Children & Young People’s Service Manager

Job Description:

Location: Sittingbourne, Kent, with regular travel across Kent. Some homeworking hours will be considered after a successful probation period.

Salary: £30,000-£34,000 per year depending on experience and qualifications.

Hours: 37 per week including occasional out of hours working

DBS: Enhanced with Children’s Barred List check

Closing Date: Monday 26 October 2026, 5pm

Interviews: w/c Monday 2 November 2026

This post is restricted to women under Schedule 9, Part 1, Equality Act 2010.

We’re looking for an inspiring, experienced and compassionate manager to lead and develop our specialist CYP service across Swale and Maidstone. You’ll manage a growing team, delivering child-centred support to children and young people affected by domestic abuse. You’ll have the opportunity to shape services, strengthen partnerships and ensure that children and young people receive safe, high-quality and impactful support when they need it most. With a positive and proactive attitude, your work will make a lasting difference to the lives of families experiencing domestic abuse.

We’d love to hear from you if you have experience of developing and managing projects with CYP, and have experience of working in a trauma-informed way. Ideally, you’ll have a good understanding of domestic abuse and family dynamics, and experience of managing a growing team.

This exciting opportunity forms part of the continued development of our Children & Young People’s services, made possible through support from The National Lottery Community Fund.

Why Join SATEDA?

We know that the work we do can be demanding: you’ll be joining a friendly and supportive team, committed to your development. In addition to 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and an extra day off for your birthday, you’ll benefit from an employer-funded health cash plan, enhanced family-friendly policies, employee rewards and discounts, and excellent opportunities for training and professional development.

How to Apply

To learn more about this opportunity, please visit the link below to obtain the application pack directly. We will only accept applications on our application form, no CVs please.

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Health cash plan
• Birthday leave
• Christmas shutdown

Work Location: Sittingbourne ME10 with some home working