Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance
Family Hub at The Meadows
100-116 Ridyard Street
Wigan
WN5 9RQ
37 hours per week
We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.
We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!
Your role:
As a Family Help Practice Manager within the Children & Families Department, you will support the Service Manager with operational delivery of a Family Help Service to families. Performance, Human Resource and Health and Safety within associated service areas will require continuous effort. You will support the management of one or two of the neighbourhood Early Family Help Teams, this is subject to locality size and demographics.
About you:
The postholder should hold a professional qualification in a related field outlined in the person specification with proven relevant experience. They will have significant experience in early help and prevention services with professional understanding of safeguarding thresholds and a working knowledge of the principles that underpin Early Help practice.
They will have experience of leading, coaching, managing and proving clear supervision to a targeted and/ or specialist team as well as experience of completing quality assurance activity, producing reports to a high standard, displaying effective written and verbal communication skills utlilising analytical and judgmental skills to analyse and interpret varied and complex information.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
This role is an opportunity to join an service that puts Children and Families at the heart of everything that they do. The service continues to perform well and are continually developing its offer to families. The Family Help Team is a key part of the Early Help and Prevention Service and it operates alongside the Family Hub offer to support families within the borough.
The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
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For an informal discussion please contact: Christopher.milward@wigan.gov.uk
Interview date: To Be Confirmed
This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child and adult barred list check.
The employer is committed to safeguarding
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