Barnardo\'s National Counter Trafficking Centre Supervisor

To apply for this role you must live within 40 miles of one of these regions:

• • Bristol
  • London
  • South East area (Hampshire, Surrey, Kent and Essex)

Permanent with fixed term funding to the end of March 2026

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to March 2026 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.

We are looking for a passionate individual to work in the National Counter Trafficking Centre. Are you ready to improve the lives of young people affected by modern slavery, do you have Immigration, Social Care, or Criminal Justice Experience? Are you an experienced line manager who is ready to join a passionate growing team and step up to this challenge? If you have answered yes then we are waiting to hear from you!

Barnardo\’s National Counter Trafficking Centre runs services across England and Wales. This includes the Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship Service, a statutory provision set out in Section 48 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

We are recruiting to the role of Supervisor to work within our service. The the role will be Home Based and has the potential for extensive travel across our delivery sites; due to the nature of the work you must be able to identify a confidential space for you to carry out your day to day work. If you are interested in applying for the role, you must have a current driving licence and use of a car or be able to manage extensive travel via public transport.

Our Supervisors are responsible for:

• Line management for up to 8 Independent Child Trafficking Guardians or Support Workers with a focus on continuous development; managing personal supervision and reviews alongside the effective management of sickness and performance.
• Oversight and monitoring of national and regional allocations and practitioner caseloads
• Oversight and monitoring of the assessment and triage of referrals
• Supporting staff to ensure that ICTG Service recording requirements are met
• Supporting staff in the identification, management, and response of safeguarding actions.
• Supporting staff in undertaking initial assessments and action plans
• Ensuring that staff are supported to manage children\’s transitions through the ICTG Service with a focus on integrating children into support systems within regional networks.
• Supporting colleagues to ensure that children\’s voices are heard and listened to within planning and decision making.
• Managing a caseload of up to 15 young people at times of need.
• Contributing to the development and delivery of national awareness raising sessions.
• Working flexibly across the team to support work across our National Sites or within our central Guardianship Assessment Team
• Contributing to the national out of hours on call rota

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

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