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Team Manager - Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC)
Oxfordshire County Council
Salary: 57,178 - 60,485 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Countywide
About the Role:
As a Team Manager, you will be responsible for leading and managing a team of social workers and personal advisers, ensuring that unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people receive high-quality Pathway Plans and the support required to meet their needs. You will work closely with key stakeholders, including district housing, DWP, Adult Social Care, Education, and Health services, to enhance opportunities and outcomes for care leavers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership, supervision, and management to a team supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.
- Ensure that statutory responsibilities for care-experienced young people are fulfilled in accordance with national legislation and local policies.
- Oversee the development and implementation of Pathway Plans, ensuring young people access their entitlements through the Leaving Care Local Offer.
- Work in partnership with Family Solutions Plus, Children We Care For, and Children with Disabilities teams to support smooth transitions to independence.
- Monitor performance against key indicators, ensuring a high standard of service delivery and effective risk management.
- Oversee budget management, ensuring resources are allocated effectively and financial compliance is maintained.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement, leading service development initiatives and embedding best practices.
- Represent the service in multi-agency meetings, panels, and professional forums.
About You:
We are looking for a motivated and experienced leader with a strong background in social work, particularly with care-experienced young people and asylum-seeking children. The ideal candidate will have:
Essential Criteria:
- Qualified Social Worker (DipSW, CQSW, or BA Hons) and Social Work England registration.
- Proven ability to make decisions in complex cases, balancing risk and need.
- Strong leadership skills with experience in team management, supervision, and staff development.
- Excellent knowledge of legislation, policy, and best practices in relation to care leavers and UASC.
- Ability to build effective partnerships across agencies to enhance service provision.
- Experience in performance monitoring, quality assurance, and service improvement.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presenting to panels.
- Budget management experience, ensuring financial oversight and resource allocation.
Why Join Us?
- Hybrid Working (1-2 days a week in office)
- Culture of flexible and agile working,
- Cycle to Work scheme,
- Technology to support agile working, where role permits,
- 30days' holiday p.a. plus bank holidays (Increasing to 31 days after 10 years' service),
- Offer access to a Relocation Scheme, depending on circumstances and conditions, should you need to consider moving closer to or into the County from where you currently live. Further details are available on request,
- Option to 'buy' additional holiday,
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support,
- Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer's contribution of up to 19.9%,
- Enhanced family friendly policies,
- Local and national discounts for shopping and travel,
- Learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development,
How to Apply:
If you are passionate about supporting care leavers and have the skills and experience required for this role, we would love to hear from you.
For further details or to apply, contact Callum Parr at Ackerman Pierce on (phone number removed) or .
