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Lambeth Council seeks an Early Help Team Manager to enhance family support services within our community. The role emphasizes collaboration, quality assurance, and effective leadership to uplift community resources, contributing to improved outcomes for families. Join us in our mission to deliver excellence and make a real difference.
Early Help Team Manager
PO6: £54,684 - £57,726
Permanent/Full time/Hybrid
About Us
It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth’s communities and residents through ourLambeth 2030 Plan ‘Our Future, Our Lambeth. To deliver on these ambitions, we have embarked our transformational One Lambeth Programme ensuring we are ‘connected by purpose,’ in everything we do to deliver excellence. We are proud to have recently developed a refreshed set of One Lambeth Values and Behaviours that were developed for staff by staff;Equity, Ambition, Kindness, and Accountability. For more information, please have a look at our dedicatedOne Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.
About the Borough
Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317,600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North, we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London's largest LGBTQ+ community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.
With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.
About the Team
The Early Help Team works with the whole family to prevent issues escalating to improve outcomes and reduce high-cost services. We work in collaboration with internal Children Social Care teams/professionals, external partners and community services. Our framework is to assess families, create a plan then review the plan every 6 weeks. Early Help Team Managers are integral part of service delivery, ensuring that families get the right support at the right time.
About the Role
The Early Help Team Manager works in collaboration with the Service Manager to quality assure the work, raise standards, drive performance and develop/improve best practice. You will be managing a team of Early Help Practitioners, and you will be part of a managers duty system that triages referrals coming into the service – deciding what is the best pathway for families whether that is signposting or allocation for an assessment. Early Help is going through transformation, and you will be expected to contribute to this work as part of the management group in shaping what the service will look like going forward.
Benefits
We believe in rewarding our staff. When you join us, you'll gain access to a range of benefits, including:
Application Process
Please use the ‘Cover Letter’ link to upload your Supporting Statement demonstrating how you meet the criteria marked with ‘A’ on the personal specification.
Please note we operate an anonymised application process. When uploading your Supporting Statement and CV, please remove your personal details.
You must upload a Supporting Statement and CV for your application to be considered.
Contact Information
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Melanie Goode, Service Manager: Early Help, at mgoode@lambeth.gov.uk.
To be considered for interview, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence how you meet the criteria marked with ‘A’ on the person specification:
Closing date: 19th June 2025 at midnight
We operate an anonymised application process, so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV or personal statement.
At Lambeth, we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion, a Living Wage Employer, and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations, please clickhere.
We actively support applications from Lambeth Care Leavers