Supported Accommodation Services in Lancashire

Barnardo's provides supported accommodation to young people aged 16-25 across a number of sites in Lancashire. The service aims 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 either 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 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 service that this post links to is: Moving On - 2a High Street and Mariners ViewThese services are based in Lancaster and provide short-term accommodation-based housing and support to young people aged 16-25 who are vulnerable and unable to live independently in the community.

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

Specific Responsibilities of the Role:

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 covering the locality alongside other services' management teams.

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

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)

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
Service related sick pay from day 1
Cycle2work scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
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:23277
Job Title:Team Manager - Supported Accommodation
Location:Lancaster
Locality:Lancashire
Contract type:Permanent
Hours:37
Salary:£36,427 - £48,749
Closing Date:10 July 2026
Interview Date:TBC

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