Service Manager - Integrated Adolescents Service

About The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join us as Service Manager for our Integrated Adolescents Service. The post holder is accountable for the leadership, performance, quality assurance and continuous development of contextual safeguarding and adolescent services across the Borough. Working within the Families First framework, the Service Manager will ensure effective practice principles for contextual safeguarding are embedded across Family Help, Child Protection, Youth Justice, Education, Health, Community Safety and wider partnership services. The service manager will support the Head of Service in ensuring effective delivery of the Youth Justice Strategic Plan and the Bexley Youth Offer.

You will have extensive experience in adolescent safeguarding and bring senior management experience in leading adolescent services.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

Interviews are anticipated to be held week commencing 14th September.

Candidate Profile

Experienced social-work qualified manager with significant experience in adolescent safeguarding.

About Us

Bexley is a vibrant and diverse outer London Borough nestled in the Thames Gateway between London and Kent which means it combines the perfect blend of city vibe and the tranquillity of Kent. It's got award-winning parks, open spaces, and heritage sites. The borough has excellent transport connections, including the Elizabeth Line and proximity to the M25. Bexley offers fantastic amenities such as libraries, leisure centres, and shopping areas. Our borough is also home to numerous primary and secondary schools, as well as further education institutions.

Our Offer to you

• competitive salary


• coaching and mentoring programmes


• an excellent pension scheme


• generous annual leave plus bank holidays

Recruitment Information

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council's existing employees. The Council's Secondment Scheme can be found here.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.