Team Manager (Neighbourhood Communities) | Early Help | Rossendale

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Job Description

| Salary £44,711 - £49,764 Per Annum | Permanent, Full Time 37 Hours Per Week | Rossendale |

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Team Manager (Neighbourhood and Community)

The Children and Family Wellbeing Service (CFW) offers early help and support to children, young people age 0-19+yrs (0 - 25yrs for SEND) and their families across Lancashire. Delivering Lancashire County Council's early help provision, the service responds as early as possible when a child, young person, or family needs support, enabling them to access services to meet their needs and working with them to ensure the support offered is right for them, is offered in the right place, and at the right time.

This is an exciting opportunity to apply for the role of Team Manager for the Neighbourhood and Community Team strand of CFW service delivery, as part of the Rossendale district management team.

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated manager with experience of successfully managing teams and services delivering support to children, young people and their families? If so, then we would love to hear from you.

The successful candidate will join a supportive management team and will have the opportunity to drive forward the service's Neighbourhood and Community offer within Rossendale.

The responsibilities of the Neighbour and Community Team Manager are varied:

• Line Management responsibility for the Neighbourhood and Community Senior Family Support Workers
• Ensuring high quality service delivery of group-based service delivery from the network of local Family Hubs and Child and Family Centres within the district
• Oversight of the work undertaken by the Community Senior Family Support Workers with local schools and settings within Rossendale to ensure that all schools and service providers who work with children, young people and families are supported to provide and promote Early Help support and services
• Collaboration and engagement with local services across all sectors to bring together and continue to grow the network of easily accessible and high-quality support and services to families available through the Family Hubs Network within the district
• Oversight of the Family Time offer ensuring contact arrangements are safe and positive experiences
• Work closely with the Team Manager (Family Intensive Support) within Rossendale as part of a supportive and proactive district management team.

The successful candidate will contribute to the district leadership team of Hyndburn, Ribble Valley and Rossendale and be part of the wider East Area leadership team and will also get the opportunity to shape and develop the wider service offer through their involvement in county management thematic lead groups.

If you would like to have an initial confidential chat about the role before applying, please contact Lee Kearns - Integrated Service Manager for Hyndburn, Ribble Valley and Rossendale (lee.kearns@lancashire.gov.uk / 01772 535926).

Why join us...

Benefits: There's fabulous flexibility and the opportunity to create the work life balance you'll love; 26 days annual leave, rising to 32 days with tenure plus 10 statutory/bank holidays and an additional 20 days that can be purchased too. An Employee Assistance Programme for your family and yourself plus a generous local authority pension available. Finally, we have an enviable employee benefits platform which provides numerous discounts from your weekly shop to holidays and entertainment with salary sacrifice options on electronics, bicycles, white goods, and cars.

Development: You'll get support and development along the journey from regular supervision to personal and professional workshops and qualifications from mindfulness to MBAs. There will be time for monthly wellbeing time with your team, opportunities for personal development, mentoring, the opportunity to make a difference, feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction you've always wanted.

Inclusivity: We are committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive working environment for all of our team. Our aim is to ensure that everyone is equally valued and respected, and that our organisation is representative of all members of society, working in an environment where individual differences are celebrated. We would therefore especially welcome applications from those from a diverse background who would enhance our service by joining us and we have some great support groups/forums available for anyone to join.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

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