Cumberland Council
Family Help Locality Team Manager-CMB2696i
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Family Help Locality Team Manager
Internal Applicants Only
Salary: £48,738 to £49,817 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: West Cumbria House, Workington
Contract: Temporary 12 months basis (Maternity Cover)
About This Opportunity
Are you an experienced Early Help practitioner looking for your next leadership opportunity? As a Family Help Locality Team Manager, you'll lead and support a team of Family Help professionals to deliver high-quality early intervention services that improve outcomes for children, young people and families across Cumberland.
You'll provide leadership, oversight and professional challenge to ensure effective safeguarding, high-quality practice and positive outcomes for families. Working closely with partners across education, health and social care, you'll drive a strengths-based approach, support service development and ensure children and families receive the right support at the right time.
This is an excellent opportunity to take on a key leadership role, developing practitioners, shaping service delivery and contributing to the continued improvement of Cumberland's Family Help Service. Through this maternity cover position, you will play a vital role in helping families build resilience, reducing the need for statutory intervention and ensuring children remain safe, supported and able to thrive.
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This role is available on a fixed-term basis for 12 months.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re looking for individuals who embody our organisation's core values: ambitious, collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. We believe in the power of these values to drive positive change, deliver excellent public services and shape a better future for our communities.
We’re also about potential over perfection and we can help you grow in the role and thrive in your career.
Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.
DBS Checks
This role requires a DBS check. The level of check for this role is:
Enhanced DBS check with a Children’s & Adults Barred List check.
Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with adults and Children. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults and Children.
Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments
We’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud Disability Confident Leader and also an Age Friendly Employer – to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.
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If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing Resourcing@Cumberland.gov.uk. While adjustments aren’t always guaranteed, we’ll always listen and we’ll try our best to accommodate your needs.
Application and Interview Information
Closing date: 11th October 2026
Interview date: 14th October 2026
If you experience any difficulties logging in to apply for this role, please contact the HR Systems team at HR.Systems@cumbria.gov.uk.
Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If you’re interested in applying, you should apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.
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