Service Manager Early Support and Integrated Domestic Abuse Service

Warwickshire County Council; Warwick; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in the United Kingdom seeks a dynamic Service Manager to lead Early Support and Domestic Abuse services. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership experience, a relevant qualification, and the ability to foster partnerships. This role emphasizes innovative service delivery for families, making a significant social impact. A supportive work environment, generous pension scheme, and numerous benefits are offered.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Agile working arrangements

Generous annual leave entitlement

Access to benefits and discounts platform

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification in social work or extensive experience in a child and family setting.
• Proven leadership experience in multi-agency children's services.
• Strong knowledge of Early Support and safeguarding practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the approach to Early Support and Domestic Abuse services.
• Shape and develop inclusive services recognized for creativity.
• Build partnerships for integrated, high-quality support.

Skills

Leadership in children's services

Knowledge of safeguarding and statutory frameworks

Effective communication skills

Ability to build partnerships

Education

Relevant professional qualification (e.g., social work, education, early years)

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an innovative and dynamic Service Manager to lead Warwickshire's approach to Early Support and Domestic Abuse services.

This is a key leadership role where you will:

• Shape and develop inclusive services that are already recognised for their creativity and impact.
• Build strong partnerships to deliver integrated, high-quality support for families.
• Champion Warwickshire's restorative and trauma‑informed practice approach, ensuring services work with families to achieve sustainable change.

If you thrive on collaboration, innovation, and leading ambitious services to support children and families, we want to hear from you.

About the Team

Warwickshire Children's Services is ambitious and forward‑thinking. Our Early Support service works closely with schools, health, police, and voluntary organisations to provide joined‑up support for families at the earliest opportunity.

Portfolio

• Early Support teams: Support a range of partner agencies to deliver community‑led and targeted Early Support and a community family support offer.
• Integrated Domestic Abuse Service: Offering specialist help and support to children and families impacted by domestic abuse.
• Different Futures: Supports birth parents who can no longer care for their child due to adoption or kinship care. The two‑year programme (with optional aftercare) helps reduce risks, improve circumstances, and prepare parents for any future children.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification (e.g., social work, education, early years, probation) or extensive experience in a child and family setting.
• Proven leadership experience in multi‑agency children's services, with a track record of delivering outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of Early Support/Early Help, safeguarding, and statutory frameworks, with the ability to embed restorative and trauma‑informed practice.
• Ability to travel across Warwickshire to attend meetings and visit services (reasonable adjustments will be considered).
• Fluency Duty: Required to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

Working for Warwickshire

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision. We are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre‑engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Benefits

Your future matters to us. We provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants.

Other benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable portion of the pay and reward package, generous annual leave entitlement, bank holidays, an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform. To find out more please visit Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.