Team Manager Preparing for Adulthood

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Job Reference liverpoolcitycouncil/TP/683/2180

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Permanent Full Time

Working Hours:

35

Location:

Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool

Closing Date:

16/09/2026

Job Category:

Care Services

Region / Division:

Liverpool

Business Unit:

Job title:
Team Manager Preparing For Adulthood

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

The role:

• This is an exciting opportunity to join Liverpool City Council as Team Manager in the Preparing for Adulthood Team. This is a well-established and very committed team who are co located with our children with Disabilities Team based at Lime Hub. The Team consists of social workers and social care assessors who undertake early identification and assessment and support planning for young people in transition from children to adult services.
  
  The Team works to ensure that the support offered is consistent with the principles of personalisation to enable young people to live as full and independent a life as possible. There is a strengths-based approach to assessments and support planning that consolidates choice and control. You will be supported in your role as Team Manager by a dedicated service manager who also oversees the Complex Learning Disability and Autism service

Our offer to you:

• At least 31 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 35 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working (role dependent) - a “Flexibility First” approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme
• Progression
  -opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
• Drive Time –a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Employee Volunteering Scheme

Watch our recruitment video and see what life is like working at Liverpool City Council.

Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

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