Childrens Services Team Leader

Role:Children Services Team Leader

Salary: 25000 per annum pro rata

Location: Corby Northamptonshire.

Contract: Permanent Part-time 11 hrs per week.

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity adoption and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15000 national retailers discounts.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family youll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year we helped more than 670000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. Its the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that when we work together we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable childrens lives.

A bit about the service

Northants Short Breaks Service is a county-wide service providing short breaks to children and young people and their families supporting a range of ages and needs.
We have an inclusive approach that considers age disability and wider needs. It fits with our ethos of believing in the importance of allowing children and young people to socialise and develop relationships with other children and young people regardless of their age need and ability.

How youll help to create brighter futures

As childrens Services Team Leader you will:

• Providing a supportive service to children young people and their families based on an assessment of need
• Delivering specialist interventions with children young people or families on a 1:1 basis group or community setting including the design and development of programmes being delivered
• Leading and providing care and support to Children with a disability in short break sessions Stay and Play and holiday playschemes.
• Provide key working support planning casework including undertaking assessing reviewing and managing risks this will include home visiting
• Attending and participating at relevant multi-agency meetings providing a support role ensuring reflective and analytical practice review
• Responsible for day-to-day resource planning including supervising assisting and directing staff and volunteers in service delivery.
• Establishing and developing effective relationships and channels of communication with children young people families colleagues community organisations partner agencies and other external agencies
• Retaining accurate and contemporaneous records using various IT systems and work in accordance with organisational policies procedures and regulatory requirements.

Lets talk about you

• Level 3 qualification or above in Early Years/childcare working with Children Young People and Families or equivalent qualification or willing to work towards qualification.
• Working within a multi-agency social care early years or health environment and applying safeguarding procedures
• Experience of managing cases in accordance with agreed procedures and completing assessments planning and reviews to ensure positive outcomes
• Ability to effectively utilise Microsoft office packages within a work environment

• Able to travel across Northants including remote locations.

Good to know

Interviews will take place the beginning of January 2026.

For any enquiries please contact:Erika Brinkman on or email and quote reference 11373.

Application Process:

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details CV Supporting Statement & Information Equality & Diversity Submission & Declaration.

Talent Pool

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Diversity equality and inclusion

At Action for Children were dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace. Weactivelyencourageapplications from Black Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

Dont meet every single requirement

If youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt align perfectly with the job description wed love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role or another role within the Action for Children family.

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