportunity to be able to adjust to life in the community with the support of a dedicated team who provide a therapeutic and trauma informed style of care.

Find out more about our exceptional facilities and testimonies from our team at: https://www.durham.gov.uk/maplehouse

NOT JUST A JOB
Joining us a Transition Home Manager at Maple House is one of the most rewarding career development choices you could make. The role is challenging both physically and mentally but is extremely rewarding when you get to witness first-hand the positive impact you can make to a young person’s life just by giving your care, compassion and time.

This is a very varied role where no two days are the same. You will hold a unique position where you will be able to understand each young person as an individual to help provide the support and care that’s right for them, enabling them to live, learn and work in a safe caring environment. In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Set the highest of standards and evaluate achievements
• Set outstanding standards of practice outlined within the Children’s Homes regulation 2015.
• Lead and motivate the team to ensure cohesive high quality, child centred practices are in place to prepare young people for adulthood

NOT JUST ANYONE
Your life and works experiences are valuable to us and we are looking for someone who has:

• Strong leadership skills and experience of managing a team
• The ability to deploy models of care and integrate into team practices
• Working knowledge of risk assessment and incident management relating to young people in a looked after environment
• The ability to promote good practice and champion the rights of young people

NOT A NORMAL 9 to 5
The successful candidate will work an average of 37 hours per week, usually between the hours of 9-5pm. There may also be a requirement to work an early, late and bank holiday shift as well as weekends to cover when required.

NOT JUST A SALARY
The difference we make to the lives of our young people is extremely valuable and we want everyone who contributes to that to feel appreciated. As a valued member of the team, you can expect:

• Competitive salaries and 27 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays, rising to 32 days after five years continuous local government service.
• Option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
• Excellent work/life balance
• Excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Plus, top up options - Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme and standard AVC scheme for members of the LGPS.
• Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee Assist Scheme.
• Wide range of learning and development opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
• Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers).
• Discounted DCC gym membership.
• Staff networks run by staff for our staff, including Race Equality and Diversity, Disability, LGBT+, Armed Forces, Carers, Menopause.
• Trade Union membership.
• A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such as car leasing.
• Staff based at Aycliffe Secure Centre also benefit from free on site parking.
• Whilst working with the young people you will also benefit from free refreshments and meals.

Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions. Take a closer look: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
We are a proud equal opportunities employer and recognise that a diverse, talented workforce brings new ideas and new perspectives, which will facilitate growth and improvements to services.

We are committed to ensuring that our employment policies and processes are fair and equitable to all. We welcome job applications from everyone, and successful candidates are considered only on their skills and ability to do the job.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from disabled people and provide support throughout the recruitment process.

Take a closer look: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26899/Equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-our-workforce

HOW TO APPLY
In line with the County Council's Recruitment and Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Applications must be submitted on-line via the Northeast Jobs portal.

Please use the ‘Person Specification’ section of your application form to demonstrate that you have the essential and where possible, desirable experience, skills, and knowledge. Candidates who do not evidence that they meet the essential qualifications and experience listed on the person specification will not be short-listed.

If you have any support needs or require assistance when applying for this role, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk on 03000 26 27 27 (option 2), or the Recruitment Team via email at [e-mail]

We collect personal information from you when you register with North East Jobs and make an application. Details on how we process your personal data is available in our Privacy Notice. https://www.durham.gov.uk/media/24645/Privacy-notice-human-resources/pdf/PrivacyNotice-HR.pdf

INTERVIEWS
It is anticipated that interviews will be held on 6th August 2025.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.

Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email after the closing date for notification from ‘[e-mail]’ as you will not be notified by any other means.

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