Family Group Decision Making Team Leader

Job Title: Family Group Decision Making Team Leader
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37
Salary: HC10 £ 46,142 - £50,269 per annum
Location: Plough Lane, Hereford
Closing Date: 04/06/2026

• Lead the FGDM team day-to-day, maintaining oversight of workload, prioritisation and case progression, and responding to safeguarding concerns or operational pressures as they emerge.
• Provide practice advice, guidance and decision‑making support, promoting timely, strengths‑based, family‑led planning and removing barriers with teams and partners.
• Deliver reflective supervision and support staff wellbeing, case progression, risk and safety planning, and practice quality.
• Drive quality and improvement through monthly activity and QA reporting, using performance data to inform supervision and service development.
• Produce quarterly service performance and impact reporting, contribute to thematic audits, support governance forums and inspection readiness, and ensure learning is implemented.
• Contribute to annual self‑evaluation and service review, policy and practice development, business planning and workforce development priorities.

• Salary range £46,142- £50,269
• Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays; purchase an additional 10 days per annum during the request period.
• Flexible working, including the potential for job‑sharing, part‑time hours and agile working.
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling.
• Payment of professional membership fees (based on role requirements).
• Pick your perks – access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits, including savings, cashback and discounts.

• Those who indicate that they have a disability – part of our “Disability Confident” scheme.
• Those who indicate that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist – part of our pledge to the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Those who indicate that they are a Herefordshire care leaver – part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.

We take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.

If you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks.