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Barnardo's; Nebraska; On-site; USD 49,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Barnardo's in Lancaster is seeking a Team Manager for Supported Accommodation to provide robust leadership and management of a staff team. You will ensure individual support plans are followed and oversee quality of care, record keeping, and service delivery in a busy youth residential setting.

The role requires an open, flexible approach to working with young people, a commitment to trauma‑informed practice, and effective liaison with commissioners.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a staff team in children's services.
• Proven ability to supervise, mentor and coach staff.
• Strong records management and data entry skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee staff to follow individual support plans for each young person.
• Maintain an open and flexible approach to working with young people.
• Champion the voice of the young people; embed child-centred and trauma-informed practice.

Skills

Staff leadership

Supervision & coaching

Record keeping

ICT literacy

On-call rota management

Liaison with commissioners

Job description

The Team Manager job description outlines some of the key responsibilities of the role, and the successful candidate(s) will also need to:

Have oversight of, and support all staff to follow, individual support plans for each young person so their needs are met, developing positive and professional working relationships with the young people

Have an open and flexible approach to working with young people and a commitment to understanding how to positively manage behaviours that can challenge.

Support the vision of the service and have the passion and drive to see it succeed.

To be a champion of and advocate for the voice of the young people, building child-centred and trauma informed practice into the heart of everything we do.

To model good care practice to the wider team.

Provide robust management and leadership to a staff team

Actively deliver timely supervision, monitoring the quality of work, both hands on and record keeping, to ensure staff are working to high levels of performance and within the best interests of the young people

Liaise and work alongside our commissioners

Oversee both electronic and paper-based records ensuring the are complete, up to date, reviewed and accurate.

Mentor and coach the whole staff team in a fair and non-biased manner, and provide support to the Children's Services Manager

Balance and produce an efficient and effective working rota to ensure optimum service delivery

Be an ambassador for Barnardo's, attending meetings with professionalism and understanding, and keeping the service manager appraised of significant information.

Use ICT to maintain accurate records in key performance management data, keeping chronologies and working within timescales.

Participate in the on-call rota alongside other services' management team

Team Manager - Supported Accommodation

Company: Barnardo's Salary: £37,157 to £41,763 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Lancaster Working pattern: Field-based Job type: Permanent Posting date: 24 Sept 2026 Closing date: 16 Oct 2026

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