Child and Family Centre Manager

Cambridgeshire County Council; March; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing package

Extra annual leave (4 weeks pro-rata)

Flexible bank holidays

Pension contributions (AVCs)

Development opportunities and coaching

Paid volunteering hours

IDEAL staff network access

Employee Recognition Awards

Our Cambs Rewards discounts

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking an experienced leader to manage and support the development of the Child and Family Centre team, delivering Family Hub services that meet local needs across Fenland. You will lead, manage resources, and collaborate with partners to maximise impact while upholding safeguarding and early years standards.

The role focuses on driving continuous improvement, using data to shape services and ensuring responsive, community-focused delivery in line with local

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and management experience in children and family services.
• Ability to use data and insights to shape services and improve outcomes.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and relevant legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the Child and Family Centre team to deliver Family Hub services.
• Collaborate with partners to maximise resources and ensure integrated service delivery.
• Manage the budget for the Child and Family Centre/Family Hub for Fenland.

Skills

Leadership

Operational management

Budget management

Partnership collaboration

Safeguarding

Early years development

Legislation knowledge

Job description

The role involves managing, supervising, and supporting the development of the Child and Family Centre team to deliver Family Hub services that address locally identified needs across Fenland meeting the outcomes of Cambridgeshire's Best Start in Life. Responsibilities include providing leadership and management, as well as facilitating integrated service delivery with key partners based on the requirements of local needs. You will also have the responsibility to manage the budget for the Child and Family Centre/Family Hub for Fenland. This role is key to ensuring the effective management of resources, particularly deployment of staff and working collaboratively with partners to maximise resources., Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are seeking an inspiring and experienced leader who is passionate about improving outcomes for children and families. You will bring strong operational management skills, with the ability to lead and motivate teams, manage resources effectively, and deliver high-quality, inclusive services across a range of settings. You will be confident working collaboratively with partners, using data and insight to shape services, and engaging families-particularly those who may find it harder to access support. With a solid understanding of safeguarding, early years development, and relevant legislation, you will be committed to providing a responsive, community-focused service that meets local needs and drives continuous improvement.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes