Team Manager

Job Details:

Job Reference: HCC624551

Salary Range: £48,948 - £54,423 per annum

Work Location: Elizabeth II Court, Winchester (Hybrid Working)

Hours per week: 37

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 6 August 2026

The Role:

As a Team Manager in our central community Early Help Team, you will play a vital role in shaping the lives of children, young people and families across Hampshire. Leading a skilled and committed team within a newly established countywide service, you will ensure families receive timely, solution-focused support that helps prevent challenges from escalating and promotes positive, lasting outcomes.

This is an opportunity to provide strong leadership, drive high-quality practice and influence service development at a pivotal time for Early Help. Working closely with colleagues and partners across the system, you will help strengthen Hampshire’s Early Help offer and ensure services remain responsive, effective and focused on delivering the best possible outcomes for families.

What you’ll do:

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of practitioners, ensuring high standards of practice, performance and service delivery.


• Oversee the safe and effective delivery of Early Help interventions, making key safeguarding and risk management decisions.


• Manage delegated budgets, resources and workload allocation to deliver high-quality, value-for-money services.


• Build and maintain strong multi-agency partnerships to coordinate support and improve outcomes for children and families.


• Use performance data and management information to drive continuous improvement and shape local service provision.

What we’re looking for:

• Postgraduate qualification in management or a relevant service specialism, or equivalent professional experience.


• Significant UK-based frontline children’s services experience, including managing interventions for children and families.


• Proven experience of managing, supervising and developing teams through change and service improvement.


• Strong knowledge of safeguarding, risk assessment, Early Help and relevant legislation and policy developments.


• Excellent leadership, decision-making and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.


• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with a commitment to inclusion, collaboration and achieving positive outcomes for children.

Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Team Manager role, team and our values. The ‘About you’ section explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.

Why join us?

• Lead and shape practice within a newly established countywide Early Help service, driving positive outcomes for children, families and communities across Hampshire.


• Play a key leadership role in developing people, influencing service improvement and embedding a culture of innovation, learning and excellence.


• Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.


• Competitive benefits package, including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.

This is one of several exciting opportunities within our newly established countywide Early Help service. Visit our careers page to explore all current opportunities and find out where you could make a difference.

Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK.

Other job titles you may be searching for include: Early Help Team Manager, Family Help Team Manager, Family Support Team Manager, Children's Services Team Manager, Early Intervention Team Manager, Community Early Help Manager.

Travel Requirements:

You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire, and it is essential that you have a current drivers’ licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.   

Additional Information:

Team Manager Candidate Pack

Vetting Requirements:

The post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, please note that under safer recruitment requirements for Children’s Services, references will be requested prior to interview.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

For general enquiries, please contact [email protected]

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Becky Barrett, Early Help Lead Manager, on [email protected]