Team Leader (Hinckley & Bosworth)

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Hinckley Children and Family Centre Granville Road Hinckley LE10 0PP

Salary: 43860 - 47829 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Working Hours:37 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed term for (Until 31st March 2027) or Secondment for (Until 31st March 2027)

Closing Date: 26th April 2026

Interview Date(s): 7th May 2026

About the Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity in Targeted Children and Family Services

We are looking for an enthusiastic Team Leader to manger a team of Key Workers and Family Support Workers in Targeted Family Help on a temporary basis.

This post will involve working in a multi-disciplinary team supporting families via Targeted Family Support and Child in Need plans in the Hinckley and Bosworth Locality.

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders please see our policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post you must:

• Level 4 qualification in a relevant subject e.g. /NVQ4 childcare youth justice social work qualification teaching qualification child nursing qualification Or Significant and demonstrable and relevant knowledge and experience evidenced against the headings below including significant experience of working within children and family services in a multi-agency environment. Evidence of continuing professional development including management/supervisory skills/leadership.
• Demonstrable experience of managing a team which includes recruitment supervision training performance and development reviews attendancemanagementand disciplinary processes. This will also include experience of providing management oversight of work undertaken by staff to maintainhigh quality case recordingin a timely mannerwhile ensuring all paperwork relating to families aremaintained taking responsibility for managing thresholds and dialogue with key partners.
• Experience of leading on the management of referrals ensuring they are prioritised and appropriatelyallocatedaccording to need and that children and families are offered the right service at the right time with measurable outcomes.
• A successful track record of creating andmaintainingeffective working relationships with key partners to support co-ordinated delivery of services for parents at risk of poor outcomes.
• The ability toengage in opportunities for services to collaborate and support the development of creative and innovative ways of working and engaging with children youngpeopleand families
• Experience of working within an integrated framework to support vulnerable children youngpeopleand families to improve their socialphysicaland emotional well-being. Developingprovidingand evaluating safe high-quality provision that responds to the age gender ability and cultural needs parents and is in line with early intervention and prevention agendasservicesand council priorities
• Demonstrable experience of supporting staff to work with families and partner agencies to develop plans that work A passion for and experience of ensuring that the voices of children young people and their families are heard and are used help to shape service delivery

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesandto delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working which may include part time working job sharing term-time working flexible start and finish times and hybrid working depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Bekki Morrison Cooper - Team and Partnership Manager (Localities)

Telephone:

Email:

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council were looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are wherever youre from and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation not just whats on your CV. Thats why weve designed a recruitment process thats fair accessible and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire wed love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. Without this information we wont be able to assess your suitability for the role and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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