Families First Partnership Manager

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Families First Partnership Manager to lead the city’s Families First approach, ensuring education is central to how children, young people and families are supported. You will unite partners across schools, education services, early help, social care, health, community safety and the voluntary sector to improve attendance, inclusion and wider outcomes.

The role shapes integrated family support services, connects education settings to early help, and uses data

Responsibilities

• Lead Nottingham’s Families First approach and ensure education is central to support for children, young people and families.
• Coordinate partners across schools, education services, early help, social care, health, community safety and the voluntary sector to improve attendance, inclusion and outcomes.
• Provide strategic leadership for integrated family support services and ensure education settings connect to early help and whole-family working.
• Utilize education data and performance information to drive continuous improvement and strengthen the impact of Families First across Nottingham.

Job description

Families First Partnership Manager

Hybrid Working

Full-Time 37 hours a week

Salary: £58,602 - £62,109

Permanent

As Families First Partnership Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading Nottingham’s Families First approach, with a strong focus on ensuring education is central to how children, young people and families are supported. You will bring together partners across schools, academies, education services, early help, social care, health, community safety and the voluntary sector to improve educational engagement, attendance, inclusion and wider outcomes for children and young people.

You will provide strategic leadership for the development and delivery of integrated family support services, ensuring that education settings are fully connected into early help and whole-family working. Working alongside schools and partners across the city, you will help ensure that children and families receive the right support at the right time, with a clear focus on identifying need early, removing barriers to learning and preventing issues from escalating.

Working closely with senior leaders, education partners, practitioners and partner agencies, you will oversee the implementation of strategic priorities that support improved attendance, inclusion, safeguarding and achievement. You will use education data, performance information, feedback from schools and families, and evidence of what works to drive continuous improvement and strengthen the impact of Families First across Nottingham.

We are seeking an experienced and influential leader with a strong understanding of education, children’s services, early help, safeguarding, inclusion and partnership working. You will bring excellent communication, relationship-building and strategic planning skills, alongside the ability to lead change across schools, services and wider partnership arrangements.

You will play a key role in shaping a coordinated and responsive Families First offer where education is recognised as a vital protective factor in children’s lives. Through strong partnership leadership, you will help schools and services work effectively together to reduce need, build family resilience, improve attendance and inclusion, and support children and young people to achieve positive long-term outcomes.

The closing date for applications is 23.59 on Wednesday 25th November