Early Help Team Manager
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £58,188 to £63,835 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | Lincolnshire, East Midlands |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Lincolnshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Lincolnshire County Council is seeking to recruit two Early Help Team Managers. One role will cover the East Lindsey locality and the other will cover the North and South Kesteven locality. This is an exciting opportunity to join the leadership and management team in an Outstanding authority.
Please specify on the application form which role you are applying to.
About the role
As a Team Manager within the Early Help management team you'll jointly lead, manage and motivate a team of multi-agency practitioners across diverse roles and skill sets working with children/young people with a complex range of needs including those on the edge of care. You will be responsible for managing staff across a number of disciplines and working within important and high profile areas of practice including youth justice, youth housing and supporting children and families.
Setting our direction, and creating the conditions for exemplary practice to flourish, you'll use a variety of imaginative solutions and responses to make sure we're delivering services in the best way possible. Day to day, you'll collaborate with a range of internal and external partners and stakeholders to ensure the very best outcomes for our young people and to promote our achievements. This is an excellent opportunity to use your expertise to make a real difference and improve the lives of children and families in Lincolnshire.
This is what outstanding looks like
We're looking for:
• A passionate and committed Manager with excellent leadership skills
• Demonstrable experience managing and developing staff
• Considerable safeguarding knowledge and proven record of excellent outcomes
• Clear leadership skills and a commitment to restorative practice
• Knowledge of early help, youth justice and multi-agency working
• Outstanding communication, organisation and resource-management skills
About us
Here at Lincolnshire County Council, we believe that children, young people and families deserve outstanding social care. Our high aspirations mean we're now at the forefront of innovation in our field, and while we've made great strides, we want to achieve more, much more. Through our involvement within the national Pathfinder programme we are working alongside the DfE and other top-performing local authorities to redefine what children's services practice should look like. Bring your ideas and innovation to the table and you'll transform the lives of children, not only here in Lincolnshire, but across the UK.
Our offer to you
Along with a competitive salary we are offering:
“Green book” Local Government terms and conditions
Access to Local Government Pension scheme (contribution rate of approx. 24%)
Comprehensive benefits package including salary sacrifice for cars, cycles, plus excellent discount schemes
37 hour working week (as full time) including flexible and hybrid working
A generous leave entitlement plus bank holidays and the option to buy more
Free financial wellbeing advice
Further details can be found here: Rewards and benefits – Lincolnshire County Council
For a confidential and informal discussion about the role please contact either Emma Pearson or Danielle Marshall by emailing
emma.pearson@lincolnshire.gov.uk (Head of Service North and South Kesteven)
danielle.marshall@lincolnshire.gov.uk (Head of Service Sector Led Improvement and East Lindsey/Lincoln & West Lindsey Early Help)
We anticipate interviews will be held on the Friday 8th August.
Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.
All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.
On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.
We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.
Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
A Smarter Working Employer
We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.
Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.
Fluency Duty
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
Please specify on the application form which role you are applying to.
About the role
As a Team Manager within the Early Help management team you'll jointly lead, manage and motivate a team of multi-agency practitioners across diverse roles and skill sets working with children/young people with a complex range of needs including those on the edge of care. You will be responsible for managing staff across a number of disciplines and working within important and high profile areas of practice including youth justice, youth housing and supporting children and families.
Setting our direction, and creating the conditions for exemplary practice to flourish, you'll use a variety of imaginative solutions and responses to make sure we're delivering services in the best way possible. Day to day, you'll collaborate with a range of internal and external partners and stakeholders to ensure the very best outcomes for our young people and to promote our achievements. This is an excellent opportunity to use your expertise to make a real difference and improve the lives of children and families in Lincolnshire.
This is what outstanding looks like
We're looking for:
• A passionate and committed Manager with excellent leadership skills
• Demonstrable experience managing and developing staff
• Considerable safeguarding knowledge and proven record of excellent outcomes
• Clear leadership skills and a commitment to restorative practice
• Knowledge of early help, youth justice and multi-agency working
• Outstanding communication, organisation and resource-management skills
About us
Here at Lincolnshire County Council, we believe that children, young people and families deserve outstanding social care. Our high aspirations mean we're now at the forefront of innovation in our field, and while we've made great strides, we want to achieve more, much more. Through our involvement within the national Pathfinder programme we are working alongside the DfE and other top-performing local authorities to redefine what children's services practice should look like. Bring your ideas and innovation to the table and you'll transform the lives of children, not only here in Lincolnshire, but across the UK.
Our offer to you
Along with a competitive salary we are offering:
“Green book” Local Government terms and conditions
Access to Local Government Pension scheme (contribution rate of approx. 24%)
Comprehensive benefits package including salary sacrifice for cars, cycles, plus excellent discount schemes
37 hour working week (as full time) including flexible and hybrid working
A generous leave entitlement plus bank holidays and the option to buy more
Free financial wellbeing advice
Further details can be found here: Rewards and benefits – Lincolnshire County Council
For a confidential and informal discussion about the role please contact either Emma Pearson or Danielle Marshall by emailing
emma.pearson@lincolnshire.gov.uk (Head of Service North and South Kesteven)
danielle.marshall@lincolnshire.gov.uk (Head of Service Sector Led Improvement and East Lindsey/Lincoln & West Lindsey Early Help)
We anticipate interviews will be held on the Friday 8th August.
Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.
All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.
On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.
We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.
Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
A Smarter Working Employer
We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.
Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.
Fluency Duty
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
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