Pause Practice Lead

About Pause

Pause works with women who have experienced repeated pregnancies that result in children needing to be removed from their care.

Through an intense programme of support, it aims to break this cycle and give women the opportunity to reflect, tackle destructive patterns of behaviour and to develop new skills and responses that can help them create a more positive future. In doing so, we aim to prevent the damaging consequences of thousands more children being taken into care. For more information about pause please visit

As a Pause Practice Lead, you will provide leadership to Pause Oxfordshire to ensure the implementation and delivery of an integrated package of health, therapeutic and socialsupport.

Pause is specifically designed to address the complex needs of women, to enable change in their lives and ultimately reduce the numbers of children being removed into care.

You will be an

• Experienced manager with a relevant professional qualification and/or experience e.g.nursing, social work, mental health, education, criminal justice, youth work, therapeutic practice, counselling, criminal justice or equivalent;

And have

• Experience of providing case management and supervision to a team working with clients with complex needs;
• Experience of working with families/individuals who present with a range of complex needs (mental health challenges, drug and alcohol misuse, domestic violence) and demonstrate ability to create rapport and build effective relationships;
• Knowledge andunderstandingof a range of evidence‑based approaches including systemic practice, social learning theory, attachment and loss, relationship and strength‑based interventions;
• You will also need a full driving licence and ability to travel across Oxfordshire

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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