Salary range: £55,323 - £58,461 p.a. London weighting
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

An exciting opportunity as an Early Help Team Leader…

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

The UK Government’s “Stable Homes, Built on Love” strategy sets out a transformative vision for children’s social care, and our new integrated structure—which merges Early Help and Children’s Social Care—directly supports several of its core missions. The Early Help Team Leader plays a pivotal role in our newly integrated service model. The role is designed to provide a seamless continuum of support for children, young people, and families.

The purpose of this role is to lead and manage a team of Family Support Workers delivering targeted early help interventions, ensuring that families receive timely, effective, and coordinated support that prevents escalation to statutory social care services. This role bridges the gap between universal services and statutory intervention, promoting a whole-family approach and fostering multi-agency collaboration to improve outcomes for children and families.

The Person

The successful candidate will be an experienced and compassionate professional with a strong background in children’s services, skilled in leading teams and delivering early intervention support. They will possess excellent communication and safeguarding knowledge with skill in managing complex family situations, and they will be committed to building trusting relationships with families and professionals. With a strategic mindset and a passion for improving outcomes, they will foster a culture of learning, resilience, and integrated working across the team and across the multi-agency network.

Why join us?

We know people achieve their best when they feed valued. At Brent, you’ll benefit from:

Up to 33 days annual leave (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays
Excellent pension with generous employer contributions (LGPS)
Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles
Supportive family-friendly policies for parent, guardians, and carers
Health and wellbeing support, including access to eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
Financial support such as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans
Travel perks including affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme, and great onsite facilities
Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career
Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure, and entertainment

Closing date: Friday 27 February 2026 (23:59)

Additional Information

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us.

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