Family Hubs Team Leader LBHF610670

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Job DetailsSalary range: £42,510 – £45,711 per annumWork location:145 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9JTHours per week: 36.00Contract type: PermanentVetting requirements:Enhanced DBS CheckClosing date: 2 October 2023Interview date: 12 October 2023Contact details for Informal discussion: Alanna Johnston, Family Hubs Delivery Manager via email on ALANNA.JOHNSTON@LBHF.GOV.UKAdvert TextHammersmith & Fulham Council are at an exciting phase of developing our Family Hubs and Start for Life offer. Are you experienced in transformational change and enhancing services for Children and Families?In this varied role, you will oversee the Start for Life and 5 Years Plus offers within our Family Hubs with a focus on referral pathways for families, managing staff who work with families and in the community as well as developing and coordinating our services for children and families.You will work as part of a team to understand the needs of families and their communities and to deliver services that address these needs and to develop effective relationships with key partners to support the delivery of Family Hubs.Transformation of Children’s Centres to Family Hubs is a key role and linking with partners both internally and externally to ensure we meet the expectations set by the DFE & DHSC. As such this is an exciting time to be joining our team.This post will be key in supporting all families including those from our most seldom heard communities/families in increased access to support and community engagement. The role will also support the developments identified from the Early Help System Guide.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.This role will require proven experience in supporting families/communities.Please refer to Role Profile for more informationRole ResponsibilitiesYou will need to:

• To supervise and line manage a team of practitioners and Family Hub coordinators working across the age range delivering a range of targeted group work and outreach services to young children and their families.
• To work innovatively to develop solutions to often complex challenges to ensure the continued delivery of key services within the hubs across the borough; flexing and utilising resources and capacity to meet the required needs of the business.
• To work collaboratively with the Early Help team to ensure appropriate step up/down pathways are in place to ensure families receive the right support at the right time
• To provide high quality supervision and line management
• Maintaining effective working relationships with wider services to ensure the hub offer is suitable for children and young people.

People ValuesHow we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.We are fairWe treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.We are caringWe care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.We are collaboratorsWe work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.We are drivenWe will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.Recruiting For AttitudeYour skills and ability are important however, we recruit as much for attitude as we do experience. We are looking for people who have the following attributes:Complex problem-solvingThe ability to work within a complex system and find simple solutions and outcomes that deliver real change.Critical thinkingThe ability to challenge the norms through evidence-based approaches using both numerical and critical reasoning and thinking. You can rationalise decision-making and form views quickly and soundly from a range of sources.CreativityYou take approaches that demonstrate how doing things differently and creatively changes the dynamic in situations. You can apply creative solutions that deliver hard outcomes.People managementYou can get the best out of people. You have a coaching-style and drive through a commitment to personal and professional development. You are clear in your expectations and have exceptional feedback from your team about their working environment. You recognise and support people as individuals.Coordinating With OthersYou have the knack of working well with others. You have an appreciation of your own presence and approach and can demonstrate how you have developed and continue to develop how you work with others. You can also recognise how others work, think, and feel to get the most out of collaboration.Emotional intelligenceYou have a high degree of self-awareness and self-regulation in a wide range of situations from one-to-one conversations to team and group dynamics. You can recognise motivating factors and demonstrate empathy appropriately applying a wide range of adaptive social skills.Judgement and decision makingYou can take rational and evidence-based decisions and take responsibility for your decisions and actions. Where there is ambiguity or a lack of evidence you can demonstrate the ability to understand the environment and show flexibility in applying your judgement.NegotiationYou can demonstrate an understanding of the range of skills and techniques required to successfully negotiate with a range of other partners. This includes understanding how to structure and undertake successful negotiation on an organisational-wide level.Service orientationYou must be unequivocal in your commitment and drive for outstanding service delivery. Both in terms of the quality of products and work delivered as well as the achievement of objectives. You and your team can demonstrate how your overall contribution to the organisation and service delivers to our organisational aims and objectives.Cognitive flexibilityThe ability to recognise the environment in which you work and adapt and shift to this environment to maximise your own personal achievement and lead others in the same approach. Applying cognitive flexibility to situations of significant change and transformation.Hammersmith & Fulham Council is 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 this commitment.Corporate Equalities Employment Policy: In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.