Early Help Team Leader
We are looking for an experienced team leader who is passionate about children and families receiving the right help at the right time, by the most appropriate service to act as our Early Help Team Leader in the MASH team.
MASH acts as a single front door for all children’s safeguarding concerns in addition to requests and referrals for support via our targeted Early Help services in Bury Council. The MASH is made up of professionals from the police, education, health, and others, our MASH offers a multi-agency approach when dealing with children’s safeguarding.This ensures that information across all our partner agencies is shared and acted upon quickly, with referrals reaching the right social care, early help or universal services when needed.
You will work as part of a dynamic multi-agency integrated team assessing notifications, referrals and requests for support from our targeted Early help team regarding children aged 0 18 (up to 25 for SEND). You will directly line manage three Early Help practitioners who are based within the MASH and will be responsible for reviewing referrals / requests for support, providing management direction to enable the practitioners to screen requests.The role of the Early Help Team Leader in MASH primarily supports the early help function in the MASH from final decision-making ownership, case load weighting and allocation, through to case discussions, service development, and partnership working.
The role of the team leader is critical to ensuring good outcomes for children, young people and their families. We are interested in hearing from individuals who have a good understanding of the Early Help approach, and targeted Early Help services.Experience of working within a MASH environment would be advantageous, but not essential.
Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.
About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.
As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way
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We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
Next steps
If this sounds like an opportunity you would like to know more about, we would love to hear from you. For an informal discussion please contact Jen Rust, Head of Service for Early Help at j.rust@bury.gov.uk
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