CONTRACT TYPE: PERMANENT

We are seeking a committed and experienced Deputy Team Manager to help lead our Family Help team in delivering high-quality early help and child in need services across Luton. Working alongside the Family Help Team Manager, you will play a key leadership role in managing a newly integrated, multi-disciplinary team that includes:

• Social workers and family help practitioners
• Educational and mental health professionals (CAMHS, psychologists, adult mental health nurses, speech and language therapists)
• Community partners (youth workers, police community support officers, DWP work coaches, health visitors, social prescribers, housing officers, domestic abuse workers and more)

You will be instrumental in prioritising support for our most vulnerable children and families, ensuring the right interventions are identified and implemented in line with Luton’s Threshold Framework and Practice Framework.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the operational and strategic management of the team to deliver timely, effective and coordinated services
• Providing reflective supervision, practice oversight, and performance monitoring
• Leading on complex casework and supporting professional decision-making in high-risk situations
• Driving quality improvement through audit, feedback and case reviews
• Representing the service at both internal and multi-agency forums

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for someone who is passionate about improving outcomes for children and families through integrated working and evidence-informed practice.

To be successful, you will have:

• Social Work England registration and extensive post-qualifying experience in children’s social work
• A strong understanding of child safeguarding, risk management and legislative frameworks
• Experience of leading, coaching or mentoring social care staff and supporting practice development
• The ability to make confident, balanced decisions in high-risk scenarios
• Strong interpersonal and partnership skills with the ability to influence and negotiate across professional boundaries
• A clear understanding of early help and child in need thresholds and multi-agency delivery

ABOUT US

uton Council has been selected to deliver the government’s Families First for Children Pathfinder programme.
Luton is one of seven new areas in the second wave to be chosen with the aim of protecting vulnerable children from harm and improving services to help more children stay with their families in safe and loving homes.
The programme is an amazing opportunity for Luton to shape future social care practice, which includes closer working relationships with our health, police, education and voluntary sector partners.
Children are at the heart of everything we do in Luton, and we are very proud of the tremendous work that is already taking place together with our partners, including the development of our Family Hubs and working towards making Luton a child-friendly town where our children and young people can grow up feeling happy, healthy and secure.
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough

We are seeking a committed and experienced Deputy Team Manager to help lead our Family Help team in delivering high-quality early help and child in need services across Luton. Working alongside the Family Help Team Manager, you will play a key leadership role in managing a newly integrated, multi-disciplinary team that includes:

• Social workers and family help practitioners
• Educational and mental health professionals (CAMHS, psychologists, adult mental health nurses, speech and language therapists)
• Community partners (youth workers, police community support officers, DWP work coaches, health visitors, social prescribers, housing officers, domestic abuse workers and more

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the operational and strategic management of the team to deliver timely, effective and coordinated services
• Providing reflective supervision, practice oversight, and performance monitoring
• Leading on complex casework and supporting professional decision-making in high-risk situations
• Driving quality improvement through audit, feedback and case reviews
• Representing the service at both internal and multi-agency forum