Assistant Team Manager – Early Help Lead

Hampshire County Council; Winchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Hampshire County Council is recruiting an Assistant Team Manager (Early Help - Education) in Winchester, operating with hybrid working. The post leads a team of School Navigators to ensure timely, high-quality support for children and families, preventing escalation and improving outcomes.

You will provide leadership, oversight, and guidance, embedding strengths-based practice across education settings and collaborating with schools, families and partners to deliver the Families First Programme.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in management or equivalent.
• Significant UK frontline experience with children, young people and families.
• Experience leading practitioners in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Knowledge of Early Help, safeguarding, strengths-based approaches and related care/education models.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise and develop a team of School Navigators, promoting high-quality, strengths-based practice.
• Support workflow management, quality assurance and informed decision-making to ensure timely and effective support for families.
• Provide professional guidance and oversight, including reviewing recommendations where additional or longer-term support may be required.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with schools, families and multi-agency professionals to achieve positive outcomes.
• Support the Team Manager with service delivery, performance improvement and achievement of local and strategic priorities.

Skills

Management qualification

Frontline experience

Team leadership

Early Help knowledge

Decision-making

Education

Professional qualification in management

Job description

Hampshire County Council is recruiting an Assistant Team Manager (Early Help - Education) in Winchester, operating with hybrid working. The post leads a team of School Navigators to ensure timely, high-quality support for children and families, preventing escalation and improving outcomes.

You will provide leadership, oversight, and guidance, embedding strengths-based practice across education settings and collaborating with schools, families and partners to deliver the Families First Programme.