Young Adults Team Manager

Lancashire County Council is seeking an experienced and inspirational Young Adults Team Manager on a fixed term basis to lead services supporting young people aged 14-25 through key transition points into adulthood. This role is central to delivering our Living Better Lives vision, ensuring that young people and young adults are supported to live independent, fulfilling lives with choice, control, and opportunity. You will lead a countywide team that works collaboratively with partners across children's and adult services to provide seamless, strengths-based transition planning. You will model and embed Lancashire County Council Values in your leadership and day-to-day practice, helping to create a supportive, inclusive, and outcome-focused service.,

• Provide strong operational leadership and management of the Young Adults team
• Ensure young people aged 14-25 experience smooth, timely, and well-coordinated transitions into adulthood
• Promote Living Better Lives by supporting independence, wellbeing, and positive life outcomes
• Embed Lancashire Values in service delivery, decision-making, and workforce culture
• Oversee complex casework and provide high-quality management oversight
• Lead, supervise, and develop staff, promoting reflective, strengths-based practice
• Work effectively with multi-agency partners across children's and adult services
• Ensure statutory duties, safeguarding responsibilities, and quality standards are consistently met
• Contribute to service development and continuous improvement across the county
Living Better Lives in Lancashire This is a hugely exciting time for us. We've launched Living Better Lives in Lancashire - our new strength-based vision for social care. We're driving forward innovative practice that will make a difference to our communities and we need new social workers to help us achieve our vision of supporting people to achieve what they want to, living independently in a place they call their home. As part of the Young Adults Team, there is a renewed focus on collaboration and coproduction with internal /external professionals, community services, carer and the people we are supporting.

We are looking for an experienced professional who can demonstrate:
• A recognised social work qualification
• Registration with Social Work England
• Substantial experience as a Senior Social Worker or Team Manager
• Strong understanding of legislation, policy, and best practice relating to transitions
• Proven leadership, supervision, and workforce development skills
• A clear commitment to Living Better Lives, supporting independence, choice, and wellbeing
• The ability to lead with compassion, integrity, and professionalism in line with Lancashire Values
Working Arrangements
• This is a countywide role, with flexibility to work from any Lancashire County Council office
• The post holder will be required to work 3 days per week in the office
• Attendance at County Hall, Preston, is required for team meetings and key events
  
  Salary £46,142 - £51,356 | Full time | Fixed term - 12 month contract | Young Adults Team | County Wide Service, We offer a supportive team environment, regular supervision, skill development, attractive staff benefits, generous annual leave, and a chance to thrive within Lancashire County Council's Adult Social Care Service., Financial Benefits: Our generous Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contribution. Our relocation reimbursement package to support people who need to move to the area to work with us.
• Training and Development: An excellent induction through our Social Care Academy and ongoing support for your career and professional development.
• Health and Wellbeing: A Wellbeing Support Programme for you and your family.
• Staff Discounts: You'll get access to dozens of discounts through Vivup, our employee benefits partner. Our scheme covers a car lease scheme, shopping, entertainment, gym memberships, holidays, and more.
We embrace diversity and have a range of support, groups and networks for staff. These include the Forum of Asian Black and Ethnic Employees (FABEE), the Disabled Workers Forum and the LGBTQ+ Employee Network.