Social Work Team Manager
| Posting date: | 10 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £47,181 to £51,356 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Casual Casual Car User Allowance |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 December 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Manchester City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6736 |
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 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 be able to really start to make a difference in young people’s lives.
We are looking for people who are enthusiastic and compassionate and want to see young people succeed. We want you to champion the rights and needs of young people with SEND, ensuring their voices are heard. We want you to think creatively about how we can support young people to achieve their goals.
We are committed to ensuring strong induction and investment in staff.
We are based in Etrop Court, Wythenshawe but the people we support live all over the city and sometimes beyond. You will work 35 hours per week in a hybrid manner, sharing time between office locations and home working. We work on behalf of all adult teams across the city and can really be an instrumental part of someone's life planning to support them as they become adults.
For an informal discussion, please contact the hiring manager, Sam Jones, at 07976811222 and sam.jones@manchester.gov.uk to arrange a convenient time to discuss the role.
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 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 be able to really start to make a difference in young people’s lives.
We are looking for people who are enthusiastic and compassionate and want to see young people succeed. We want you to champion the rights and needs of young people with SEND, ensuring their voices are heard. We want you to think creatively about how we can support young people to achieve their goals.
We are committed to ensuring strong induction and investment in staff.
We are based in Etrop Court, Wythenshawe but the people we support live all over the city and sometimes beyond. You will work 35 hours per week in a hybrid manner, sharing time between office locations and home working. We work on behalf of all adult teams across the city and can really be an instrumental part of someone's life planning to support them as they become adults.
For an informal discussion, please contact the hiring manager, Sam Jones, at 07976811222 and sam.jones@manchester.gov.uk to arrange a convenient time to discuss the role.
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