It’s an exciting time in Children’s Services in Sheffield. We are recruiting a Sheffield Parent Hub Team Leader; this is a full time 37 hours a week permanent post. Sheffield Parent Hub, is an established and dynamic service that delivers evidence-based programmes across the city.

Parents are the single most important factor in a child’s well-being, achievements and future prospects. The post will support the ongoing development of parent support services in Sheffield.

The postholder will

Supervise and support a staff team of Parenting Specialists
Work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team
Coordinate the work of the team to ensure support for families is received in a timely manor
Interpret data and ensure quality service delivery to meet the needs of parents across the diverse communities within Sheffield.
Contribute to and deliver workforce development of multiagency teams

The postholder will support the development of early intervention support for families in the Early Help workforce, actively promoting and supporting integrated working to improve outcomes for those children and young people considered to be vulnerable or ‘at risk’.

You will have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working with families, be trained and have experience in delivering evidence-based parenting programmes, delivered workforce development and be passionate about parenting. The models utilised in Sheffield are Triple P, Incredible Years or Empowering Parents Empowering Communities.

Please apply if you are interested in this role by 11th March, interviews are to be held on the 23rd March

The Application should provide evidence on how you meet the role criteria, please follow the person specification in the attached Parenting Specialist Job Description.

If you would like any further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Sheffield Parent Hub Team Manager Mel Longden 07879 898134 Mel.Longden@sheffield.gov.uk to discuss.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us, and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.