Job Description

Job Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Youth Work Manager to lead and support a team of youth workers embedded in the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in Buckinghamshire. This part-time, fixed-term role (12 months) offers a unique and exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people all while benefiting from the flexibility of home working and adaptable hours.

This is an ideal role for a dynamic individual who values work-life balance, thrives in a flexible environment, and is motivated by leading innovation in youth mental health support. The position offers remote/home working options and flexibility around working days and hours, allowing you to shape a work pattern that fits around your life and commitments.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide line management, supervision, and support to a team of 4 youth workers delivering early mental health interventions within school settings across Buckinghamshire.

Ensure youth work practice is trauma-informed, inclusive, evidence-based, and aligned with MHST and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust protocols.

Collaborate with MHST clinicians, school mental health leads, pastoral teams, and local CAMHS services to ensure holistic, youth-centred care.

Champion youth voice and participation in service delivery and development, enabling young people to shape the support they receive.

Monitor and evaluate impact through data collection, feedback, and reflective practice to ensure high standards of delivery and continuous improvement.

Maintain clear safeguarding and risk management procedures in line with Trust and statutory requirements.

Promote professional development and reflective practice within the youth work team.

Support the integration of youth work within multi-agency teams and across the wider MHST model.

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 20,400.00 per year

Expected hours: 22.5 per week

Benefits:

Flexitime Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in High Wycombe HP11 1NH

Application deadline: 14/08/2025
Expected start date: 25/08/2025