Team Leader - Transition to Adulthood

About the role

Join Hillingdon's Outstanding Transitions to Adulthood Service

If you're passionate about improving outcomes for care experienced young people and supporting them to achieve successful transitions into adulthood, Hillingdon is the place for you.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a committed team working with care experienced young people, helping them build the skills, confidence and resilience they need to live independently and achieve their aspirations.

That's why we offer:

• ✅Ambitious, dynamic and welcoming teams where you will be supported in your practice and your professional growth
• ✅ Salary £53172 - £57,402
• ✅ Outstanding Children's Services recognised by Ofsted
• ✅ Supportive and visible senior leadership
• ✅ Strong culture of learning, reflection and professional development
• ✅ Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• ✅ Regular supervision and management support
• ✅ Clear progression opportunities
• ✅ Modern working environments
• ✅ Manageable caseloads and effective management oversight
• ✅ A stable, experienced and ambitious leadership team
• ✅ Commitment to staff wellbeing and retention
• ✅ The opportunity to make a lasting difference to young people's lives

✅ Up to 34 days annual leave rising to 37 days after long service, in addition to bank holidays.

About the Transition to adulthood Service

Our Transition to adulthood Service supports young people aged 16-25 who are preparing to leave care or who have already left care.

We take immense pride in our role as corporate parents to the children and young people in our care, as well as those who have left our care. We recognise that our responsibility is to provide each child with the same level of care, respect, and support that we would want for our own children. Our commitment is to champion their successes, celebrate their achievements, and ensure they have the robust support needed to thrive in every aspect of their lives.

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The Role

As Team Leader, you will lead a team of personal advisors, provide professional leadership, supervision and management oversight, ensuring practitioners deliver effective pathway planning, safeguarding support and transition arrangements that help young people achieve successful outcomes.

You will play a key role in maintaining high standards of practice, supporting workforce development and driving continuous improvement across the service.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading, supervising and supporting a team of Personal Advisers.
• Providing oversight of pathway planning, assessments and interventions for care experienced young people.
• Ensuring statutory responsibilities under the Children (Leaving Care) Act and related legislation are fulfilled.
• Supporting practitioners with complex casework, safeguarding concerns and risk management.
• Promoting positive outcomes in education, employment, training, accommodation, health and emotional wellbeing.
• Championing young people's voices and ensuring they remain at the centre of all planning and decision-making.
• Building strong partnerships with Adult Social Care, Housing, Health, Education, Employment Services and community organisations.
• Monitoring quality, performance and outcomes to ensure services are effective and responsive.
• Supporting recruitment, induction, supervision and professional development of staff.
• Contributing to service development, inspection readiness and continuous improvement activity.
• Promoting a culture of reflective practice, innovation and learning across the team.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for a confident and inspiring leader, or someone ready to move into leadership, who is passionate about improving outcomes for care experienced young people.

You will have:

• Significant experience within children's social care, leaving care or transition services.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding, cared for and leaving care responsibilities and unaccompanied children seeking asylum.
• Experience of quality assurance, performance management and service improvement.
• Experience of supporting young people through significant life transitions.
• A thorough understanding of the challenges and barriers facing care experienced young people.
• Excellent communication, decision-making and organisational skills.
• Strong partnership-working experience across agencies and professional networks.
• A commitment to relationship-based practice and achieving the best possible outcomes for young people.
• Relevant professional qualification at degree level or equivalent.

Why Hillingdon?

At Hillingdon, we are proud of what we've achieved:

• ✅ Outstanding Ofsted judgement
• ✅ Stable and experienced permanent leadership team
• ✅ Strong culture of support and collaboration
• ✅ Commitment to workforce wellbeing
• ✅ Investment in professional development
• ✅ Clear career progression pathways
• ✅ Focus on keeping caseloads manageable
• ✅ An ambitious vision for children and families
• Make Your Next Leadership Move Count

Join Hillingdon's Transition to adulthood Service and help ensure every young person leaving our care has the support, opportunities and aspirations they need to build a successful future.

About us

We value our employees and are committed to ensuring that they enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding career with us. We understand that a happy and motivated workforce is essential for the success of our organisation. That is why we offer a wide range of employee benefits to enhance your work-life balance, financial wellbeing, health, and professional development.

Here’s a comprehensive overview of the fantastic benefits we provide:

• Flexible Working Hours – We recognise the importance of flexibility in managing your work and personal life.
• 36 Hour Week – Enjoy a standard 36-hour workweek for all full time staff.
• Generous Holiday Entitlement – increasing with length of service (for non-casual roles).
• Hillingdon Sports & Leisure – Stay active and healthy with discounts at council owned leisure centres and swimming pools across the borough.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes – option to join schemes for cycle purchase, electric vehicle leasing and additional voluntary pension contributions (subject to scheme rules).
• Cycle to Work – Eco-friendly commuting with our cycle purchase scheme. We also provide bicycle parking, lockers, and showers at the Civic Centre.
• Local Government Pension Scheme – access to Local Government Pension Scheme and membership to the Credit Union.
• Vivup Benefit s – Access a variety of offers and discounts through our Vivup Benefits.
• Mental Health Support and Counselling Services – Our mental health first aiders are trained to identify, understand, and help employees experiencing mental health issues. Access free 24-hour confidential advice and counselling as well as a legal advice service for you and your immediate family.
• Travel Support – Make your daily commute easier with our season ticket loans and free car parking.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

At the London Borough of Hillingdon, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. This commitment means that all employees, job applicants and others who work for us will be treated fairly.

The aim is for our workforce to be representative of all sections of society and Hillingdon residents so we welcome applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds. We strive to ensure that our recruitment process is free from discrimination and bias, and we are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments to applicants with disabilities.

Join us in building a workplace where everyone feels respected, able to give their best and be themselves at work, whilst contributing meaningfully to our organisation's success.

Recruitment Information

Hillingdon Council operates a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities that meet the essential criteria for the role and wish to be considered under this scheme. We believe in the option to choose, so candidates declaring a disability have the choice to opt in for consideration under this scheme, on a ‘per application’ basis.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Some posts are subject to The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2019 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

In addition to verifying Right to Work in the UK and a new starter health questionnaire, the post is subject to the following pre-employment screening:

• Enhanced DBS Check
• 5 years of Referencing

Please note: Priority will be given to those at risk of redundancy within Hillingdon Council. Current employees who are part of the redeployment pool must meet the essential criteria for shortlisting to be prioritised.

It may be necessary due to a high volume of applications to close this role early. We therefore recommend you apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.