Families First Partnership Manager (Full Time)

New Start; Nottingham; Remote; GBP 59,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council seeks a Families First Partnership Manager to lead Nottingham’s Families First approach, coordinating education, early help, safeguarding and family support services. You will bring together schools, education services, health and voluntary partners to improve attendance, inclusion and outcomes for children and families.

You will provide strategic leadership to integrate family support with schools and partners, ensuring early intervention and whole-family working.

Qualifications

• Experienced leader with strong understanding of education and children's services.
• Ability to lead change across schools, services and partnership arrangements.
• Excellent communication and strategic planning skills.
• Use data and evidence to drive continuous improvement in attendance and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for integrated family support services.
• Coordinate partners across schools, services and voluntary sector.
• Drive attendance, inclusion and outcomes for children and families.
• Use data and evidence to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Partnership building

Communication skills

Relationship management

Job description

Jobs

Families First Partnership Manager

More Information

Salary

£58,602 - £62,109

Expires

25/11/2026

Location

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Job Type

Full Time

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

Company: Nottingham City Council

Salary: £58,602 - £62,109

Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Sector: Corporate Services

Sector: Corporate Management Team

Sector: Health and Social Care

Job Role: Manager