Service Manager

Two positions available

Permanent with funding until March 2029.

28 hours per week (hours can be negotiated)

Salary: £34,837.08 Full Time / £26,363.20 pro rata (plus allowances)

This post will involve irregular hours, including late evenings, early mornings and weekend working. There will be travel primarily within Cheltenham and Tewkesbury, access to your own transport will therefore be required.

Location: Gloucestershire – Service will be delivered from Whaddon Youth Centre (Cheltenham) and Tewkesbury Youth Centre (Tewkesbury).

Benefits

Enhanced Annual Leave 28 days-length of service extra 2 after 2, 5 and 7 goes up to 36 days.

Free eye test-claim back via my finance-take form to dentist-eye test form can also claim for glasses.

Pension-match contribution up to 8% can opt out, have to auto enrolled every 2 years do get money refunded if opt out you contribute 4% and will be matched to 8%

Life assurance – death in service, 4x salary gets paid to nominated person.

Cycle to work 39% off bike cost can be spread across the year.

770 retailers discounts offered with YouStar App.

The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We’re there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our Youth Impact domain, which provides one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will help us develop innovative practice in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury.

Youth work is life-changing for young people, and we’re excited to be expanding our services in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury. We want to empower young people through impactful and transformative youth work, and we are looking for dedicated professionals to join our dynamic and ambitious team during this exciting period of service mobilisation.

We are seeking an experienced manager with a passion for excellence in practice and service delivery. As the Service Manager, you will play a pivotal role in mobilising our service and ensuring high-quality youth work that not only meets the needs of young people in our community but gives them an opportunity to shape it. You will also lead, manage and inspire a team of youth workers, providing guidance, support and professional development.

A key part of this role will be your ability to manage and support our Youth Support Service in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury within The Children’s Society’s performance management procedures, in accordance with current legislation and safe practice, and to be the safeguarding lead for the service.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

• Proven experience in a management role within youth work or related field
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Demonstrated ability to create and deliver high-quality youth work programmes alongside young people
• The ability to build and maintain strong relationships with young people, stake holders, and community partners
• Competence to monitor and report on the progress and outcomes of the service
• Commitment to the values and mission of youth work, as well as safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people

We are committed to staff development. Within this role we will support and fund you to undertake youth work qualification as part of your professional development if you do not already hold this.

The Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support. We campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children’s lives happier and safer.

Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be uploaded by the candidate alongside uploading your CV.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 15th August. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications we can close this vacancy from the 1st August onwards.

Interviews will start to commence from 5th August 2024.

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