Team Leader (Specialist Intervention), Children

Gloucestershire County Council; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Annual leave 25.5 days

Additional leave option

LGPS

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work

Good pension

Job summary

Gloucestershire County Council is recruiting a Team Leader (Specialist Intervention) within Children’s services. You will supervise a multidisciplinary team and lead high-quality, evidence-informed interventions to support families and prevent escalation.

The role requires strong leadership, collaboration across partners and a commitment to learning and continuous improvement. The post is based in Gloucestershire/Cotswolds with responsibility for the Family Help model and ensuring outstanding

Qualifications

• Lead and motivate multidisciplinary teams to deliver child-centred services.
• Provide strong professional supervision and support to staff.
• Lead and deliver evidence-based interventions for families.
• Build effective partnerships across health, education and social care.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operations of the Intensive Intervention Teams.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and supervision to staff.
• Guide triage, formulation, and evidence-informed practice.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Evidence-based practice

Partnership building

Decision making

Communication

Job description

Team Leader (Specialist Intervention), Children

Job Location:Gloucestershire

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Location: Cotswolds

• Salary: £48,226 - £51,356 per annum subject to experience

• Hours per Week: 37.00

• Contract Type: Permanent

• Closing Date: 01/09/2026

• Job Requisition Number: 14747

• This post is open to job share

Make a real difference to children and families

Following significant growth and investment in Gloucestershire Children’s Services, we are creating the new position of Team Leader (Specialist Intervention). In Gloucestershire we are passionate about ensuring we continue to build resilient, diverse multi-disciplinary teams as we implement the Department for Education's Families First Partnership Programme (FFPP) reforms.

Our new Intensive Intervention Teams bring together specialist practitioners working as a part of that local community’s Family Help service providing specialist interventions to families focused on addressing issues that can lead to family breakdown and children coming into care.

About the role

As Team Leader in our Cotswold team, you will supervise a multi-disciplinary team of practitioners including: Parenting Practitioners, Intensive Edge of Care Family Support Workers, Family Group Decision Making Practitioners, and linked partner agencies such as adult employment practitioners, mental health specialists and substance misuse professionals.

You will be responsible for the operational oversight, quality assurance and continuous development of your service area. You will provide day-to-day leadership, high-quality supervision and professional support to staff, ensuring children and families receive responsive, timely and effective interventions that improve outcomes and build resilience.

You will use your specialist expertise to lead triage, formulation, advice and guidance, supporting practitioners to deliver high-quality, evidence-informed practice. Working closely with colleagues across children's services, education, health, social care and partner agencies, you will help coordinate support around families and promote joined-up approaches to meeting need.

As a leader, you will champion excellent practice, support professional development and create a culture of learning, reflection and continuous improvement. You will play a key role in maintaining high standards, ensuring services are delivered in line with legislation, statutory guidance and Gloucestershire's ambition to achieve outstanding outcomes for children and families.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be there at the start of our journey in embedding evidence-based interventions within Gloucestershire new Family Help model.

Reward and Support

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• between £48,226- £51,356 annum subject to experience

• flexible and agile working opportunities

• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service

• option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year

• family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family

• supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision

• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

• access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone

• an in-house Occupational Health service

• employee discount scheme

• links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network

• career development and qualification opportunities

• access to our Social Work Academy

• Cycle to Work scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply)

• Green Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply)

What we offer

• the opportunity to be part of significant national reform and service development

• a supportive, experienced and values-led workforce

• practice underpinned by Systemic Practice and a commitment to learning and development

• meaningful work that helps prevent escalation to higher-level services

• flexible working arrangements where service needs allow

You will be joining an authority that is committed to delivering the best possible outcomes for children and families, recognising the importance of reflective practice, collaboration, and professional curiosity.

About you

We are looking for motivated and compassionate managers who will:

• lead and motivate multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, child-centred services

• have significant experience in leading and delivering evidence-based interventions to children and families within Family Help

• provide strong professional supervision and support, helping staff to develop, perform and achieve their potential

• build effective partnerships across health, education, social care and community organisations to achieve the best outcomes for families

• make confident, evidence-based decisions, balancing risk, need and available resources

• drive continuous improvement and positive change, creating a culture of learning, reflection and professional development

• champion high standards of practice, quality assurance and service excellence

• communicate and influence effectively, adapting their style to engage families, colleagues, partners and senior stakeholders

• demonstrate emotional intelligence and resilience, remaining calm and effective in challenging and fast-paced environments

• be highly organised and adaptable, able to manage competing priorities and respond to changing demands

• promote equality, diversity and inclusion, ensuring services are fair, accessible and responsive to the needs of all children and families

• build positive relationships and professional networks, working collaboratively whilst constructively challenging where necessary

• hold a full driving licence and have access to a car