Youth Support Housing Team Manager

• Job Title:                          Youth Support Housing Team Manager 
• Job Location:                    Gloucestershire
• Salary:                             £48,226 - £51,356 per annum (pro-rata)
• Hours per Week:               37 
• Contract Type:                  Fixed Term 
• Closing Date:                    08/03/2026
• Job Requisition Number:    13672 
• Not open to Job Share 

We are currently recruiting for Youth Support Housing Team Manager to join our dedicated Housing team on a fixed term contract for 6 months.

About us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• between £48,226 - £51,356 per annum subject to experience (pro rata for part-time staff)
• *£2,000 retention payment*
• flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (pro rata for part-time staff)
• option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
• supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
• an in-house Occupational Health service
• employee discount scheme
• links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network
• career development and qualification opportunities
• Cycle to Work scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply)
• Green Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply)

*Please note that all our retention payments are subject to terms and conditions as well as tax and national insurance deductions

*Please note that our relocation policy is subject to terms and conditions

Right child, right support, right time, every time

In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’

This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. 

Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce.

We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC.

About You

Are you passionate about empowering young people and shaping and delivering services? We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic  Housing Team Manager with significant housing expertise to lead our Housing Team that sits within a multidisciplinary service withinChildren's Social Care.  You will be responsible for leading a team in delivering comprehensive services to young people with a specific focus on children leaving care and care leavers.  You will have extensive experience of managing and leading a team.  You will also have extensive housing experience and through understanding of housing legislation.  You will also have experience of leading a team that supports young people to achieve successful housing outcomes.

About the Team

You will manage a team of housing workers and housing Leaving Care Personal Advisors (Housing) who support young people transitioning from care and care leavers providing advice and guidance on housing options and homelessness.  The team manage a caseload that supports young people, their families, social workers and other professionals and practitioners to understand housing options, pathways and legislation.  They also provide information, induction and training to colleagues within Children's Services on all aspects of housing and homelessness.  They attend meetings relating to the young person, multi-agency meetings, networking events, housing forums and partnership events and meetings to represent the team/service and advocate for the young people we support.

As well as your experience, the post holder will require the following to be successfully appointed to this post:

• a full driving licence and willingness to drive
• DBS clearance (Enhanced Adults and Children’s)

How to apply

For an informal chat about this role, please contact Anita Cuddihy at Anita.Cuddihy2@gloucestershire.gov.uk  

We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Interviews are due to take place in person Wednesday 18th March 2026.

If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here: Children's Social Care Careers | Gloucestershire County Council

Additional Information

Youth Support Housing Team Manager

This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Commitment to our employees

Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.