Birmingham Children's Trust
Team Manager - Care Leavers Service
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Team Manager - Care Leavers
We are seeking an experienced, motivated, and inspirational Team Manager to join our dedicated Care Leavers Service. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a highly supportive and ambitious management team, united by a shared commitment to achieving the very best outcomes for our care-experienced young people.
About the Role
As a Team Manager, you will be passionate about working collaboratively with young people, families, partners, and professionals across the wider system to ensure that care leavers receive high-quality support, guidance, and opportunities as they transition into adulthood. You will understand the importance of building strong relationships and promoting a culture where young people feel empowered, valued, and supported to achieve their aspirations.
We are looking for a leader who can provide both high support and constructive challenge to their team, creating an environment where staff feel motivated, developed, and accountable. You will champion reflective practice, encourage innovation, and promote continuous learning to ensure that services remain responsive to the changing needs of care leavers.
Responsibilities
- Leadership and Management: The successful candidate will be responsible for the leadership, management, and supervision of a team of approximately 7 to 8 Personal Advisors and practitioners.
- Case Oversight and Quality Assurance: Provide effective case oversight, quality assurance, and performance management, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met and that interventions deliver meaningful and lasting outcomes for young people.
- Service Development: Lead and contribute to service development initiatives. Identify opportunities to enhance practice, strengthen partnership working, and embed innovative approaches that improve the experiences and outcomes of care leavers.
Key Requirements
- Demonstrates a strong commitment to corporate parenting and improving outcomes for care-experienced young people.
- Has the ability to inspire, motivate, and develop staff to achieve high standards of practice and performance.
- Can effectively balance support and challenge to drive continuous improvement.
- Has excellent partnership-building skills and can work collaboratively across agencies and sectors.
- Is committed to delivering services that are ambitious, relational, and trauma-informed.
- Can lead change confidently and contribute positively to the ongoing development of the Leaving Care Service.
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Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of young people as they move towards independence, ensuring they have the relationships, support, and opportunities they need to thrive and succeed in adulthood.
We have been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted, following a 2023 inspection. This is a fantastic achievement for Birmingham Children's Trust, with many positive highlights focusing on areas including the quality of staff leadership, partnership working, safeguarding, and corporate parenting.
Location
This is a hybrid role based in Birmingham so you must reside within a suitable commutable distance around Birmingham and have the correct right-to-work documents to work in the UK. Sadly, we do not support those who require sponsorship.
Our Benefits
- An incentive payment of £1,000 paid in full in your first months’ salary (T&C’s apply)
- Retention bonus of £5,000 per annum paid in monthly instalments (T&C’s apply)
- Relocation Allowance of up to £8,000 (T&C’s apply)
- We pay your Social Work England registration fee
- We pay your DBS application fee and reimburse your update service fee
- A generous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service.
- Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
- Free on-site parking at our offices on One Avenue Road (Aston) and Lifford House (Stirchley). We also provide onsite electric car charging ports which are free to use!
- Full access to our amazing internal employee benefits scheme including, Occupational Health services, Rewards Schemes, Benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support and much more!
- Flexible and hybrid working policy
- A generous local government career average pension scheme in line with the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Discounted gym memberships with Pure Gym and Nuffield Health
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About Us
At Birmingham Children’s Trust, we are committed to making a positive impact on the lives of over 10,000 children and young people in our city every day. Our mission is to support the most disadvantaged children and young people in Birmingham, ensuring they are safe, happy, and healthy.
Our Values
We approach our work with care and compassion, actively listening to the needs of the children and young people we serve. We involve them in the decisions that affect their lives, ensuring their voices are heard and respected.
We are committed to using our resources wisely, ensuring that every penny is spent where it counts the most. We foster collaboration among schools, health professionals, and the police, working together to create a supportive network for our young people.
We believe that when we work as one cohesive team, the children and young people of Birmingham are more likely to thrive. Our unified approach ensures that we provide the best possible support and opportunities for their growth and development.
Safeguarding
At Birmingham Children’s Trust, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Depending on the role, you may be asked to undergo the appropriate level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to assess your suitability for working with children and young people.
The level of check (Standard, Enhanced, or Enhanced with Barred List) is determined based on the specific responsibilities of the role and the level of contact with children and young people.
We are committed to the fair treatment of all applicants, including those with criminal records. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of the offence.
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