Team Manager Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children and Care Leavers

Organisation:Leicestershire County Council

WorkLocation:County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA

Salary:Grade- 53826 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

WorkingHours:37 hours per week

ContractType:Permanent

Closing Date:11th February 2026

Interview Date(s):13th February 2026

About the Role

There is an opportunity to join the Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Care Leavers Team we currently have an opportunity for a Team Manager role within our Service:

You will lead a dynamic team of Personal Advisors and a Senior Practitioner in supporting our young peoples transition into independence. We are a compassionate and kind service and this will shine through in your decision making and management of the Team. We are looking for a person who has had experience of working with young people leaving care and knowledge of the asylum processes Trauma informed practice and decision making experience of supervising staff and safeguarding experience and knowledge.

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders please see ourpolicy statement.

About You

To apply for this post you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:

• Professional Social Work Qualification; Relevant Degree or equivalent; Evidence of continued learning and development; Professional Body Membership
• Substantial post qualifying experience of working with children and families; Experience of supervising/managing staff/Social Work students
• Demonstrate the ability to work and support staff in delivering a trauma informed approach when supporting our Care Experienced Young People
• Ability to apply quality standards in performance management to improve staff performance and outcomes for children and young people
• Good working knowledge of supporting unaccompanied young people and immigration processes and experience of working with the Home Office and Immigration processes; Knowledge of relevant guidance and regulation including the Children Act 1989 Working Together 2015 Children and Social Work Act 2017 etc.
• Experience and knowledge of performance management and how to drive performance to achieve improved outcomes for young people
• Experience of driving positive change with staff and supporting purposeful must also have an understanding of and commitment to equality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a are aDisability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working which may include part time working job sharing term-time working flexible start and finish times and hybrid working depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion please contact:

Mandeep Sandhu Gritton Service Manager

Telephone:

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How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council were looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are wherever youre from and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation not just whats on your CV. Thats why weve designed a recruitment process thats fair accessible and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire wed love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. Without this information we wont be able to assess your suitability for the role and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement see theHow to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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