Salary £48,474 - £52,573 Per annum | Fixed Term 30.6.2027| Full Time - 37 hours per week
CYJS Team Manager - East - Prevention and Diversion (Maternity Cover)
International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship
Lancashire is the fourth largest local authority in England and covers a large geographical area and a wide range of communities both urban and rural. Lancashire's Education and Children's Services' vision is that children, young people and their families are safe, healthy and achieve their full potential.
Within Children's Services Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service (CYJS) sits alongside the Contextualised Safeguarding Team, offering excellent opportunities for services to work together. CYJS value motivated and inspirational leaders whose aim is to improve outcomes for children and make a positive difference to the local communities of Lancashire. If you are looking for a new challenge the CYJS has an excellent opportunity for you to join their highly skilled and experienced management team as a Child and Youth Justice Team Manager.
The focus of the post is to provide leadership and management for statutory operations work within the service. You will be responsible for line managing an experienced and skilled team, you will need to evidence an impressive track record of management in a social work or criminal justice system setting and hold a professional qualification in social work and be registered with Social Work England.You will be committed to ensuring and achieving the highest professional standard of effective practice in youth justice services. You will have the opportunity to innovate as we develop services to contribute to improving local communities.
The CYJS underpinning principles are to provide child first, trauma informed and restorative services. The service supports some of the most vulnerable children in society, those impacted by adverse childhood experiences, those who are most excluded, so above all, you will need to have the drive, passion and commitment to making a difference for these children. In return you will receive regular supervision, support and benefit from opportunities for continuous professional and personal development.
Salary starts at £48,474 to £52,573 (Grade 11). This is a full time (37 hours per week), permanent post. Whilst this post is based in East Lancashire and there will be an expectation that the post holder can travel to other bases in the North and East of the county, when required. The closing date for applications is Sunday 14th June 2026.
Proposed interview date: Tuesday 23rd June 2026 (to be confirmed)
For an informal discussion or more information about this post please contact Nathan Kay (Child and Youth Justice Senior Manager) on 01772 535865.
The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.
You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.
In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.
Lancashire County Council is committed to improving the quality of life for everyone in Lancashire. We believe that all our citizens have the right to be treated fairly. We recognise that some people do not get an equal chance in life.
For some of our children and young people this can have a lasting impact on their future. We will play our part in helping to narrow the gaps that exist between different parts our communities and improving the quality of life of those who have less advantages and are in danger of poor outcomes.
As a community leader, employer and provider of services we want to make sure that everyone in Lancashire has the opportunity to achieve their potential, no matter where they live or what their background, individual characteristics or personal circumstances might be.
