Family Help Team Manager

Family Help Team Manager

Working at YMCA Bournemouth is an opportunity to be a part of a global organisation working at a local community level in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. We are inclusive, diverse and forward-thinking. We work across areas including Housing and Support, Family and Relationships, Youth Work, Training and Education, and Health and Wellbeing to enable people in our local community to develop their full potential in Mind, Body and Spirit. People choose to work for us because they want to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable adults, children, young people and families and they want to work in an environment that will support them to do so.

YMCA Bournemouth is commissioned to run Family Hub services on behalf of BCP council Early Help team until March 31st2026. It is the role of the Family Help Team Manager to demonstrate visionary leadership and management in the delivery of YMCA Bournemouths Family Hub work across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole;

As Family Help Team Manager you will:

• Lead the work of the YMCA Family Help Team to ensure their success, accountability and continuous improvement and meet defined performance indicators and business strategies as outlined in SLA from BCP
• Allocate work for and line mange and supervise practitioners and volunteers to ensure the service is safe, efficient and of high quality
• Work collaboratively with a internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve services for whole families and give children the best start to life

You need:

• Recent experience of working with children, young people and their families with a proven track record in developing innovative practices to improve outcomes for them
• An ability to work closely and non-judgementally with other people, showing an understanding of boundaries and a commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• Excellent communication skills
• Good IT skills
• The ability to prioritise competing demands, meet tight deadlines, co-ordinate workloads and delegate tasks
• A good understanding of early interventions and prevention, and safeguarding

Required qualification :

• A minimum qualification of NVQ Level 4 or Degree and/or Professional qualification in a relevant field such as Health, Social Care, Education, Housing, Family Work, Youth Work, Police
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own car

Salary(full-time role) £32,000.00 £36,500.00 per annum, dependent on experience/qualifications.

The available role is for 40 hours per week (some evenings or weekends may be required on occasion).

*YMCA Bournemouth offer a range of staff benefitswhich are included in the link below.

The closing date for applications and shortlisting will be 09.00 on 12th November 2024. We reserve the right to close the advert prior to the closing date due to business needs.

*Please note we do not accept CVs, please submit YMCA application forms only.

*Please note that if you are invited to an interview and require any adjustments based on disability, please let us know.

*If you have not heard from YMCA Bournemouth within 3 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

*The role has a statutory, occupational requirement to ensure the safety and welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk that they may come across using our services. The post holder will take responsibility for ensuring safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk as a priority and follow both YMCA Bournemouth safeguarding policy and Pan Dorset statutory guidance.

*The YMCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the active promotion of equal opportunity, both in the provision of services and as an employer of paid and unpaid workers.

*Employment will be subject to satisfactory references, right to work checks and a Disclosure and Barring Service check. If the role involves regulated activity with children or adults at risk, your employment will be subject to an Enhanced level DBS check prior to commencement date. All other applicable roles will be subject to a Basic level DBS check prior to commencement date.

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