Are you an ambitious and courageous leader who has high aspirations for children and families and want to join an equally ambitious team within an organisation that is shaping for the future? If so, North Lincolnshire Council has a fantastic opportunity for you. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen, and we are recruiting for a Head of Family Help and Intervention. In this role, you will have significant leadership experience within social care, including proven experience of directly leading a social care team and developing system wide practice that empowers children and families. 

North Lincolnshire Council is relentless in the commitment to enabling resilience and helping families stay together. Ofsted graded North Lincolnshire services to children as Outstanding in all areas in 2022 and stated that "Children benefit from a consistently high standard of social work practice. The commitment to children as a priority for the council and across the partnership is exemplary. Senior leaders have created a culture in which social work has flourished. It is based on the importance of relationships, and of promoting children’s sense of being loved and cared for." 

Our innovative One Family Approach ensures the best outcomes for children and families. The values and principles underpinning this approach means that we believe children and young people should thrive within their families, flourish within their schools and feel a sense of belonging to their communities. 

Within this role you will lead on managing the Family Help offer for children and families. Building on a new relationship with neighbourhoods and communities you will help drive forward the integrated offer across both the Council and wider partnership. You will work together within the one council team to continue to drive our ambitions for children to be in their homes, in their schools, and in their communities.

Our workforce is built on pride, enthusiasm, professionalism, passion, and a pursuit of excellence. We have a commitment to our workforce learning and development which allows for improved and innovative practice. You would have the opportunity to join a team who are well supported, connected, fun, lively and hold high aspirations for the children and families that we work with. North Lincolnshire Council offers, agile, flexible working and in-house training with a focus on the wellbeing of our workforce with access to an array of training and resources and support in your continuous professional development. We strive to support our staff to be confident professionals with the skills, values, knowledge and expertise to do their job well.

To discuss this opportunity further, please contact Rachel Smith, Assistant Director Children’s Help and Protection on 01724 296500 or via email on rachel.smith@northlincs.gov.uk