Interim Head of Early Help

Based in London, hybrid working

Length: 3–6 months

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A London Borough is looking to appoint a Head of Early Help. The successful candidate will lead the strategic development of the service, including building relationships across the partnership. You will ensure consistency and a joined–up approach across the borough to working with families, children, and young people with additional needs.

Key Responsibilities of the Interim Head of Early Help:

Provide leadership on the development of robust recording of impactful practice across the borough, as well as in each of its locality–based hubsWork closely with Commissioning to identify needs across each of the three localities and address gaps in provisionLead on the development of the three locality Best Chance Family Hub and Locality Based Forums to develop integrated working, across the wider Early Help partnership and supporting local community and children and family engagementDrive and fully embed the delivery of the practice standards and the new CARES Practice and evaluation Framework within the Targeted Early Help ServiceOversee the allocation of work from the 'front door' and for ensuring an effective interface between early help and specialist teams or universal servicesDirectly mentor and supervise Service Managers and other staff as required in line with supervision guidelines Skills, experience and knowledge required of the Interim Head of Early Help:

Looking for a candidate who can demonstrate experience and success at this levelKnowledge of Targeted Early Help ServicesProven experience of successfully developing and managing a variety of internal and external partnershipsAble to work at pace and juggle multiple priorities To apply for this role or to find out about other jobs, please contact Nicola Gradon on the London Local Government Recruitment team on or send your CV to