Early Help Team Lead - School Navigators

Hampshire County Council; United States; Remote; USD 56,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Competitive benefits

LGPS

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Hampshire County Council is seeking an Assistant Team Manager in our Early Help (Education) team to lead and develop a team of School Navigators, ensuring high-quality, strengths-based practice and timely support for families across Hampshire.

You will collaborate with schools, families and multi-agency professionals to embed effective Early Help approaches, while supporting service development, supervision and ongoing professional learning.

Qualifications

• Significant UK-based frontline experience working with children, young people and families.
• Experience leading and developing practitioners within a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Strong understanding of Early Help, safeguarding, strengths-based approaches, and relevant care and educational models.
• Professional qualification in management or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise and develop a team of School Navigators, promoting high-quality, strengths-based practice.
• Support workflow management, quality assurance and informed decision-making to ensure timely and effective support for families.
• Provide professional guidance and oversight, including reviewing recommendations where additional or longer-term support may be required.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with schools, families and multi-agency professionals to achieve positive outcomes.
• Support the Team Manager with service delivery, performance improvement and the achievement of local and strategic priorities.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Analytical thinking

Decision-making

Communication

Education

Management qualification

Job description

Hampshire County Council is seeking an Assistant Team Manager in our Early Help (Education) team to lead and develop a team of School Navigators, ensuring high-quality, strengths-based practice and timely support for families across Hampshire.

You will collaborate with schools, families and multi-agency professionals to embed effective Early Help approaches, while supporting service development, supervision and ongoing professional learning.