Various/Lincolnshire (On-Site)
Contract, Full time
Enhanced DBS check required
£33,024 - £36,648
37 hours
Do you want to work in an innovative team in a coaching and mentoring role? Do you have a passion for Early Intervention, Safeguarding and influencing change for children and families? Are you good at building, maintaining and repairing relationships?
About the role:
Lincolnshire County Council is recruiting an Early Help Consultant to offer an advice, guidance, coaching, mentoring and support service to our partner agencies.
Although this is a fixed term contract it is possible this post may be made permanent in the future. Please note this could be a secondment opportunity for an internal candidate.
About you:
Understand Working Together 2023 statutory guidance and Lincolnshire's TAC framework
What you'll do:
Work as part of a quadrant team, responding to the needs of the area
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 project is an exciting opportunity to be involved in shaping Early Help nationally. 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.
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 the opportunity:
Along with a competitive salary we are offering;
An annual leave entitlement of up to 28 days plus the option to buy more
If you are interested in discussing more about the role please email Michelle Conway, Senior Early Help Consultant at Michelle.Conway@lincolnshire.gov.uk or Faye White at Faye.White@lincolnshire.gov.uk
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.
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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