Families First Practice Development LeadCouncil
Families First Practice Development Lead
Salary: £48,738 to £49,817 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Carlisle or Workington
Contract: Permanent
About this opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in transforming Family Help services across Cumberland, helping to shape how support is delivered to children, young people and families as part of the Department for Education's Families First reforms.
As the Families First Practice Development Lead, you will drive practice improvement across Family Help services, providing coaching, consultation, reflective practice and training to practitioners and managers. Working closely with the Principal Social Worker and service leaders, you will champion strengths-based and relationship-focused practice, ensuring children and families remain at the heart of everything we do.
If you're passionate about developing others, influencing service improvement, and creating positive change for children and families, this is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact across Children's Services.
This role is available on a permanent basis.
Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for individuals who embody our organisation's core values: ambitious, collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. We believe in the power of these values to drive positive change, deliver excellent public services and shape a better future for our communities.
We’re also about potential over perfection and we can help you grow in the role and thrive in your career.
Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.
Contact
For more information about the role or to arrange an informal chat prior to your application, please contact Emma Scott by email at [email protected].
DBS Checks
This role requires a DBS check. The level of check for this role is:
Enhanced DBS check with a Children’s Barred List check.
Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with Children. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with Children.
Guaranteed Interviews
We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.
- Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
- Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
- Those who identify as a member of the British Armed Forces community (service leavers, veterans, their partners or spouses, reservists, cadets).
If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.
Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments
We’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud Disability Confident Leader and also an Age Friendly Employer – to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing [email protected]. While adjustments aren’t always guaranteed, we’ll always listen and we’ll try our best to accommodate your needs.
Application and Interview information
- Closing date: 19th November 2026
- Interview date: 23rd November 2026
If you experience any difficulties logging in to apply for this role, please contact the HR Systems team at [email protected].
Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If you’re interested in applying, you should apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.
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Position type: Full Time
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