Team Manager – Family Group Conference

About the job

Key information

• This role offers hybrid working, allowing you to work either from home or from one of our offices. Some travel within the local area may be required for meetings.
• 30 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays
• Fixed term contract for 12 months due to funding.

The UK Government’s Children’s Social Care Reform is the most significant overhaul in a generation. This initiative aims to transform the system from reactive crisis intervention to proactive, family-focused support. At the heart of this transformation is the Families First Partnership (FFP) Programme. Somerset Children’s Social Care has been awarded over £1.3 million in dedicated funding from the Department for Education to support this ground breaking programme.

What will I be doing?

Are you passionate about family-led decision-making and transformative practice? In line with the Families First Partnership Programme, Somerset’s Children’s Services is expanding its Family Group Conference (FGC) / Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) offer—and we’re looking for a visionary Team Manager to join us on this journey.

As an additional FGC / FGDM Team Manager, you’ll work in partnership with our current manager to drive forward the Families First Partnership Programme, an innovative and strengths-based model placing families at the heart of planning and change.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

You will:

• have a sound understanding of the FGC model and principles.
• be passionate about supporting children and their families to be the key decision makers in any plans.
• be motivated and proactive to continue to promote FGCs within Somerset.
• be able to build and maintain excellent working relationships with internal and external services.
• have significant experience of partnership working with families and multi-disciplinary teams.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

What is in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

DBS check

In this role you will require a criminal background check via Disclosure and Barring Service.

Supporting documents and information

Feel free to get in touch with Sam Mannion via email Sam.Mannion@somerset.gov.uk for an informal discussion.

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button – we can’t wait to hear from you.

£52,754 per annum remuneration package includes a £5,000 which will expire on 31 August 2026.

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