Head of Families First for Children Contact Point

London Borough of Lewisham
Salary £77,157 to £83,448
Hackney

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!  We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

THE ROLE

Lewisham is recruiting to head of service posts in our newly established Family Help and Care Division and our Families, Quality and Commissioning Division. These services are part of our Children and Young People Directorate and provide help and support to children and families from our family hub prevention services through to statutory child protection and care experienced young people

It’s an exciting time to join Lewisham as we are at the forefront of social work reform as a Wave 2 Families First for Children Pathfinder local authority. These posts are part of our reform programme and the redesign of how we deliver services to children and families in our borough. Lewisham will be taking a lead role in supporting other local authorities to embed the reforms as part of the wider DfE national roll out. We are very proud of what we have achieved in the first year as a Pathfinder authority.

This post is based in Families, Quality and Commissioning and will have a lead role in the development of our Families First Contact Point (FFCP). The FFCP is being expanded to include a wider range of partner agencies to provide a seamless service for families to access help. The FFCP will provide Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) and an initial assessment function, to ensure that children who need protection or a family help response are promptly directed to the right services. This is an exciting role which will provide the postholder with the opportunity to be at the forefront of reshaping social work practice for children in our communities.

INFORMATION

For further details, please click on the candidate pack, job description and useful links below, or for more information please contact Jamie Brown at jamie.brown@starfishsearch.com

Candidate Pack     Job Description     Children and Families Structure Chart     Directorate Structure    
Timeline

Closing Date: 27th April 2025

Technical Interviews: 12th & 16th May 2025

Panel Interviews: w/c 19th May 2025

Useful Links
Why Choose Lewisham? VIEW
Our Approach to Anti-Racism VIEW
Children's Social Care Wellbeing Week VIEW
Social work – it’s all about relationships! VIEW
Children's Social Care Training and Development VIEW
ITV Report: Access to the frontline of children’s social services VIEW
Inspection of Children's Services Report VIEW
Families First for Children Pathfinder Presentation VIEW
Families First for Children Pathfinder: Summary Design Specification VIEW
Our Values VIEW
How to apply

To make an application, please click on the apply now button below, with the following prepared:

  • Your CV (no more than three sides of A4).
  • A supporting statement (no more than three sides of A4) that sets out why you think this role is the right move for you and how you meet the knowledge and experience criteria.

 

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