Early Help Manager – 05830

Overview

In this role you lead a specialist Early Help team within Early Help and Family Hubs, guiding delivery, quality assurance, and practice improvement. You work to strengthen early help across Family Hubs, schools and partners, ensuring timely, coordinated support for children and families. You will build partnerships, support practitioners, and promote safeguarding and inclusive practice at scale. This fixed-term position contributes to improving outcomes during a funding period, with a focus on collaboration and service performance.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible working where possible
• Hybrid working up to 40% in office
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Generous annual leave starting at 29 days + holidays
• Wellbeing Programme including EAP

Responsibilities

• Provide 1-2-1 line management, annual appraisals and supervisions to a team of specialist early help practitioners
• Support universal practitioners to build confidence in higher tier cases through coaching and reflective supervision
• Research and connect local services to strengthen partnerships and mobilise resources for Families and Children’s Services
• Build and maintain relationships with partner agencies in schools and the voluntary sector
• Ensure universal staff are trained in Early Help Plan and Motivational Interviewing to standardise interventions
• Understand and apply West Berkshire safeguarding thresholds in practice
• Oversee delivery across the district and support hubs across West Berkshire

Key requirements

• Degree level education in a relevant field or significant experience in early help, family hubs or children’s services
• Experience in a multi-disciplinary setting with diverse agencies
• Experience in early years interventions, inclusive practice, and supporting families with SEND
• Knowledge of statutory guidance and thresholds of need within West Berkshire
• Understanding of inclusive early years practice and SEND needs, neurodiversity and related local resources
• Driving licence and access to a car

• Relationship building with partner agencies
• Coaching and reflective supervision
• Communication and collaboration across teams
• Early Help Plan
• Motivational Interviewing
• Digital Family Hub

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