Social Worker (Transition Team)
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £36,124 to £39,513 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Casual Car User Allowance |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 June 2025 |
| Location: | Greater Manchester, North West England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Manchester City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6100 |
Summary
Do you want to try something new? Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people? Do you believe in inclusion and the potential of every individual? Then keep reading as this team is for you.
Due to a recent expansion and investment, The Preparing for Adulthood (PfA) Team have got a number exciting opportunity to join the team.
The Preparing for Adult Team has recently reconfigured into 3 teams which sit within one Service, and although based in adults’ services, align to the team within Children Service. This is to support partnership and seamless transition to adulthood. The 3 teams include:
Preparing for Adulthood: Living at Home
Preparing for Adulthood: Leaving Care
Preparing for Adulthood: Complex
We start to work directly with young people at 16 (although we work with young people in schools form 14). The key to working with young people is to support them to transition and prepare for adulthood, therefore we work with young people who may have Learning Disabilities, Learning Difficulties, Autism, ADHD, Physical disabilities, health needs, and needs due to complex trauma and attachment, this means no day is the same.
We are person centred and aim to prevent reduce and delay the need for long term services, but where they are needed we work with the young person and their circle to ensure the support is right for them, and helps them to achieve the goals they aspire to. The team work across children and adults services, making this a challenging but exciting landscape, especially as there is opportunity to shape the services of the future.
Manchester have also recently invested in a number of Person Centred Planners, who will work alongside the young people, carers and social workers, to develop a person centred preparing for adulthood plan, and will also directly support young people to achieve their plans where required. This means we will soon be able to really start to make a difference in young peoples lives.
Due to a recent expansion and investment, The Preparing for Adulthood (PfA) Team have got a number exciting opportunity to join the team.
The Preparing for Adult Team has recently reconfigured into 3 teams which sit within one Service, and although based in adults’ services, align to the team within Children Service. This is to support partnership and seamless transition to adulthood. The 3 teams include:
Preparing for Adulthood: Living at Home
Preparing for Adulthood: Leaving Care
Preparing for Adulthood: Complex
We start to work directly with young people at 16 (although we work with young people in schools form 14). The key to working with young people is to support them to transition and prepare for adulthood, therefore we work with young people who may have Learning Disabilities, Learning Difficulties, Autism, ADHD, Physical disabilities, health needs, and needs due to complex trauma and attachment, this means no day is the same.
We are person centred and aim to prevent reduce and delay the need for long term services, but where they are needed we work with the young person and their circle to ensure the support is right for them, and helps them to achieve the goals they aspire to. The team work across children and adults services, making this a challenging but exciting landscape, especially as there is opportunity to shape the services of the future.
Manchester have also recently invested in a number of Person Centred Planners, who will work alongside the young people, carers and social workers, to develop a person centred preparing for adulthood plan, and will also directly support young people to achieve their plans where required. This means we will soon be able to really start to make a difference in young peoples lives.
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