Family Help Team Leader – Lead Multidisciplinary Child Services

Gloucestershire County Council; Stroud; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Relocation assistance

Employee discount scheme

Flexible / agile working opportunities

Job summary

Gloucestershire County Council’s Family Help Service in Stroud seeks a Family Help Team Leader to provide operational oversight and quality assurance for an area-based team. You will support workers to deliver timely, evidence-informed interventions and supervise caseloads with robust reflective supervision.

You will oversee resource allocation, ensure practice complies with legislation and GCC policies, and build strong multi‑agency partnerships to improve outcomes for children and families.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification and strong knowledge of legislation relating to children, young people and families.
• Experience in managing risk, vulnerability and high‑quality supervision.
• Proven leadership, communication, negotiation and influencing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational oversight and quality assurance of Family Help practice.
• Supervise colleagues delivering support under referenced frameworks.
• Allocate resources, ensure lawful practice and GCC policy compliance.
• Develop staff, recruit and manage resources, and build multi‑agency partnerships.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Influencing skills

Team development

Education

Degree-level qualification

Job description

Gloucestershire County Council’s Family Help Service in Stroud seeks a Family Help Team Leader to provide operational oversight and quality assurance for an area-based team. You will support workers to deliver timely, evidence-informed interventions and supervise caseloads with robust reflective supervision.

You will oversee resource allocation, ensure practice complies with legislation and GCC policies, and build strong multi‑agency partnerships to improve outcomes for children and families.