Manager – Woodleaze in Yate

We are excited to be recruiting into our Woodleaze team. A fantastic opportunity to take on a leadership role, inspiring and developing a team to help young people progress toward independent living in an Ofsted registered purpose-designed, 24/7, high-quality supported accommodation setting for up to 18 young people. The role is advertised as full time, but we would consider 0.9 FTE for the right candidate. If you have the skills to lead a service, coach a team, and desire to see young people succeed, we want to hear from you.

The deadline for application submissions is 23:59, Monday 16 March 2026. We aim to build a more diverse workforce that reflects the young people we support, including those from migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking communities. We therefore warmly encourage applications from individuals who are currently under-represented at 1625ip, including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, Muslim and male candidates, and anyone with relevant lived experience. If you need an adjustment to be made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible.

Who are we? We are a leading youth homelessness charity based in the Southwest, working with over 1,500 young people. At 1625ip we are driven by Social Justice and Passion: we strive to do something that matters and take pride in seeing the results of our work in social outcomes and improving young people’s lives.

How we work: At 1625ip our work is rooted in Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE) and Trauma-Informed Practice (TIP). Our Psychologically Informed Framework shapes how we build relationships, use our spaces, and support young people. This means we prioritise safety, trust, collaboration, and understanding the impact of trauma in every interaction. You don’t need prior experience in PIE or TIP to apply – we’ll support you to learn and develop these approaches in the role.

What you will be doing: You’re a confident and compassionate leader who brings out the best in others - coaching, developing and supporting your team to thrive and work well together. Through partnership working you will create a dynamic service where young people can access a range of support and activities. You’re driven by a belief that young people deserve the highest quality of aspirational and ambitious support, and you inspire that same commitment in your team. You can confidently manage the practicalities of rent collection, maintenance, void turnaround, health and safety and more. You’re dedicated to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of every young person and child and know how to put this into practice. You combine a sharp eye for detail, with strong analytical skills, using both to oversee budgets, track KPI’s and inform decision-making.

You will be in Woodleaze, and your line manager will be our Programme Manager. Our Competency Development Framework sits at the heart of how we work at 1625ip. It links our values with the behaviours we expect to see in everyday practice and supports colleagues to learn, reflect and develop. It also means our recruitment is grounded in behaviours, not just experience, so applications, interviews and job profiles all focus on how we work, not only what we do.

Contract details: Hours per week: 40 (this represents full time hours) Contract type: Permanent The location: You will be based in Woodleaze in Yate. There is free parking at the project, as well as great public transport links.

If you have not heard from us by the end of the day on Wednesday 18 March 2026, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You will be asked to answer 6 questions at the top of the Word application form. These are required to ensure your application can be shortlisted. Please do not also attach a CV or cover letter as these are NOT necessary and will not be reviewed. Please note the online e-application form cannot be saved so we recommend you prepare your Word application form before you start filling in the e-form. Please get in touch with us if a hard copy of the application form would be preferred. We will organize a time for you to collect it from and return it to Kingsley Hall (our main office in Old Market). An online application will then be created for you. For support with your application, skills, training, and your career - Skills Connect’s dedicated advisors can assist you.

A few benefits at 1625ip: A generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days per annum plus all Bank Holidays. Employee Health Cash Plan with HSF. A supportive and approachable team with an emphasis on colleague wellbeing. "Colleagues are valued and supported, people like working at 1625ip and you can tell that by the culture and atmosphere in the offices.", Colleague Wellbeing Survey 2025. "I feel genuinely so proud to and really feel that the values and motivation behind the work we do aligns with who I am and who I want to be." See what other colleagues have said about their career development with us, on the vacancy page of our website.

1625ip is a Disability Confident Employer. Equitable opportunities for everyone: We believe those with a criminal record should have an equal chance to become employees or volunteers and encourage applications. As an organisation who safeguards and promotes the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, any job offer will depend on a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. Successful candidates will need to provide our organisation with sufficient documentation to prove ID. We comply fully with the DBS code of practice and undertake to treat all applications for positions fairly. For successful candidates with a criminal record, a risk assessment process will take place with the recruiting manager. We also pride ourselves on being an equitable opportunities employer for everyone regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion and beliefs, sex and sexual orientation. We have committed to being a Disability Confident Employer, and have made the Menopause Workplace, Mental Health at Work, and Bristol Equality Charter pledges.