Overview
In this role you lead and coordinate Lewisham’s Family Hubs to deliver proactive, high‑quality support for children, young people and families. You will oversee multi‑agency teams, ensuring preventative services reduce escalation to specialist care and improve equity for seldom heard groups. You’ll shape how families’ needs guide decision making through co‑production and strong partnerships. This is an opportunity to drive community impact at scale within a mission‑driven council. You’ll work across Lewisham to foster accessible, collaborative services aligned with the borough’s sanctuary and inclusion goals.
Pay / Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Local Government Pension scheme
- Flexible working
- Season ticket and bicycle loans
- Staff discounts
- Supportive staff networks
Responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate work across Lewisham Family Hubs to deliver high‑quality, effective services
- Oversee multi‑agency teams of professionals working together to support families
- Ensure preventative approaches reduce escalation into specialist services
- Embed co‑production and families’ needs in decision making
- Promote accessibility and equity for seldom heard groups
Key requirements
- Experience leading a team in frontline services for children, young people and families
- Passion for preventative services and reducing escalation to specialist services
- Commitment to reducing inequalities and improving access for seldom heard groups
- Experience embedding co‑production in service design and delivery
- collaborative
- solution‑focused
- stakeholder management
- leadership of multi‑agency teams
- service coordination
- stakeholder engagement
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