Targeted Youth Support Manager

Job Introduction

About Us 

Oxfordshire County Council has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated youth work manager to join our Targeted Youth Support Service (TYSS). TYSS is a service working preventatively within County Council’s Children’s Social Care.  

We work with young people to address emerging needs, improve life chances and reduce escalation to more intensive and expensive services. This includes supporting young people struggling to access education, engage in their community or face obstacles in their home life, to ensure a successful transition to adulthood. The young people are typically 11-18 (up to 25 for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities).   

Targeted Youth Support Service has been in existence since 2022. The Council is proud of its commitment to young people which is evidenced in a recent peer review. About the Targeted Youth Support Service | OXME.INFO  It is an exciting time to join this service as we take the review recommendations forward and combine the Targeted Youth Support, Youth Justice and Contextual Safeguarding offers into one Integrated Adolescence Service.

You can find out more about the Targeted Youth Support Service on our Oxme pages Targeted Youth Support Service | OXME.INFO

About the Role 

The Targeted Youth Support Manager is an important leadership role in the delivery of the Targeted Youth Support Service (TYSS) provision across the county. You will work with a wide range of colleagues, key partners, stakeholders and most importantly young people from across sectors.   

You will: 

• Oversee the planning and delivery of responsive targeted youth service provision that meets the needs of young people aged 11-18, 25 SEN.  
• Oversee, evaluate and quality assure work with young people on a 1-to-1 basis, in groups, in schools and in the community through detached street-based youth work. 
• Use data to evaluate impact and plan service provision.
• Manage and lead the staff team, upholding all relevant policies and HR procedures.
• Develop and manage partnerships across all relevant sectors (including health, education, police, VCSE) to meet the young people’s ever-changing needs.
• Stay informed about the latest policy developments in youth work, including the Statutory Duty 507B and implement relevant policy updates in the work delivered through TYSS and partners.
• Oversee the work of commissioned services, for example Hear4Youth Cranstoun, TellMi.  

The needs of the young people are varied, and you will need to lead your team to remain flexible in their work with young people and adapt your management style accordingly. You will need to support the team to use a wide range of youth work skills and you will be solution-focused in your approaches. The aim is to support the young person with building their self-esteem and confidence, set goals and explore new places; work with a young person on healthy friendships & relationships, support young people to make positive choices, preventing escalation to statutory services.   

Please note our job descriptions are currently being updated and so please be aware that the scope of the role is as described in the advert and may be amended further. 

About you 

• You will have extensive and recent experience of leading services that support young people.  
• Hold a qualification in youth work (with JNC) or a related field. 
• Hold a management qualification and relevant experience of leading diverse teams.
•  Your practice & management style will be shaped by anti-oppressive and trauma-informed approaches, placing the young person at the centre of all the support.  
• Extensive Partnership and community work experience, to leverage resources across the Partnership to improve young people’s outcomes.
• A skilled communicator and work well as part of a team and with a wide range of professionals, confident working in a political environment.  
• Confident in using IT systems and databases.  
• Committed to professional development by engaging with reflective processes and ongoing learning.  
• Able to travel to and access a variety of locations across the County easily. 

This is a county wide role and work may take place anywhere in the county of Oxfordshire. You will need to be able to easily access urban and remote locations.  

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps) and any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/ criteria in the advert/ person spec to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities.   

To find out more, please contact Jessie Dobson, Partnership Youth Development Manager, Jessie.Dobson3@Oxfordshire.gov.uk or mobile 07776 997 935. 

For more information regarding the work of Targeted Youth Support Service please visit https://oxme.info/tyss. 

Rewards and benefits 

• Annual leave starting at 28 days per year (plus bank holidays). 
• A comprehensive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). 
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support 24 x7. 
• Range of family friendly policies. 
• Cycle to work scheme, electric car scheme, range of staff discounts including travel, holidays, insurance, food, health & leisure activities. 
• Excellent learning and development opportunities. 

Our commitment to:
 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

Our commitment to:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Our commitment to:
Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Our commitment to:
Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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