Care Leaver; HereU Team Manager

Employer: Wokingham Borough Council
Salary: £57,870 - £61,269 per annum, plus benefits (plus additional £3k market supplement) (pay award pending)
Location: Shute End, Wokingham, Wokingham Youth & Community Centre (Reading Road), Reading Road, Wokingham
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week.
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 02/08/2026 at 23:00
Reference: 704793

Care Leaver Hub (Here4) Manager

As we embed our structural shift in line with National Reforms, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Social Work Manager to lead our Care Leaver Hub (Here4U) and play a pivotal role in shaping services for some of our most vulnerable young people.

As Care Leaver Hub (Here4U) Manager, you will lead a dedicated team of Deputy Managers, Social Workers and Personal Advisors, driving high-quality, relationship‑based practice that helps young people thrive as they transition into adulthood.

You will champion corporate parenting principles, strengthen partnership working across children’s and adult services, and ensure our care leavers, children in care, and young people seeking safety via asylum receive the support they need to achieve positive, sustainable outcomes. This is an opportunity to make a lasting impact, lead service improvement and inspire a culture of ambition, excellence and innovation.

• Leading and managing a multi‑disciplinary Care Leaver Hub, ensuring high‑quality, child‑centred practice and positive outcomes for young people.
• Providing leadership, supervision and professional support to Deputy Hub Managers, Social Workers and Personal Advisors.
• Driving continuous improvement through quality assurance, performance management and service development initiatives.
• Promoting strong safeguarding practice, effective risk management and successful transition planning.
• Building effective partnerships with health, education, housing, adult social care and other key agencies.
• Championing an aspirational corporate parenting culture that encourages young people to reach their full potential.

• A qualified Social Worker (BA, MA or MSc in Social Work) with substantial post‐qualification experience in children’s social care and safeguarding.
• Proven leadership and people management experience, with the ability to motivate, develop and inspire teams.
• Strong knowledge of children’s legislation, safeguarding practice and relationship‑based social work.
• Experience of managing performance, resources and budgets effectively.
• A commitment to delivering outstanding services for care experienced young people and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.

Join us and help create a service where every care leaver is supported to be safe, successful and ambitious for their future. If you’re ready to lead with purpose and make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Closing date:Sunday 2nd August 2026, 11pm

Interviews: 4th August, in person, in Wokingham

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.

Please apply online via the link provided.

Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.