The focus of the job is to support and deputise for the targeted Early Help Team Manager within a district. This will involve:

• Deputising for the Team Manager, managing some members of the team, leading on some allocation meetings, supervision of casework and oversight of performance to ensure the Service Practice Standards are met.
• To manage and motivate members of the team as allocated, supervising casework and providing support and challenge in order to develop early help practice and achieve positive outcomes for children and families.
• To allocate referrals within the team and to the commissioned provider, ensuring these are appropriate to the needs of children and families and the skills and experience of staff.
• To assist the Team Manager in managing and developing the team, including through contributing to recruitment and induction, appraisals, professional development, management of performance and any disciplinary or grievance processes.
• To provide formal and informal, individual and group supervision, keeping accurate records and producing reports as required.
• Working with the Team Manager, to provide leadership to the team, modelling the service corporate values and the Children's Social Care and Early Help approach to practice, and ensuring a focus on the delivery of positive outcomes for children and families.
  
  Working within Oldham Council's (rated Good by Ofsted) Targeted Early Help service, you will be an outstanding Early Help / Family worker with strong knowledge and application of good practice and also delivery of high quality targeted early help to children and families including leading multi-agency early help. You may also have experience of developing and leading a team., Extensive experience of working within a service delivering support to families who have complex lives which may include mental health, offending, substance misuse, domestic abuse and may be resistant to service involvement.
• Substantial experience of assessing and analysing the needs of children and families and implementing programmes of support to address these.
• Substantial experience of leading multi-agency work and a strong knowledge base of understanding how teams are motivated, including the establishment of a positive performance culture.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We've identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact: A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:
• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change
You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page Our Benefits Package: At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:
• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years' service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups
Inclusive Recruitment: We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace. If you're an applicant with disabilities, have previously been in or currently in care, a carer or someone who has served in the Armed Forces and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.