Team Leader - Targeted Bosworth

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Hinckley Children and Family Centre Granville Rd, Hinckley LE10 0PP

Salary: £43,860 - £47,829 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Working Hours: 37hrs per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 18th March 2026

Interview Date(s): 26th March 2026

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference?

Do you want a job where no two days are the same?

This role will manage a team of Key workers and Family Support Workers working both on Targeted early help cases and Children in need as well as having some oversight of group work and duty cover.

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

To apply for this post, you must respond to and evidence the following 7 essential criteria within your personal statement.

• Level 4 qualification in a relevant subject, e.g. NVQ4 childcare, youth justice, social work qualification, teaching qualification, child nursing qualification, or significant and demonstrable and relevant knowledge and experience evidenced against the headings below including significant experience of working within children and family services in a multi‑agency environment. Evidence of continuing professional development including management/supervisory skills/leadership.
• Demonstratable experience of managing a team which includes recruitment, supervision, training, performance and development reviews, attendance management and disciplinary processes. This will also include experience of providing management oversight of work undertaken by staff to maintain high quality case recording in a timely manner while ensuring all paperwork relating to families are maintained, taking responsibility for managing thresholds and dialogue with key partners.
• Experience of leading on the management of referrals, ensuring they are prioritised and appropriately allocated according to need, and that children and families are offered the right service at the right time, with measurable outcomes.
• A successful track record of creating and maintaining effective working relationships with key partners to support coordinated delivery of services for parents at risk of poor outcomes.
• The ability to engage in opportunities for services to collaborate and support the development of creative and innovative ways of working and engaging with children, young people and families.
• Experience of working within an integrated framework to support vulnerable children, young people and families to improve their social, physical and emotional well‑being. Developing, providing and evaluating safe, high‑quality provision that responds to the age, gender, ability and cultural needs of parents, and is in line with early intervention and prevention agendas, services and council priorities.
• Demonstrable experience of supporting staff to work with families and partner agencies to develop plans that work, a passion for, and experience of ensuring that the voices of children, young people and their families are heard and are used to help shape service delivery.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part‑time working, job sharing, term‑time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Bekki Morrison‑Cooper – Team and Partnership Manager

Telephone:

Email:
Rebecca.

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