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Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of families and children in our community? West Berkshire Council is seeking an experienced and dedicated Family Hub Manager to lead our Family Hub in Newbury, reporting to the Interim Head of Early Years. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the delivery of integrated services and support for families, ensuring their needs are met and enabling them to thrive.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Extensive experience in managing and delivering services to children and families, ideally within a local authority or similar setting
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team
• Excellent partnership working skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with a range of stakeholders
• In-depth knowledge of the needs and challenges faced by families, and how to address them through appropriate interventions
• Experience of commissioning services and working with external providers
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple demands and deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and writte

As the Family Hub Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the day-to-day operation and management of the Family Hub, ensuring high-quality service delivery
• Managing a team of dedicated professionals, providing support, supervision, and guidance to ensure effective working
• Commissioning and coordinating the delivery of services from third party providers to meet the identified needs of families
• Working collaboratively with other agencies and stakeholders to ensure integrated service delivery and information sharing
• Overseeing the assessment and review process for individual family support packages
• Monitoring and evaluating the impact of services, providing reports and updates to senior management
• Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, standards, and guidelines

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Extensive experience in managing and delivering services to children and families, ideally within a local authority or similar setting
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team
• Excellent partnership working skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with a range of stakeholders
• In-depth knowledge of the needs and challenges faced by families, and how to address them through appropriate interventions
• Experience of commissioning services and working with external providers
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple demands and deadlines

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

  West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as:

• Flexible working wherever possible between the hours of 07.00-21.00

• Hybrid working wherever possible working 40% in the office
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
• Generous Local Government pension scheme
• Family friendly policies
• A range of local discounts
• Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits
• You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 29 days per annum (plus public holidays) Rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service.

Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Beth Kelly beth.kelly1@westberks.gov.uk
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