Integrated Team Manager

Children’s Services

Education, Skills and Early Years

Integrated Team Manager

Ref: 001775

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £53,051 - £56,293 per annum (Grade 10)

Location: Oldham Council Offices, Spindles Shopping Centre, George Street, Oldham, OL1 1HD and Oldham Family Hubs

Closing Date: Tuesday 13 October 2026

Interview Date: Thursday 22 October 2026

Role Overview:

The Integrated Team Manager is a strategic leadership role within Children's Services, responsible for leading the delivery of Oldham's Best Start for Life priorities through Family Hubs, early years education settings and multi-agency partnerships. The role focuses on improving outcomes for children from birth to five, including increasing the proportion of children achieving a Good Level of Development (GLD), reducing inequalities and ensuring children and families receive the right support at the earliest opportunity.

The post holder will lead a multidisciplinary team of Early Years Quality Practitioners, Early Years Advisory Practitioners and Child and Family Inclusion Practitioners, creating a coordinated approach to support children, families and professionals across the borough. They will work collaboratively with colleagues in education, health, social care, Family Hubs, schools, early years providers and voluntary sector organisations to develop integrated pathways and deliver evidence-informed interventions that improve outcomes for children and families.

A key aspect of the role is providing strategic leadership for SEND and inclusion, ensuring that children with emerging, moderate or complex needs can access high-quality, inclusive support. The manager will oversee service quality, performance, workforce development and continuous improvement, using data, performance intelligence and local need to shape practice and drive change.

The role also has responsibility for developing partnerships, managing resources and budgets, supporting safeguarding arrangements and contributing to local and national priorities, including Families First Partnership, Family Hubs and SEND reforms. The post holder will lead by example, promoting collaboration, innovation and inclusive practice while building the confidence and capability of practitioners across the system.

In line with Oldham Council's inclusive recruitment principles, this role would suit an experienced and values-driven leader who is committed to improving outcomes for children and families, reducing inequalities, strengthening partnerships and creating services that are accessible, inclusive and responsive to the needs of local communities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team to deliver the Best Start for Life strategy and improve outcomes for children and families across Oldham.
• Drive integrated working across Family Hubs, schools, early years providers, health services and community partners to ensure coordinated support and effective early intervention.
• Provide strategic leadership for SEND and inclusion, ensuring children with additional needs receive timely, appropriate and inclusive support.
• Use performance data, quality assurance and evaluation processes to monitor impact, drive service improvement and support inspection readiness.
• Develop partnerships, manage budgets and resources, and contribute to the design and implementation of programmes, pathways and services that improve outcomes for children and families.

Key Requirements:

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional qualification in education, health, social work or a related field, together with a commitment to continuing professional development.
• Substantial experience of leading services and managing teams within the early years sector, including partnership working and improving outcomes for children and families.
• Strong knowledge of early years legislation, safeguarding, SEND, child development and inclusion, with the ability to use data and evidence to drive improvement and influence practice.

About Us:

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours:

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our Benefits Package:

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment:

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer, someone who has served in the Armed Forces, or you’ve participated in the GM Elevate Programme, and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under ourGuaranteed Assessment Scheme.

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Important Information:

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.

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