Team Leader - Children & Family

Wirral Council; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral Council seeks a passionate Team Leader within their Early Help and Prevention Service, managing Family Workers. This unique, 6-month job share role offers the chance to deliver targeted support to families, ensuring their needs are assessed and met effectively. Ideal candidates should have strong leadership and communication skills, with a compassionate approach to working with families in need.

Benefits

Staff discounts

Excellent pension scheme

Flexible working approach

28 days annual leave plus public holidays

Qualifications

• Experience managing Family Workers.
• Understanding of the legal framework in Children's Services.
• Capacity to support staff dealing with children suffering trauma.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Family Workers delivering targeted support.
• Ensure robust assessment of family needs and plans.
• Support service delivery within the Early Help and Prevention Service.

Skills

Excellent communication

Compassion

IT skills

Tools

Liquid logic

EHM

Job description

There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.

A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen within our Early Help and Prevention Service Family Matters, for an experienced and passionate Team Leader to manage a team of Family Workers, who deliver targeted support across Wirral.

Please note - This post is a 6-month job share with the successful candidate working only between April to September, each year. Therefore, this post is not required to commence employment in the role until April 2026. The salary advertised is for 52 weeks per year and so will therefore be pro-rated.

About The Role

You will work closely within a team of managers supporting service delivery. A key element of the role is ensuring robust assessment of needs are completed in a timely way, as well as family plans being led by the needs of the family and completed in a systemic style, ensuring all elements of the family dynamic and composite are taken into consideration. Wirral are part of the pathways programme which has seen significant change to the way s17 is managed and for the first time, practitioners other than social workers may lead on the support being implemented, so it is vital that the successful candidate has strong experience working across the threshold of need and understands the legal framework that Children's Services operates within.

About The Candidate

Excellent communication both written and oral is expected of course as well as a compassionate and empathic approach to supporting staff who work with children suffering extreme trauma in some instances. IT skills should also be good and experience of the systems we use: Liquid logic and EHM are an advantage.

For an Informal discussion please contact [e-mail]

If you’re already a Wirral Council employee, and as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing [e-mail]

If you are a Wirral resident, are unemployed or out of work, and require help with your application, please contact Involve Northwest’s employment and skills team on [e-mail] or contact 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349.

Working at Wirral

You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:

• Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things and behave.
• We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.
• We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.
• We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.
• Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.
• We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible please contact [e-mail]

Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.

It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.

Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications.

Applications can only be accepted through the Jobs page following registration. Forms received via the post will not be processed.

All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK. Details of required documents can be found by clicking the link at the bottom of the Jobs page.

The job description and other supporting documents will not be accessible once the vacancy closing date has passed so if a copy is required you should download it now.

We do not accept applications or CV’s from recruitment agencies, unless otherwise stated. Therefore, any candidates submitted via a recruitment agency will not be considered for this role.

How To Apply

Please apply online by clicking the link below