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Oxfordshire County Council has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated youth work manager to join our Targeted Youth Support Service (TYSS). TYSS is a service working preventatively within County Council’s Children’s Social Care.
We work with young people to address emerging needs, improve life chances and reduce escalation to more intensive and expensive services. This includes supporting young people struggling to access education, engage in their community or face obstacles in their home life, to ensure a successful transition to adulthood. The young people are typically 11-18 (up to 25 for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities).
Targeted Youth Support Service has been in existence since 2022. The Council is proud of its commitment to young people which is evidenced in a recent peer review. About the Targeted Youth Support Service | OXME.INFO It is an exciting time to join this service as we take the review recommendations forward and combine the Targeted Youth Support, Youth Justice and Contextual Safeguarding offers into one Integrated Adolescence Service.
You can find out more about the Targeted Youth Support Service on our Oxme pages Targeted Youth Support Service | OXME.INFO

The Targeted Youth Support Manager is an important leadership role in the delivery of the Targeted Youth Support Service (TYSS) provision across the county. You will work with a wide range of colleagues, key partners, stakeholders and most importantly young people from across sectors.

You will:

• Oversee the planning and delivery of responsive targeted youth service provision that meets the needs of young people aged 11-18, 25 SEN.
• Oversee, evaluate and quality assure work with young people on a 1-to-1 basis, in groups, in schools and in the community through detached street-based youth work.
• Use data to evaluate impact and plan service provision.
• Manage and lead the staff team, upholding all relevant policies and HR procedures.
• Develop and manage partnerships across all relevant sectors (including health, education, police, VCSE) to meet the young people’s ever-changing needs.
• Stay informed about the latest policy developments in youth work, including the Statutory Duty 507B and implement relevant policy updates in the work delivered through TYSS and partners.
• Oversee the work of commissioned services, for example Hear4Youth Cranstoun, TellMi.

The needs of the young people are varied, and you will need to lead your team to remain flexible in their work with young people and adapt your management style accordingly. You will need to support the team to use a wide range of youth work skills and you will be solution-focused in your approaches. The aim is to support the young person with building their self-esteem and confidence, set goals and explore new places; work with a young person on healthy friendships & relationships, support young people to make positive choices, preventing escalation to statutory services.
Please note our job descriptions are currently being updated and so please be aware that the scope of the role is as described in the advert and may be amended further.