Family Intervention Team Manager

This vacancy is open to internal applicants only.

Permanent

Full Time 37 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and passionate Family Interventions Team Manager to join our Early Help service, leading a team that helps children, young people and families across Devon build on their strengths and make lasting changes.

About the Family Intervention Team

Our Family Intervention Team (FIT) provides targeted Level 3 Early Help support to families across Devon. Working with children and young people of all ages, the team takes a whole-family approach, involving the wider family network to help overcome challenges and improve outcomes.

The team aims to reduce the need for statutory intervention while recognising when families need additional support to achieve and sustain change. Working closely with colleagues, partner agencies, voluntary organisations and local communities, you will help ensure children, young people and families receive the right service at the right time.

This is a particularly exciting time to join us. With the introduction of the Families First reforms, we are transforming how we work with children, young people and their families, strengthening our focus on prevention, early help, and integrated family support. As a FIT Team Manager, you will play a key leadership role in embedding the new Family Help Service ensuring families receive the right support at the right time. You will have the opportunity to help design the future of services while developing your own leadership within a forward-thinking and ambitious organisation.

What you'll be doing

As Family Interventions Team Manager, you will lead and support a team of practitioners from a range of professional backgrounds, providing intensive support to families with three or more identified needs under the Threshold of Needs document. Reporting to the Early Help Service Manager, you will oversee workloads, safeguarding and risk management, provide professional supervision and appraisal, and manage the team's budget and resources. You will also use audits and management information to improve practice and contribute to the development of Devon's Early Help offer and Family Hub networks.

You'll be joining a service that values

• Child-centred, whole-family practice that listens to children, young people, parents and carers
• Strong multi-agency partnerships and a Team Around the Family approach
• Trauma-informed practice, reflective supervision and professional development
• Professional curiosity, evidence-informed practice and continuous improvement

• Supportive and collaborative leadership

You will bring experience of supervising and managing practitioners in children's services, supporting teams through change, and working with families with multiple and complex needs. You will have a strong understanding of Early Help, safeguarding and child protection, alongside the ability to manage complex cases, build effective partnerships and support sound professional judgement. You must hold a recognised social work qualification or an equivalent qualification in another relevant field, such as education, Early Help or probation, with substantial relevant post-qualifying experience and evidence of ongoing professional development.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader in children's services who is passionate about early help and supporting a team to build on families' strengths, create lasting change and improve outcomes for children and young people.

Our offer to you

Grade T £53,051 to £57,439

G.2360-5 Family Interventions Team Manager Job Description

For the vital contribution you make, you will receive the following:

• Generous annual leave, with the ability to purchase additional leave.

• Onsite parking availability to be confirmed for the agreed work base.

• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee well-being services.
• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Discounts at over 900 national & local high street retailers through our benefits platform.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.

• Relocation package eligibility and amount to be confirmed for this role.

For more information about working for DCC, please visit our Working for Devon page

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Ant Cole on Ant.Cole@devon.gov.uk

Please ensure when completing your application form that you provide a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the essential and desirable criteria as described in the person specification of the job description. Applications may not be taken forwards if the supporting statement is not adequately completed.

Internal Applicants, please note: If you are an existing DCC employee, please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply.

Applications close on 22nd November 2026.

• DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages.
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• This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
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• This role requires a DBS disclosure.