About the Team:
Warwickshire’s Separated Children and Leaving Care Team, work with care experienced young people aged 16-25 and young people who are separated children in care and care experience. Whilst this is one service, the team is split regarding staff and workloads for separated Young People Seeking and the Young People Leaving Care, however there is a duty rota which covers both services. The Separated Children and Leaving Care Team is a county wide service with offices in the North and the South of the county to enable access for all our young people.
Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi disciplinary and multi agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education.
If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service. Click here to find out more about Warwickshire County Council’s Children and Families Service.
Our Offer to you includes:
* Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
* A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
* We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply
About the Role:
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Team Manager to join our Leaving Care Service. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who believes that young people leaving care deserve the best possible start in adulthood especially when it comes to securing safe, stable, and suitable housing.
In this role, you will:
•Provide strategic oversight of our Supported Lodgings and Staying Put schemes.
•Manage and support a small team of experienced professionals, including:
•Two Housing Advisors who work directly with care-experienced young people to secure appropriate housing.
•One Personal Advisor responsible for assessing supported lodging providers, presenting them to panel, and overseeing
Staying Put arrangements.
•Other leaving care staff.
•You will play a key role in ensuring that our young people are supported through strong multi-agency partnerships and innovative housing solutions.
The Team
You’ll be joining a supportive and experienced management team that values collaboration, innovation, and a young person-centred approach. Our team is committed to improving outcomes for care leavers and ensuring they have the tools and support they need to thrive.
Click here to download our Why work for Us Brochure
Key Requirements:
We are looking for someone who:
•Has a strong interest in housing and understands the challenges faced by care-experienced young people.
•Is confident in leading and supporting a team.
•Can build and maintain effective partnerships with key stakeholders, including the Department for Education, district and borough councils, and housing providers.
•Brings a proactive, solution-focused mindset to service development and delivery.
•Experience in housing, social care, or youth services is desirable, but we are also open to candidates with transferable skills and a passion for making a difference.
Interested?
If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.
For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below;
T4070 - C&F Team Manager (Specialist Qualified)
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make:
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feelsvalued, included, safe, supported,andwelcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.
Additional Information:
Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.
Service Manager: Santosh Dosanjh
024 7636 8824
SantoshDosanjh@warwickshire.gov.uk
Closing Date: 18th September 2025
Interview date: 3rd October 2025
Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See?more
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