Team Leader – Family Help, 1 Year Fixed Term contract

Job Description

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Team Leader – Family Help, 1 Year Fixed Term contract

Job Reference pcc/TP/659/1627

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Fixed Term

Salary: Band 12, £52,412 – £56,759 per annum, plus a recruitment and retention package of up to £2,500 market supplement to be paid monthly.

Working Hours:

37

Location:

Civic Offices and Milton Family Hub

Closing Date:

12/08/2026

Job Category:

Social Care Children

Region / Division:

UK Region

Directorate:

Job Introduction

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Team Leader to cover a Maternity on a 1 Year Fixed term Contract.

Family Help removes traditional boundaries between early help and statutory services, making it easier for families to access the right support at the right time.

Our approach is rooted in:

• A whole-family approach
• Single assessment and planning
• Evidence-based, relational interventions
• Family-led planning and decision-making
• Strong multi-agency collaboration

About the Role

As Team Leader – Family Help, you will:

• Provide day-to-day leadership to a team of Social Workers and Family Help Lead Practitioners
• Ensure high-quality, safe and proportionate practice across early help, Child in Need and safeguarding work
• Offer reflective supervision, coaching and mentoring to support professional development
• Lead on risk management, decision-making and case progression
• Drive continuous improvement, quality assurance and inspection readiness
• Champion restorative, strengths-based and child-centred practice
• Work collaboratively with partners across education, health, police and the voluntary sector

This is a key leadership role in our service transformation journey, supporting the embedding of Family Help and Family Safeguarding approaches across Portsmouth.

The ideal candidate

You will be:

• A qualified and registered Social Worker with substantial post-qualifying experience in Children’s Services
• An experienced manager with confidence in supervising and leading staff
• Skilled in safeguarding, risk assessment and statutory decision-making
• Knowledgeable in the Children Act, Working Together guidance, SEND Code of Practice and early intervention principles
• Passionate about restorative, relational and trauma-informed practice
• Committed to equality, anti-discriminatory practice and staff wellbeing
• Organised, resilient and able to manage pressure in a complex, fast-paced environment

Working arrangements: Expectation is that role is primarily office based

We anonymise applications during application & shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered.

You will need to explain any gaps in your career history within the last 5 years – this is essential for all safeguarding roles

We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at Equality, diversity and inclusion – Careers portal .We are committed to offering an interview to all those candidates that qualify under one of our commitments and meet the minimum criteria, however for roles that receive a large number of applications, this is not always possible, and we will select the candidates that best meet the minimum criteria

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

About Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals.Learn more about our values and behaviours.

Safeguarding

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership safer recruitment procedures.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) at Standard/Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Please read the relevant DBS privacy notice before submitting any information.