Shared Services Partnership
Assistant Team Manager
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Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC624782
Salary Range: £40,643 - £45,077 per annum
Work Location: Countywide, Hampshire (Hybrid Working)
Hours per week: 37 (part-time hours will be considered)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 31 August 2026
The Role: As an Assistant Team Manager based within one of our district Family Help teams, you will play a vital role in supporting children, young people and families to access the right help at the earliest opportunity. Helping to coordinate Early Help activity within our Family Help teams, you will provide practice leadership and operational support that enables families to achieve positive, lasting change, reducing the need for more intensive statutory intervention.
Supporting the Early Help Team Manager, Family Practitioners and Assistant Family Practitioners, you will help drive high-quality, strengths-based practice, ensuring families receive timely, solution-focused support. This is an excellent opportunity to influence practice, support colleagues to thrive and contribute to improving outcomes for children, young people and families across your local community.
What you’ll do:
- Provide day-to-day leadership, supervision and support to Family Practitioners and Assistant Family Practitioners, promoting high standards of practice and service delivery.
- Oversee and support the delivery of structured group work and evidence-based early help interventions.
- Support effective caseload management, including reviewing cases, overseeing recording quality and ensuring appropriate escalation where required.
- Champion the Hampshire Approach and Motivational Interviewing, ensuring families’ voices are heard and reflected in all interventions.
- Act as a key point of professional consultation, chair meetings, represent the Team Manager and deputise when required.
- Contribute to service development, safeguarding practice and the implementation of policies, procedures and performance standards.
What we’re looking for:
- Professional qualification in management or a relevant service specialism, or equivalent professional experience.
- Significant UK-based frontline experience working with children, young people and families, including experience at a senior level.
- Proven ability to lead, support and develop practitioners within a multi-disciplinary environment.
- Experience and confidence delivering evidence-based interventions.
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding, risk assessment, relevant legislation and best practice relating to children, young people and families.
- Excellent analytical, decision-making and supervision skills, with the ability to manage complex situations confidently.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with a collaborative approach and a passion for improving outcomes for families.
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Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Assistant Team Manager role, team and our values. The ‘About you’ section explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.
Why join us?
- Be part of an ambitious, supportive and forward-thinking Early Help service making a real difference to children, young people and families across Hampshire.
- Enjoy the opportunity to shape practice, influence service development and support colleagues to achieve their best.
- Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
- Competitive benefits package, including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.
We currently have vacancies available in the following areas: Eastleigh & Winchester, Fareham & Gosport, Hart & Rushmoor, East Hants, Test Valley, Basingstoke. Please specify your preference on location when applying.
Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.
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Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK.
Other job titles you may be searching for include: Early Help Assistant Team Manager, Deputy Team Manager, Early Help Team Leader, Senior Practitioner, Senior Family Support Practitioner, Family Support Team Leader, Children's Services Team Leader.
Travel Requirements: You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire, and it is essential that you have a current driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.
Additional Information: Assistant Team Manager Candidate Pack
Vetting Requirements: The post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, please note that under safer recruitment requirements for Children’s Services, references will be requested prior to interview.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
For general enquiries, please contact care.careers@hants.gov.uk
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Rebecca Reeve, County Early Help & Prevention Lead, on Rebecca.Reeve@hants.gov.uk
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
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