Family Hubs Best Start in Life Continuous Improvement Partner

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Stafford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization is seeking an experienced Continuous Improvement Partner for Staffordshire. The role focuses on enhancing family support services and ensuring children receive the best possible start in life. The ideal candidate will have strong project management skills and a profound understanding of early years support. Responsibilities include leading improvement initiatives and fostering partnerships. Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet all specific requirements.

Benefits

Supportive working environment

Access to rewards and benefits

Flexible work-life balance

Qualifications

• Experience in managing teams and supporting colleagues.
• Strong knowledge of business planning and performance management.
• Extensive experience in training and facilitating workshops.

Responsibilities

• Lead improvement activities aligned with the BEST START improvement strategy.
• Guide partners in delivering change initiatives.
• Manage and mentor team members to promote a continuous improvement culture.

Skills

Project planning and delivery

Data interpretation

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Tools

O365

Job description

Join us in shaping a brighter future for Staffordshire’s children.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Continuous Improvement Partner to develop and deliver our Best Start in Life ambitions.

Within this role, you’ll help transform how families experience support from pregnancy and through early childhood. Working closely with partners and frontline teams, you’ll champion co‑production, strengthen support within communities and ensure services are designed around what children and families need to thrive.

You’ll drive forward improvement projects, guide and coach colleagues, use data and insight to influence planning and decision‑making, embedding a culture of learning and innovation across our early years system. Your leadership will help ensure every family receives timely, high‑quality support that gives children the best possible start.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about early years, family support, and the role of prevention
• Skilled in project planning and delivery, with experience coordinating activity across teams and partners.
• Skilled at interpreting data and translating insight into practical change
• Able to lead cross‑functional projects and motivate others
• Committed to equity, co‑production, and shaping services alongside families

If you share our ambition to improve outcomes through accessible, responsive, and effective support — and want to make a real difference for local families — we’d love to hear from you.

Main Responsibilities

You will:

• Lead and prioritise improvement and innovation activity, aligning objectives with the overall BEST START improvement strategy and act as a thematic lead.
• Support and guide partnersto deliver change initiatives that meet organisational goals.
• Champion co‑production and equity, ensuring children, families, staff, and partners shape improvement activity.
• Manage, mentor and develop team members, promoting a strong continuous improvement culture.
• Oversee governance processes, including forums, reports, and preparation for inspections.
• Investigate key issuesaffecting Children and Families and designevidence‑based, innovative solutionsthrough research and collaboration.
• Facilitate improvement interventionsusing continuous improvement tools and methodologies.
• Provide oversight of projects and resources, linking data, insights and improvement plans; ensuring risks, dependencies and benefits are understood and managed.

The Ideal Candidate

You’ll have:

• Strong understanding of local authority departments, ICB, Provider Trusts, Health Services, and the voluntary sector, with the ability to work effectively across these systems.
• Demonstrate experience in managing teams, motivating colleagues, and supporting people to reach their full potential,
• Solid knowledge of business planning, performance management, and the ability to link data, insights and improvement plans.
• Extensive experience in designing and delivering training, presentations and workshops, including facilitating co‑design with senior leaders and front‑line staff.
• Highly developed analytical skills, able to interpret complex information, evaluate options and translate findings into practical, evidence‑based advice.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to produce high‑quality reports and engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong project and time management skills, with the ability to work across organisational boundaries, influence others, and meet deadlines in a complex environment.
• Effective problem‑solving, negotiation and interpersonal skills, including working with O365 systems, chairing meetings, and developing innovative solutions.

Interviews will take place on 9th February 2026

Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact:

Kasey Whiting - Family Hubs Operational Lead at [e-mail] or

Helen Gibson - Early Years Lead at [e-mail]

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work‑life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a GoldAward Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as yourapplication meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.