Bay6 are seeking a dynamic, passionate, committed and highly skilled person to join our amazing team as our new Team  Manager to support the development and progression of the service.Bay6 provides high quality support to young people in a safe and friendly environment, could this be you?  

Barnardo's provides supported accommodation to young people aged 16-24 across seven 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. The services are staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days a week 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.    

This role is based in Barnardo's Lancashire locality, initially in Leyland at the Bay6 Project, we provide accommodation and support for 17 young people on a 24/7 basis across 3 buildings. 

Team Manager role:

• Provide management, support, and development opportunities to the staff team at Bay6
• Ensure the support needs of the  young people are understood and fully met.
• Be part of the weekly Locality On Call rota  

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a range of skills and  abilities, including solution focussed and strengths based practice.
• Enjoy the challenges and rewards of working with children and young people.
• Be motivated to achieve the highest level of care and support and build and nurture a team of staff.
• Be committed to working as part of the Bay6 and Barnardo's team to achieve excellence within the service. 
• Be confident to oversee support planning for the  young people and make sure that strategies and approaches agreed with other key agencies are embedded and implemented on a day-to-day basis.
• Be a champion of and advocate for the voice of the young person, building child-centred and trauma-informed practice into the heart of everything we do.  You will be committed to Bay6's vision and to Barnardo's basis and values.
• Have the ability to work flexibly and independently

To be successful in this role you will need to have a range of skills and abilities, and most importantly you will need to enjoy the challenges and rewards of working with young people. The successful candidate will have a planned induction and will participate in range of training.  

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.