Team Manager

Job description

Are you an experienced leader looking for your next challenge? Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)?

We're looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Team Manager to join our friendly and dedicated Include Me 2 Service, leading a passionate team delivering high-quality short breaks across Lancashire and Blackpool.

About the Service:

Our Include Me 2 Service provides short breaks for children and young people aged 4-18 with a wide range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) across Lancashire and Blackpool. Through a variety of fun and engaging activities, including arts and crafts, cooking and community outings, we provide opportunities for children and young people to build confidence, develop friendships and enjoy new experiences, while offering valuable respite to their families and carers. We are a supportive, passionate and dedicated team looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking and reliable individual to join us as our Team Manager.

If you're passionate about leading high-quality services for children and young people with SEND and want to be part of a supportive team making a genuine difference every day, we'd love to hear from you.

Location:

Your main base will be 453 Leyland Road, Preston, PR5 5SB with flexibility to work 1 day a week from home.

Other locations you must be willing to travel to as part of the role include Chorley, South Ribble, Burnley/Pendle, Preston, West Lancs and Blackpool areas

Working Pattern:

Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm including one evening each week to support service delivery (typically until approximately 8.00pm).

Essential Requirements to evidence in your written application:

• Must hold OR be willing to complete the Level 5 Health & Social Care Management qualification or equivalent.
• Must hold a valid driving licence and access to own vehicle.
• Experience of managing a team and tackling sickness/performance related issues.
• Ability to demonstrate experience and a good understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures in a similar setting.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability and confidence to work under pressure, multitask and prioritise a heavy workload.
• Experience of working to commissioner expectations.

Some of the main responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Overseeing the services operating from Include Me 2 shorts breaks services within the Lancashire and Blackpool locality.
• Lead the recruitment, supervision and development of staff, including facilitating regular team meetings and supporting continuous professional development.
• Contribute to the monitoring of service budgets and invoices whilst identifying opportunities to increase service capacity and expand group provision.
• Lead on safeguarding and health and safety, ensuring compliance with Barnardo's policies and statutory requirements.
• Work closely with the Children's Services Manager to drive continuous improvement, ensuring high-quality practice, compliance and Ofsted readiness.
• Ensure high-quality recording and accurate case file documentation across the service.
• Monitor compliance through regular case file audits and file sign-off processes.
• To participate in a manager on call rota
• To provide a safe, fun and inclusive environment for all our staff and service users.

For more information about the role, please contact Debbie Nolan-Plunkett

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

Pay & Reward Framework

We appreciate our colleagues' dedication and their commitment to delivering excellence in the vital work we do, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values . We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

We are committed to a rounded colleague experience with an approach to both pay and rewards that are fair, attractive, and progressive. This is in support of our strategic ambition to ensure Barnardo's is a place everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

The salary range advertised is in line with our pay principles, for consistency and fairness while recognising the skills and experience applicants bring to the role. Appointing salaries can be discussed further at appointment stage; we do seek to appoint within this range always exercising responsible stewardship.

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.