Salary £38,237 to £41,025
Permanent, Full time
Based Countywide
37 hours per week
Interview date: 8th September 2017

This position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (formerly Criminal Records Bureau check)

West Sussex County Council Integrated Prevention and Earliest Help are looking to recruit a permanent Team manager to its Leaving Care Service.

The Leaving Care Service provides support for Care Leavers and Young People in Care aged 17-21 and up to 25 if in education. The service delivers a comprehensive Personal Advisors to over 500 young people who are making the transition from the care system into independent adulthood.

If you wish to make a difference to these young people and feel you have the skills and innovation to manage a team to achieve the best outcomes for this vulnerable group, we would welcome an application from you.it is well documented nationally that care leavers often have negative outcomes in relation to housing, homelessness and employment, here in West Sussex we are passionate about changing this for our young people

The purpose of the role is to lead the Leaving Care Service in partnership with colleagues, to deliver an outstanding service to our Care Leavers. The main operational function of the role is to manage a team of personal advisors who each hold a caseload of 25 young people to deliver a high quality evidenced service within financial constraints

The Leaving Care Service is a component part of our Integrated Prevention and Earliest Help System. Through the Integrated Prevention and Earliest Help System, we will work with children, families, and young people to help ensure that every child, family and young person is supported to achieve his or her potential. The foundations for future mental health, emotional control, intelligence and parenting ability are all set in place in the early years and the home surroundings, family life and parenting are all important factors in determining positive outcomes for children in the future.

If you wish to have an informal discussion regarding the role please e-mail the Leaving Care Leader, Graham Vagg or by telephone

Interviews are to be held in Chichester.