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SalaryLincolnshire has been chosen by the Department of Education as one of the three national Families First for Children Pathfinders which will run between September 2023 and 2025.
This is an exciting time to join the Early Help Service and help us shape the future of Social Care.
Do you want to help promote the well-being of children and young people in Lincolnshire? Do you understand the challenges and benefits of multi-agency working within the context of Early Help? Have you got the leadership skills required to contribute to the development of Team Around the Child arrangements?
About the role
Lincolnshire County Council is recruiting an Early Help Consultant to offer advice, support and challenge to Lead Professionals and agencies across Lincolnshire working in North and South Kesteven or East Lindsey, area to be discussed with successful applicant.
This is a great opportunity to help make sure that Lincolnshire agencies are safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people across the County effectively.
The opportunities
8 x 18-month fixed contract Early Help Consultant posts countywide in the TAC Team (locality to be confirmed with successful candidates). It is possible these posts may be made permanent in the future.
About you
The successful candidate will be qualified to at least degree level, and have 5 years post-qualification experience in a Children’s Services-related field.
They will be to provide case supervision and professional support and challenge in order to drive continuous improvement within the multi-agency TAC arena.
The postholder will be working with sensitive issues and involved in analysing risk within Early Help cases; and will therefore be subject to enhanced DBS and Barred list check.
What is Pathfinder?
The pathfinder was formally announced in July 2023 as part of the government’s children’s social care implementation strategy, ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ and responds to recommendations from the independent review of children’s social care and the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s report on child protection.
This brings an exciting opportunity for Lincolnshire who are recognised within the sector as an innovative and transformational authority to take the lead in co-design and development of new ways of working. The pathfinder has been created to bring about innovative reforms to Family Help, Child Protection, Statutory Safeguarding Partnerships and in unlocking the potential of Family Networks for children and families across Lincolnshire.
The pathfinder draws on evidence and existing good practice, including from other government programmes including Family Hubs and Start for Life, Supporting Families, Reducing Parental Conflict and Strengthening Families. The pathfinder will seek to develop greater use of family networks, with increased use of family group decision-making, facilitated by support packages to remove any financial or practical barriers family networks may experience in caring for children.
In Lincolnshire we will work alongside key government agencies and local partners including Police, Health and Education within Lincolnshire to support the co-design and creation of a future system where we support families in a new way and develop a stronger multi-agency and expert child protection response. Our work on this pathfinder will be captured and evaluated by the Department for Education, with a view towards wider national sector led improvement.
About Our Offer:
Along with a competitive salary we are offering:
- A Contributory pension
- Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work
- Flexible working policies
- Career progression opportunities
- A generous annual leave entitlement plus the option to buy more
Further details can be found in our rewards and benefits brochure
If this sounds' like the role for you, then please read through the full Job Description, to help you do the best application possible, before clicking apply! If you would like to know more about Lincolnshire County Council and our current vacancies then click the following link: www.lincolnshire.gov.uk . If you would like an open and informal discussion regards this role then please contact Alex Clarke at: alex.clarke@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Interviews will be held on 5th March.
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.
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.
