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Head of Family Help and Neighbourhood Social Work
2 weeks ago
**Contract Type**: Permanent
**Salary**:Grade N. SCP 56 £78,824 - SCP 59 £87,504
**Hours Per Week**:36 hours
**Base Location**:Tameside One, Ashton-under-Lyne
**Assessment Date**: Week Commencing 5th May 2025
**Please also include details of your education and training and employment history and any reference to your qualifications that are specified on the person specification within your CV/supporting statement.**
**The Role**
This role provides strategic and operational leadership for children’s social care interventions that will form the basis of the Family Help model and service, when a family need a period of statutory intervention. As a key member of the children’s services senior leadership team (SLT) the postholder will work side by side with the other Heads of Service, to implement the Families First for Children model in a way that fits the Tameside context through a co-ordinated process of re-aligning statutory services.
This role will have responsibility for the Multi-Agency Child Protection team (MACPT) and all statutory work on the continuum of need from Public Law Outline to Court work, including the social work role in the Family Help system more generally. It will be accountable for outcomes achieved for children through statutory assessment and legal interventions.
**About You**
We are looking for a strong, credible leader who has passion and determination to empower, enable, motivate and develop the workforce, fostering a positive organisational culture to achieve our ambitious improvement plan to achieve better outcomes for children and families.
- Openness to possibilities
- Ability to collaborate
- Belief in your team and people
- Personal resilience and tenacity
- Ability to create and sustain commitment
- Results and outcomes focused solutions
- Ability to learn continuously
- Evidence based decision making
**About Us**
Message from Jill Colbert, Director of Children’s Services
- “I joined the council at the beginning of 2025 and was instantly charmed by the warmth, openness, and energy of colleagues. _
- “I came to Tameside for one reason; because I know we can do fantastic things for our families here. _
- “We’re a children’s service on a significant improvement journey. We know what needs to be different for our children and families and we’re ambitious to deliver that change. _
- “We have a growing range of specialist services for children, where you can test and grow your skills and practice. We have a Social Work Academy that is led by people who bring passion to learning and who know that the DCS’ of the future are right in front of them. We are working on our progression pathways so that staying in Tameside is rewarded and recognised. We have investment in innovation and improvement from the council so that we can grow services and support for families that we can sustain, from family hubs through to complex safeguarding. _
- “I am so certain that we can build a proud, inclusive and safe climate for great practice to flourish in Tameside. I’d love you to join me on the journey here at Team Tameside.” _
At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.
We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.
Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.
This is a politically restricted post.
Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here
**Reference Number**: 000857
