Early Help Coordinator (CDC)

Doncaster City Council; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive leave entitlement

Local government pension scheme

Wellbeing support

Training opportunities

Staff discounts

Job summary

City of Doncaster Council is seeking an Early Help Coordinator (CDC) to drive the Early Help Strategy across the borough, embedding it with partner organisations. The role focuses on guiding practitioners, managing risk, and ensuring high-quality support for children, young people and families.

You will lead on training delivery, collaborate across services, and monitor performance to improve outcomes. Hybrid working is available, and a DBS check is required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading on strategy implementation within multi-agency partnerships.
• Ability to provide information, advice and guidance on strategies, policies and safeguarding.
• Experience identifying and managing risk and referring to statutory social care when appropriate.
• Ability to engage children, young people and families in the early help process and drive communication across partners.
• Lead Practitioner experience or ability to take on a lead role.
• Quality assure partnership work to meet needs and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the implementation of the Early Help Strategy across the partnership.
• Provide guidance on early help, safeguarding and thresholds.
• Ensure practitioners and managers receive high-quality guidance on risk and referrals.
• Engage families and professionals to influence positive change in a child’s journey.
• Plan and deliver multi-agency training for Doncaster Safeguarding Children’s Board.
• Collaborate with partners to monitor performance via data analysis and provide targeted support.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Data analysis

Training delivery

Job description

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Job profile for Early Help Coordinator (CDC)

Early Help Coordinator (CDC)

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Job details

Salary Grade 8, £34,434 - £38,221 Pro-rata (Pay award pending) Contractual hours 28 Basis Part time Region Doncaster Job category/type Community, Performance & Quality Date posted 17/08/2026 Job reference REQ23754 Attachments attachment Job Role Summary Early Help Coordinator.docx attachment Benefits booklet.docx attachment Technical, Specialist, Supervisor 2 - job profile-1.docx

Job description

Based at: Borough Wide / Hybrid working

Salary details: Grade 8, £34,434 - £38,221 P ro-rata (Pay award pending)

Contract Type: Permanent, Part time

Hours: 28 hours per week

Closing date: 21st September2026

Enhanced with barred list DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

Are you motivated to contribute and learn in a dynamic environment? We have an opportunity for you. In this role, you will play an important part in delivering positive outcomes for Children, Young People and Families.

Do you want to work in a job which makes a difference to the local community and the people who live there? Working for the City of Doncaster Council as an Early Help Coordinator could be perfect for you.

Duties include:

• To lead on the implementation of the Early Help Strategy and embed across the partnership.
• To provide information, advice and guidanceregardingstrategies, policies and procedures, early help,safeguardingand thresholds.
• To ensure that practitioners and their managers are provided with a high standard of guidance in relation to the identification and management of risk, including when a referral to statutory social care isappropriate.
• Ensure all professionals actively engage children, youngpeopleand families in the early help process, and create an environment in which they are listened to, consulted and valuedtoeffectively influence change and the child’s journey is transparent.
• Will undertake the Lead Practitioner role.
• To quality assure the work undertaken by the partnership to ensure children, young people and family’s needs are met and understood.
• To plan and deliver high quality, multi-agency training to support the functions of Doncaster Safeguarding Children’s board.
• To work collaboratively with partner organisations to promote early help and monitor performance through data analysis, liaising with managers and practitioners to provide targeted support and challenge to ensure compliance with the Early Help Strategy.
• To ensure equality is promoted and diversity is celebrated, and illegal or unlawful discrimination is challenged to ensure the service fulfils its statutory duties.

What you will bring to the role:

We value a range of experiences and skills. If you have transferable skills from other roles or voluntary work, we encourage you to apply.

In return for your contribution, we offer:

• Competitive leave entitlement
• Generous local government pension scheme
• Wellbeing support and staff networks
• Development and training opportunities
• Staff discounts and benefits schemes
• More information on benefits can be found in the attached benefits booklet.

Please review the job summary and profile and demonstrate in your application how you meet the required criteria.

Shortlisting will take place on the 23rd September 2026 and interviews are anticipated to take place on the 29th September 2026

For further details or an informal chat please contact:CherylWainwright, Tel: [phone]email address:[e-mail]

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

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City of Doncaster Council is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and improving quality of life for all. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults.

We are a Disability Confident employer and committed to a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We offer interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria and make reasonable adjustments as required.

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