Job title: Team Manager

Grade: BR14

Salary: £50,867 per annum

Contract: 2-year Fixed-Term Contract (subject to transformation)

Working Hours: 36 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9-5)

Location: Various

Working pattern: Minimum of 4 days in the office/Children and Family Centre

Directorate / Service: Early Intervention and Family Support Service

Would you like to work for an Ofsted recognised OUTSTANDING early help service where getting in early means exactly that. Be part of something impressive, join our experienced and skilful team that empowers families to improve their relationships and lives?

This is a team manager role, with a range of responsibilities providing the right candidate with the opportunity to excel in this varied and interesting role; people management, Early Help casework management, and Children and Family Centre (0-19 hub style) management.

A warm, enthusiastic person with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as well as good organisational and IT skills, is required. Working as part of a team of ten managers, this role ensures families across Bromley can access the same level of excellent early help support regardless of location.

An excellent understanding of the rigour and application of OFSTED ILACS is essential.

The post holder will be required to manage a diverse team including, a team of Family Support and Parenting Practitioners, as well as one of the borough’s six Children and Family Centres, the staff within it. In addition to this, the post holder is required to lead on a range of specific focus areas for the service e.g., be the Service lead on GRT (Gypsy, Roma, Traveller), practice development, and data.

This is a demanding role which requires the post-holder to actively challenge staff, colleagues, and families to effect change. The successful candidate will have the ability and knowledge to ensure focused appropriate support is provided for families under pressure. The strength to challenge staff to work within our Bromley Relationship Model and practice. Understanding the need to evidence the impact of interventions is key.

The ability and skill to effectively deliver a range of Evidence Based accredited and approved parenting classes to families, whether keen or resistant to change, is core to this role. Likewise, the knowledge and experience to ensure the service is placing children’s safety first and by doing so providing good quality early intervention and preventative services. A clear understanding of how, and the ability to ensure, this reduces the impact on Children’s Social Care services whilst keeping the safety of the child as the central focus is required. An excellent understanding of and the ability to apply Bromley’s Threshold of Need is essential (www.bromleysafeguarding.org)

Applicants should enjoy managing staff, resources, and facilities. Working under pressure and supporting others to do so too, in a busy and high-profile environment, is essential.

This role has limited scope to work from home with a minimum of 4 days in the office/ Children and Family Centre. There is also a requirement to be flexible to respond to the needs of the business, including occasional weekend and evening working is required.

Applications should fully address the person specification as they will be competitively shortlisted against this.

A professional qualification in Education, Social Services, Health, Youth or Community work, or significant relevant experience is required.

We welcome candidates that reflect our local communities.

The successful candidate will require a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

Closing date for applications: midnight Sunday 26/04/2026

Interviews and testing: will be held in person Bromley on Friday 15/05/2026 in Blenheim Children and Family Centre BR6 9BH

Applications will be assessed based on the criteria set out in the Job Description and Person Specification, which can be found here.

If you would like to speak to the Hiring Manager about the role, please contact Amanda Brannigan or Rachel Dunley on 020 8461 7259 for a confidential discussion.

We are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment. We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts.

Please note that we do not accept CV submissions from permanent recruitment agencies. If you are a candidate and would like to contact the Recruitment Team regarding the application process, please email Recruitment.Team@bromley.gov.uk