Supported Accommodation Services in LancashireBarnardo's provides supported accommodation to young people aged 16-25 across a number of sites in Lancashire. The services aim to provide young people with the skills, knowledge and confidence needed for independent living. The young people who live in our accommodation are from a range of backgrounds and are often Children Looked After, in the process of Leaving Care or have experienced homelessness. Some of the services are staffed 24 hours per day by a dedicated team. Young people can usually live within our accommodation for up to 2 years so that they can move on successfully to their own accommodation in a planned and coordinated way.

The Role

Where there is a recognised need for children and young people to be in residential care, supported accommodation or supported lodgings, Barnardo's vision is to be the preferred provider of choice. This means achieving high quality levels of care and support to enable children and young people to develop, thrive and achieve through effective management and inspiring leadership.

In this role you will be leading the Moving On service which is currently comprised of:

2a High Street and Mariners ViewThese services are based in Lancaster and provide short-term accommodation-based housing and support to young people. It is comprised of:
- 2a High Street provides 7 units of accommodation. This service is staffed 24/7.
- Mariners View is comprised off 11 1-bed roomed flats and staff provide visiting support

Dispersed Houses

This part of the service relates to 4 shared houses (3 in Preston and 1 in Lancaster) that provide accommodation to up to 13 young people. The houses are owned by Registered Social Landlords and Barnardo's are the managing agent for these premises. All of the young people who live in the houses are 18-25 and have often moved into them as the next step in their journey to independence, having previously lived in supported accommodation with a higher level of support

Lancashire Supported Lodgings

Barnardo's are commissioned to deliver a service that provides up to 20 Supported Lodgings placements, for 16-24 year olds, across the Lancaster, Wyre, Fylde, Preston, South Ribble, Chorley and West Lancashire districts.

Hosts provide support and accommodation to these young people in their own homes. Each young person also gets support from a dedicated Project Worker.

Moving On is registered with Ofsted and the successful Children's Services Manager will be the Registered Service Manager for this service.

Candidates will need a working knowledge of management within supported accommodation as well as the regulations and inspection frameworks.

The successful candidate will be required to participate in the out of hours Management On Call Rota which covers 365 days per year, supporting services to deal with staffing shortages, safeguarding issues and other emergency situations.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. 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

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, 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.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

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

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.

Reference number:23529
Job Title:Children's Services Manager - Supported Accommodation
Location:Lancaster
Locality:Lancashire
Contract type:Permanent
Hours:37
Salary:£44,807 - £60,106
Closing Date:21 August 2026
Interview Date:04 September 2026

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