Full job descriptionPathway Manager
Apply today to step into a role where your leadership will drive real, measurable impact—empowering teams, shaping inclusive services, and making a lasting difference in people’s lives every day.
Location: Lambeth
Salary: £43,632 per annum
Closing date: 05 July, 2026
Employment Type: Permanent
Hours per week: 37.5
About the Role
Lead the delivery of a high-impact, person-centred service as a Pathway Manager, where your leadership will directly shape outcomes for individuals and communities. You’ll drive performance, quality, and continuous improvement across a multidisciplinary pathway, building strong partnerships and using insight and data to inform confident, effective decisions.
We’re looking for a proactive, values-driven leader who thrives in complex environments. You’ll bring strong operational oversight, team leadership, and stakeholder management skills, alongside a commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and excellence. If you’re action-oriented, collaborative, and passionate about delivering meaningful change, this is your opportunity to make a real difference in an inclusive and supportive environment.
Please note that this job opportunity is offered as a full-time (37.5 hours a week), permanent role.
Key Deliverables
*You will be committed to working in and maintaining an environment that supports the safeguarding of young people as the Safeguarding Lead for the service
*You will be adept in managing the service and its partnerships
*You will manage, monitor, evaluate and continuously improve the service and its operation within Lambeth’s developing approach
*You will comply with quality inspection and assessment procedures
*You will ensure effective support, learning or family support plans (as applicable) for young people are in place and regularly reviewed
*You will maintain a safe and secure environment, that has appropriate risk assessment processes and systems in place that are regularly reviewed and monitored;
*You will ensure young people are a major part in shaping service delivery
*You will ensure effective delivery of approved life skills training and work closely with Participation and Volunteering leads.
*At the end of this programme, you will develop an evidence based report, that will enable us to embed what was done well, share learning internally and externally
*To be successful in this role you will be expected to go the extra mile by being flexible with the hours you work always bearing in mind the needs of the business.
*You will undertake full line management of the Team Leader and ETE worker
*Any other duties commensurate with the role
Health and Safety:
*To ensure a safe and secure environment and maintain high standards within the services. This includes risk assessments, health and safety checks and the cleaning and preparation of rooms for new residents.
*To involve service users in developing an awareness of their own personal and building health and safety, through information sessions, key working and support planning and resident meetings.
*To ensure that the project is clean and safe and to encourage residents to take some responsibility in the cleaning of their communal areas and their room.
*To work for a proportion of the time as a lone worker and as part of the wider team.
*Undertake appropriate risk assessments for lone working.
Administration:
*To maintain written records and monitoring information as appropriate and input and retrieve data on the Inform system.
*To prepare reports, statistical data and other information that maybe requested by the Asst. Area Director.
*To ensure that any repairs and maintenance issues are reported in a timely manner in order to ensure the health and safety and security of the building environment.
*Any other administrative tasks that will ensure the smooth running of the service.
Finance:
*With the support of the Area. Director devise effective, safe and timely methods for the collection of accommodation and service charges from residents, and to maintain auditable records of payment.
*Ensure that arrears management procedures are adhered to.
*To take responsibility for petty cash and record all transactions in line with policy.
General:
*To contribute to a high quality and effective delivery of service.
*To participate in internal/external meetings as required and attend training, events, conferences and other functions as necessary.
*To participate in regular supervision and IDP and help in identifying your own job-related development and training needs.
*To contribute to and be supportive of young people’s involvement in our services and in all levels of decision making throughout the organization.
*To ensure that all policies and procedures are adhered to.
*To be successful in this role you will expected to go the extra mile by being flexible with the hours you work always bearing in mind the needs of the business.
*Any other duties commensurate with the role.
What we are looking for from you
When completing your application form please address all the points set out below.
*A commitment to the ethos and values of the charity including the organisation’s policies and procedures
*Demonstrable experience of working with young and vulnerable people and young families with multiple and complex needs.
*Experience and understanding of challenges and barriers faced by young people in securing accommodation and sustainable education and training.
*Experience of leading a team, establishing processes and relationships.
*Negotiating skills
*Coordinating and organising skills
*Able to work on own initiative but at same time able to exercise sound judgment in knowing when to consult or delegate tasks.
*Able to work flexibly and develop positive working relationships at a range of different levels including staff, volunteers, managers, young people and stakeholders to set