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Early Help Team Manager

Manchester City Council, City Centre, Manchester

Early Help Team Manager

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Manchester City Council, City Centre, Manchester

  • Part time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 8 Jan | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 67e574f93ecd471abdba95c2ae4c8d8a

Full Job Description

  • Essential Car Documentation- This post is a designated Essential Car User. Therefore, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work. You will receive the Essential Car User Allowance.
  • DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Appointable candidates will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. We have a policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders and it is available upon request.
    • Early Help is an approach which aims to provide support to families at any point in a child's life when problems arise to prevent further problems arising. The provision of early help services should form part of a multi-agency continuum of support to respond to the different levels of need of individual children and families. The City's "Our Manchester" strategy and approach promotes a strengths-based approach to understand issues and respond to children, young people and families. This will affect positive change for our children a to have safe, happy, healthy and successful lives The teams consist of Early Help Practitioners and Team Leaders who work in the community with services and families to identify support needs and provide the right service at the right time, tackling emerging problems, prevent issues from escalating and improve outcomes for children and their families. The role is fast paced, and requires effective management of safeguarding risks and quality assurance of the work in line with appropriate frameworks. As the Early Help Manager, you will have responsibility for -
  • The operational management of the South Early Help Interventions Team
  • Provide strong management direction and motivate team members
  • Direct line management for Team Leaders
  • Work collaboratively with a range of key stakeholders to consistently embed Strength based approach and support
  • Lead on operational performance ensuring the team deliver a high-quality service
  • Provided advice, professional Oversight and consultation to staff and partners
  • Have professional accountability for complex decision making and work collaboratively with the multi- disciplinary team to establish safe and effective ways to work with people and to ensure all work is carried out in line with the appropriate guidelines, policy and procedures.
  • Lead on Multi Agency meetings to identify the Right Services at the Right Time for families and young people
  • Support the management of service demand and capacity

    The post holder will have experience of -
  • Leadership, motivating and inspiring individuals and teams
  • Supporting Families and vulnerable people and have an understanding of Manchester's Unicef Child Friendly City work
  • Be confident in complex decision making, using defensible decision-making skills and clear communication
  • Have experience of strategic decision making
  • Experience and knowledge of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults and knowledge about the legislation and guidance governing this.
  • The ability to lead, inspire and develop a team with excellent team working and interpersonal skills, developing positive working cultures and relationships
  • Experience of performance management.
  • Experience of shaping partnerships and working together to improve the lives of children and young people in Manchester.
  • Are you enthusiastic, experienced and passionate about working with children and families and empowering them.
  • The candidate will be able to work under pressure and manage competing demands.

    We're the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We're proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion.
    • When you join us, you're joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you'll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here. To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five 'behaviours' - the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:
  • We take time to listen and understand
  • We work together and trust each other
  • We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
  • We 'own it' and we're not afraid to try new things
  • We're prou...